All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren

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All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren
Всероссийская олимпиада школьников
StatusActive
GenreAcademic competition
BeginsSeptember
EndsMay/June
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
CountryRussia
Inaugurated1989
Most recent2023
Next event2024
Attendanceabout 7,000,000[1]
Organised byMinistry of Education and Science
Websitehttps://vos.olimpiada.ru/?ysclid=ljemb1g5op155425775

The All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren (Russian: Всероссийская Олимпиада Школьников(ВСОШ)) is the Russian national system of annual academic subject competitions for schoolchildren in federal, municipal and private schools, organised by the Ministry of Education.[2]

History[edit]

Although the first All-Russian Olympiad was organized in 1989, the roots of the olympiad date back to academic competitions of Soviet Union olympiads, which had been organized since the 1930s.[3] Winners and awardees of the final stage of the Olympiad are granted entry into any Russian university, without requisite tests or exams. Winners and awardees of other stages also receive benefits when applying to Russian universities.[4] Some of the competitions originate from the Soviet All-Union olympiads: mathematics (1960s), chemistry (1967), physics (1967), biology (1979).[5][6]

Structure[edit]

The olympiad consists of 24 subjects, and five stages for each subject: preliminary, school, municipal, regional, and federal(final) stage.[7][8]

The preliminary stage usually takes place in summer. It is done online via the Unified system of registration. This stage is not obligatory, and it is usually used for testing the system.

The school stage is the first obligatory, and second overall phase. Since 2020, in some regions it has been organised online or with the help of school computers. It is overseen by regional departments of the Ministry of Education and Science, and is regionally variable.

Winners and awardees of the school stage are allowed to participate in the third, municipal phase. It is usually done in school, but in some regions, an online form is available.

Following the municipal stage, the fourth regional stage is always held in one location of the respective region. It is organised by the education ministry of this region.

The fifth and final stage is the federal stage, organised by the Ministry of Education, to which only a handful of students progress.

Statistics[edit]

According to a Ministry of Education and Science, 20.3 million tests were completed in the school stage (a student can participate in multiple subjects).[9]

All - Russian olympiad 2023 statistics[10]
Participated in school stage Participated in municipal stage Participated in regional stage Number of winners / awardees of the Regional stage Participated in final stage Number of winners / awardees of the Final stage
English 1 415 365 202 020 10 572 731 / 3 380 286 23 / 108
Astronomy 390 153 67 925 3 636 210 / 665 245 20 / 87
Biology 1 361 619 223 399 10 583 595 / 2 863 298 24 / 113
Geography 1 184 814 164 246 7 760 273 / 1 591 251 24 / 105
IT 639 489 66 167 6 884 369 / 1 630 349 27 / 132
Art 356 161 67 055 6 863 443 / 1 869 246 20 / 97
History 1 221 409 178 350 10 607 398 / 2 413 314 26 / 127
Spanish 110 556 12 620 796 81 / 257 107 8 / 41
Italian 8 856 3 590 484 54 / 134 61 5 / 23
Chinese 15 638 6 271 1 006 106 / 268 103 7 / 41
Literature 1 374 242 208 696 15 494 825 / 4 171 317 26 / 121
Mathematics 2 481 991 250 769 9 723 420 / 2 200 480 34 / 182
German 124 853 25 808 3 168 222 / 948 223 18 / 86
Social studies 1 291 734 236 982 13 726 676 / 3 485 290 37 / 116
Basics of life safety 872 069 147 734 8 870 600 / 2 599 228 19 / 89
Law 417 501 105 543 9 713 470 / 2 470 266 22 / 107
Russian 2 480 760 264 188 14 685 423 / 2 657 311 27 / 125
Technology 884 627 101 164 6 473 704 / 1 817 341 30 / 141
Physics 858 732 152 672 7 266 299 / 1 515 372 30 / 141
Physical education 1 207 645 173 658 9 114 572 / 2 942 256 21 / 99
French 49 261 16 272 2 340 166 / 722 216 16 / 87
Chemistry 597 340 124 091 5 973 316 / 1 429 298 25 / 115
Ecology 543 568 116 811 6 216 512 / 1 864 290 23 / 117
Economics 373 278 74 977 7 144 304 / 1 454 364 30 / 137

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ВСОШ: Всероссийская олимпиада школьников". postupi.online.
  2. ^ "All-Russian schoolchildren's Olympiad as a cultural practice in contemporary Russia – Student Theses – Higher School of Economics National Research University". www.hse.ru.
  3. ^ "История олимпиадного движения". olimpiada.rus.tilda.ws.
  4. ^ "Какие школьные олимпиады помогут при поступлении в вуз". Тинькофф Журнал. 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Первые Всесоюзные олимпиады школьников по математике". tsput.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ "All-Russian School Olympiad in Biology". ibo-info.org.
  7. ^ "New Year Olympiad 2023/24".
  8. ^ "List and Levels of School Olympiads | Education 2024". 2024.
  9. ^ "Олимпиада в субъектах Российской Федерации". vserosolimp.edsoo.ru.
  10. ^ "Всероссийская олимпиада в Москве | Новости | Статистический сборник итогов всероссийской олимпиады 2022/23 учебного года". vos.olimpiada.ru.

Further reading[edit]

  • «Doomed to Success»: Promoting School Power, Role of the Family, and Inequality on the Way of the Olympiads Winners to University
  • Features of Systematic Preparation for the All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren in English: Traditions and Innovations
  • Olympiad movement of school children as the development of their giftedness
  • Supporting Talented Youth: The Experience of Russia and Foreign States
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