The Department of Education in Karaganda announced that on December 10, 2024, lessons for primary school students (grades 0-4) in the first shift would move to remote learning due to adverse weather conditions.
In Pavlodar, primary preparation groups and grades 1-4 of the first shift will also transition to online learning on December 10, as temperatures drop to -25°C with a wind speed of 1 m/s.
According to the East Kazakhstan Regional Education Department, severe weather, including temperatures as low as -27.4°C, frost, and eastern winds of up to 5 m/s, has led to the transition to online learning in the following areas:
- Ridder: Grades 0-4 in the first and second shifts.
- Altai District: Due to freezing rain and icy conditions, the following schools will operate remotely for grades 0-4:
- “Novokrestyanskaya N.S.”
- “Harina Primary School”
- “Krestovskaya National School”
- “Putintsevskaya Secondary School”
- “Solovyovskaya Secondary School”
- “Chapaevskaya Secondary School”
- “Biketova Secondary School.”
In the Samar District, the “Akkala School-Kindergarten” has also moved to remote learning as temperatures plummet to -34°C.