The Verkhovna Rada returned the history of Ukraine and foreign language to the mandatory subjects of SFC. But the law will work after the war

The Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) returned the history of Ukraine and a foreign language to the mandatory subjects of the final state certification (SFC). The corresponding bill No. 9046 was supported by 286 MPs.

According to the document, the state final certification will now include not only the Ukrainian language and mathematics, but also the history of Ukraine and a foreign language.

For 9th and 11th grade students, SFC will be conducted in four compulsory subjects, and for 4th grade students in two — Ukrainian language and mathematics.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Education, Science and Innovation Serhiy Babak noted that SFC was canceled during the martial law, so these changes will take effect after the war.

• On November 25, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers proposed to cancel final certifications for schoolchildren. All this time, admission to higher educational institutions is conducted according to the national multi-subject test (NMT). The mandatory block of the NMT consists of four subjects: Ukrainian language, mathematics, history of Ukraine, one of the foreign languages. On a separate day, entrants will be able to complete an additional block of NMT in physics, chemistry or biology, the result of which can replace the assessment in the history of Ukraine or a foreign language.