Education
Education plays a big role in the town of Gavar and the basic understanding is that in order to become a productive citizen and have a bright future it is essential for the children of Gavar to have a good education.
A literacy rate of 99% was reported as early as 1960. In the communist era, Gavar's education followed the standard Soviet model of complete state control of curricula and teaching methods and close integration of education activities with other aspects of society, such as politics, culture, and the economy. As in the Soviet period, primary and secondary education in Gavar is free, and completion of secondary school is compulsory.
In the early 1990s, Armenia made substantial changes to the centralized and regimented Soviet system. Because at least 98 % of students in higher education were Armenian, curricula began to emphasize Armenian history and culture.
Armenian became the dominant language of instruction, and many schools that had taught in Russian closed by the end of 1991. Russian is still widely taught, however, as a second language.
English is considered an important tool for approximation to international standards of education, therefore English is taught in schools from the age of seven. The hours spent on teaching English vary from two to five hours a week. In the examination at the end of intermediate school, about 70 percent of students take English as their foreign language.
Education continues to be one of the main values in our society. Today, there are 9 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, 4 specialized secondary institutions, 1 sports school, 2 music and art schools, 1 special school for children with special educational needs and 1 university in the town of Gavar.
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