All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren
| All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren Всероссийская олимпиада школьников | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Academic competition |
| Begins | September |
| Ends | May/June |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Various |
| Country | Russia |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Next event | 2024 |
| Attendance | about 7,000,000[1] |
| Organised by | Ministry of Education and Science |
| Website | https://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]
| 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]- ^ "ВСОШ: Всероссийская олимпиада школьников". postupi.online.
- ^ "All-Russian schoolchildren's Olympiad as a cultural practice in contemporary Russia – Student Theses – Higher School of Economics National Research University". www.hse.ru.
- ^ "История олимпиадного движения". olimpiada.rus.tilda.ws.
- ^ "Какие школьные олимпиады помогут при поступлении в вуз". Тинькофф Журнал. 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Первые Всесоюзные олимпиады школьников по математике". tsput.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "All-Russian School Olympiad in Biology". ibo-info.org.
- ^ "New Year Olympiad 2023/24".
- ^ "List and Levels of School Olympiads | Education 2024". 2024.
- ^ "Олимпиада в субъектах Российской Федерации". vserosolimp.edsoo.ru.
- ^ "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