Lion`s share of complaints received by Education Inspectorate target  schools - Vagharshak Matikyan

ArmInfo.  In 2025, the Education Inspectorate received 195 complaints, the vast majority of which concerned schools, as stated by Vagharshak Matikyan, Head of the Education Inspectorate, during a press conference on February 2.

He noted that the complaints and subsequent violations primarily  related to the provision of a psychologically supportive environment  in schools, stemming from the performance of directorial functions.  Some violations were linked to teacher qualifications, while others  involved bullying and violence. Specifically, Matikyan pointed out an  increase in reported cases of bullying and violence in schools in  2025, attributing this to increased awareness among students,  parents, and teachers about these phenomena. In preschool  institutions, violations concerned the developmental environment, the  proper formation of age groups in accordance with the law, and  pedagogical staffing.

In the area of specialized education, the first group of violations  also concerned directorial functions, while the second group  concerned the right to  mandatory education, which was compromised  for certain students due to legal  violations by management.  Furthermore, surveys conducted in these educational institutions had  revealed  dissatisfaction with library resources and  a lack of  sufficient  practical training sessions.

In 2025, the Inspectorate carried out  assessments of  mathematics  and native language proficiency in schools. A total of 3,500 students  in grades 6, 9, and 11 participated in this activity. The results  showed an average score  of 4.3 for the native language and 4 for  mathematics. Furthermore,  905 ten-year-old students  were also  examined using the "silent reading" methodology, where comprehension  is verified through tasks after reading a text silently. As a result,  10% of students received the grade "excellent", 20% - "good", 32% -  "satisfactory", and 38% - "unsatisfactory". As noted during the press  conference, in 2025, the Education Inspectorate conducted a total of  101 inspections: 17 in preschool education, 67 in schools (60  planned, 7 based on  complaints), and 17 in  specialized education  (15 planned).