The city administration emphasized that a school for 620 students has been built in the "Ak-Bata" microdistrict, where 1,735 students are currently studying in 48 classes organized into two shifts. However, 260 students in grades 5–6 are temporarily studying in an old building.
As for "Ak-Zhar," according to representatives of the city administration, this area was formed as a result of land grabbing, and currently, there are no available plots for building a school. City authorities are working on possible solutions to the problem, but the construction of new facilities outside Bishkek is limited by legislation.
Additionally, on January 23, during a meeting between Mayor Aibek Junushaliev and residents of "Ak-Bata," the issue of building a school in the Alamedin district was discussed, but such decisions are not within the municipality's authority.
Earlier, during a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh, Deputy Karybek uulu stated that there is a serious shortage of educational institutions in Bishkek, noting that about 15,000 people live in the new development "Ak-Zhar," and children have to travel to the city for school. He also pointed out that the school in "Ak-Bata," designed for 600 students, does not meet the needs of the area.
At the same meeting, Deputy Minister of Construction Samat Janteliev reported that most schools in the capital are overcrowded: in the Sverdlovsk district, with a designed capacity of 29,700 places, more than 66,700 children are studying, and to resolve the situation, it is necessary to build 15 more schools.
The city administration added that the problem of school shortages is well-known and actively discussed, but accusations of intentionally misleading by the city authorities were deemed unfounded.
