KAZAKHSTAN’S HUB SCHOOLS

Better
opportunities
for rural children

Equal opportunities for children.
In every region of Kazakhstan.

About the project

A FURO SPECIAL PROJECT 2019 — 2025

Hub school students working with a robot in a modern classroom

A PLACE WHERE OPPORTUNITIES GROW

193schools across 17 regions
One shared transformation.

From a first experiment —
to confidence in their future

About the project

Developing the potential of rural hub schools is the flagship project of the Fund for Sustainable Development of Education, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools JSC, the Qazaqstan Halqyna Foundation and Aitas Holding, working to narrow the gap in education quality between urban and rural schools.

01 / THE SCALE OF CHANGE

The country’s future.
In numbers.

Behind every number are children, teachers
and new opportunities for rural schools.

A NETWORK OF OPPORTUNITIES

193

hub schools

17regions of
Kazakhstan↗

THE NEXT GENERATION135 675students in project schools

THE PEOPLE TRANSFORMING EDUCATION12 650teachers

A MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT6 804classrooms upgraded

DEVELOPMENT AND SHARED EXPERIENCE18 100professional development events

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE64.7 billion ₸in social investment

Project data for 2019–2025. Source: FURO.

02 / WHAT MAKES IT MATTER

Where a child is born
should not determine
the quality of their education.

We help rural schools become centres of opportunity — for children, teachers and the wider community.

THE PROJECT’S VALUE

Every child
has potential.
They need the right environment.

Modern classrooms, capable teachers and community support help that potential flourish.

OUR GOAL

Narrow the gap
between urban
and rural schools.

Give rural children access to quality education and new paths for growth.

01 / EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

OUR MISSION

A strong school —
a catalyst for
regional development.

Develop schools that share knowledge and experience with neighbouring schools and bring the local community together.

02 / SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

A modern computer classroom in a hub school

MORE THAN NEW CLASSROOMS

Transforming spaces.
Supporting people.

Space for discoveryLaboratories, STEM, robotics, art and TV studios.
Teacher developmentPlacements and teaching support from NIS.
Long-term supportMonitoring results and sharing experience.

Photo: Fund for Sustainable Development of Education. Dosov School, Katarkol village.

03 / THE PROJECT’S STORY

Big changes
begin with an idea.

From the first rural schools —
to a nationwide network.

2019

01 / THE FIRST STEP

The first five schools

The “Rural School powered by NIS” initiative began with Aitas support in East Kazakhstan and Akmola regions.

More about this stage

04 / PROJECT GEOGRAPHY

One country.
Shared opportunities.

Select a region on the map
and explore its project schools.

Number of schools in the region

Source: FURO’s school registry and monitoring dashboard. Markers group schools by region.

05 / MONITORING RESULTS

Change you
can measure.

Open the full monitoring dashboard

CHANGE IN TASK COMPLETION

+10.53pp

Turning knowledge
into results.

The average diagnostic task completion rate increased in schools that took part in both baseline and follow-up monitoring.

135 schoolsSample from stages 1–3

From baseline to progress

TASK COMPLETION RATE

Baseline monitoring48.54%

Follow-up monitoring59.07%

0%50%100%

We compare results from the same project stages. The measure reflects task completion, rather than school grades.

Source: hub schools monitoring dashboard. Stages 1–3: 17, 62 and 56 schools. Data viewed on 8 October 2026.

How to read the monitoring results

Baseline and follow-up measures show the percentage of diagnostic tasks completed. The difference in percentage points is calculated by subtracting the baseline measure from the follow-up measure. The combined sample comprises 135 schools from stages 1–3; schools from stages 0 and 4 are excluded from this comparison. Subject-level figures are rounded to one decimal place.

06 / PROJECT PARTNERS