Enrollment of 3,841 Students in High Schools Planned, Scholarships for Deficit Occupations

The Government of Sarajevo Canton has, as stipulated by the Law on Secondary Education, adopted the Plan for the enrollment of students into the first grade of secondary schools for the school district of Sarajevo Canton for the 2017/2018 school year. This Plan envisages the enrollment of 3,841 students in a total of 160 classes in 35 secondary schools. Of these, enrollment in 47 classes has been approved for gymnasiums, while enrollment in the remaining 113 classes is planned for all other schools, reports the Patria News Agency.

The Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth, as the preparer of this material, based its work on the enrollment realization data from the previous school year, the number of students finishing primary school, the spatial and personnel capacities of the schools, as well as the enrollment proposals from the Community of Secondary Schools.

In line with the commitments of the KS Government, students in deficit occupations who will be enrolled in the first grade of secondary schools for vocational education and training will be granted scholarships this year as well.

With the support of the University Telecommunication Centre, the Ministry has enabled online enrollment of students in secondary schools starting from this school year, allowing students to choose three desired occupations. This model ensures that the best students are enrolled in their desired occupations.

Starting this year, in line with the strategic goals from the Study on the Development of the IT Sector in KS, it is planned that one class of the information and communication technologies major will be enrolled in four gymnasiums, as public institutions. This will be in schools that have expressed readiness to enroll the mentioned major without increasing the total number of classes in those schools.