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Education
A school that was operating
by an Utena church in 1633 is known as first
school in a District. In 1772 the parish schools
were operating in Kuktiškės, Utena, Užpaliai
and Vyžuonos. In 1803 the Russian parish schools
were established. In a first half of XIX century
the secret schools
were founded, where Lithuanian language was
teached. In 1900 there were about 250 pupils in a
District, in 1910 – 450 pupils.
After the First World War in 1918 a special
anxiety was expressed for an education. In 1920
there were 42 teachers of elementary schools, and
1200 pupils were learning; in 1939 – 109
teachers and 3555 pupils. After the Second World
War a number of schools and pupils increased. In
1950 there were 70 schools, 402 teachers and 5803
pupils; in 1971 – 71 schools, 459 teachers, 2
lecturers and 7511 pupils. In 1975 an obligatory
secondary education was established. After a
renewal of independence of Lithuania in 1990 some
elementary schools were closed because of the
pupils’ number decrease. Since 2000 profiled
education is implemented that strengthen a base of
primary and secondary schools and pupils’
preparation. In a beginning of 2000 there were
operating 2 gymnasiums, 6 secondary schools, 10
primary and 11 elementary schools, 4
nursery-schools, complementary education schools,
professional and other schools. Since a new school
year in 2000 a high non-university school –
Utena College – started to operate.
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