Do they give gold medals? Gold medal at school - conditions

The gold medal at the school is awarded to students for learning "excellent". Such students are the real pride of any school. But the requirements for getting a medal are very high. Does such an award justify itself and what does it give when entering a university?

Will a gold medal help me get in?

Previously, a gold medal opened the door to any higher institution. The student did not pass the entrance exams, but only passed the interview. To date, a gold medal will help in admission only if the medalist and another applicant score the same number of points. In such a controversial situation, the place will be given to the medalist.

2) Medal and university

Students who have received a gold medal are listed on a special account with the dean's office. It is the medalists who are chosen to be group leaders. According to the regularity, students with such an award graduate from the university with a red diploma. Therefore, teachers place special hopes on such students.

3) How to get a gold medal at school?

A student who wishes to receive a gold medal must understand that he must devote all his time to learning. The main conditions are:

• In all subjects that are included in the school curriculum, the student must have an “excellent” grade.
• Cannot be trained externally
• It is forbidden to retake exams in order to improve the score

Hello to all readers of the ShkolaLa blog! Already half behind. Everyone is stuck in their studies and zealously gnaws at the granite of science. The end of the first quarter is coming soon, which means that intermediate grades will be posted. And so every year, until graduation.

If the child reaches the finish line with honors, then the state promises to give a medal along with a red certificate. By the way, do you know how to get a gold medal at school and is it really given only to straight A students? And in general, does it contain at least a little precious "aurum"?

Lesson plan:

From the history of school medals

Decided to dive into distant times and trace the history of the formation of the school award as such. I would never have thought that the school medal takes its origin from the time Russian empire, namely from 1828, when there were still gymnasiums and parish and district schools.

The gold award was given to those gymnasium students who received excellent marks in all subjects. From 1835 to 1917 Nicholas I approved single pattern for successful graduate boys "For Success in Science", which was minted in a larger size in silver and a smaller size in gold.

The then awards for excellent studies were the most real - from pure silver and pure gold. Girls received the right to be awarded medals only in 1870.

It is interesting! Imperial men's medals on the obverse were decorated with a double-headed eagle, and on the reverse - the image of Minerva, the patroness of science. Imperial women's awards differed front side, on which the image of the Empress was embossed, and on the back was engraved the inscription "The most worthy of those who completed the course in women's gymnasiums."

Imperial medals existed until the revolution, and from 1917 to 1945 no one awarded diligent students. tradition to celebrate state award the best recovered after the war.

Gold and Silver "For excellent progress and exemplary behavior" in the Soviet Union became noticeably lighter in price, as they began to be minted not from pure metals, but from alloys, but also with the presence of silver and gold. Those marked with school medals had an advantage when entering the country's universities, passing without entrance exams.

It is interesting! Gold and silver school medals of the times of the USSR were stamped in each of the 16 union republics in its own version with an inscription in the national language and the coat of arms of the republic on the reverse, and their basis on the obverse was open book, bordered by a laurel branch.

Year after year by composition precious metals medals "lost weight", their appearance changed, since 1960 gold was replaced by brass (tompac), silver - cupronickel (copper with nickel), only sputtering remained from the former gold and silver.

Until 2014, Russia had both medals "For special achievements in teaching" - gold and silver. Those who received round fives in two senior classes for six months, a year and as a result in all subjects without exception could count on gold. Silver was awarded to students who had no more than two fours in their diary for the same six months, a year, and in the end.

What and how are they rewarded today?

Modern school medals came after the adoption of the law on education in 2012 and since 2014 have taken the only form. No gold or silver rewards for you. There are none today, there is only one 40 millimeters in diameter "For special achievements in teaching."

AT legislative framework in a letter from the Ministry of Education in 2014, I found what the highest school awards are stamped with today, issued along with a certificate at the end of school. It turns out that this is a copper-zinc composition with brass. The decorative ribbon under the coat of arms of our country is drawn in white, blue and red enamel.

The color of the medal is golden, but its jewelry value ends with the color. I did not find even a hint of precious plating in the official description of the award. Probably not. It is only mentioned that it is varnished and packed in a case - velvet or plastic.

However, such an encouragement from the state still needs to be earned through hard study. For those who want to get the coveted prom, even if it’s plastic, even if it’s a velvet case with a golden disc, you’ll have to puff a little and fulfill a number of conditions listed in Article 10 of the Law “On Education”:

1. you need to get the final marks "excellent" in all disciplines,
2. must successfully pass the state certification.

Everything, there are no other conditions. Thus, at the end of school, the child must pass the exam at least “satisfactorily”, since the law today allows you to pass the GIA successfully, and does not at all require you to do it “excellently”. But as for the "fives", you need to try to study well already in the 10th grade, since according to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia adopted in 2014, the final grades for the 11th grade are now calculated mathematically.

The final mark is calculated as the arithmetic average of six semi-annual and annual marks for each year of study, that is, for grades 10 and 11, rounded to the nearest integer according to the laws of mathematics.

In practice, it looks like this: we add up two six months in the 10th grade, as a result we get the annual for the 10th. Similarly, we add two six months for the 11th grade, we get an annual for 11. You get a total of 6 grades. We also add them and derive the arithmetic mean. This will be the final mark, which will go to the certificate at the end of the school. What pleases: the grade is always rounded in favor of the student.

Earned a medal. What's next?

The child worked, diligently going to the finish line, received the coveted red certificate and a box with a medal, what's next? Nothing, alas. Today, at the legislative level, the school medal, unfortunately, does not have any magical effect, therefore it does not automatically open the doors of all higher educational institutions in the country.

There are, of course, those universities that give a certain number of passing points upon admission to their state-marked applicants, but this is only at their own request.

Crawling through the expanses of the Internet, I came across that a few years ago Aeroflot made a beautiful gesture for medalists - they held a campaign to sell them air tickets with super discounts. Some regions thank their graduates, who in what much, but also exclusively on their own initiative, as far as their regional wallets allow.

Today at State Duma there are proposals to make changes and return to the good old days, when the school medal gave privileges to children upon admission, they say, this way there will be more really smart students in the ranks of students. Whether such an initiative will be supported in the light of events taking place with subjective assessments in some regions and the predilections of teachers choosing favorites is a big question.

And yet, you must admit, it is always a pleasure to be the first, because a medal, even if today it is not gold, but only golden, is still a reward, recognition from the state of your work. And it's worth it.

Well, are you ready to become medalists? Until it's over Primary School, maybe the quality of the highest school award will change. You should always hope for the best.

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A school medal is a worthy reward for a student's efforts. How could it be otherwise, because a gold medal is given not only for successful studies, but also for active participation in sports competitions and in creative activity. Choir, running, cross-stitching - everything was taken into account.

This was the case until 2018. The procedure for obtaining a gold medal at school in 2018 has been changed. This is quite important information for both the student and his parents.

Even last year, the presence or absence of a gold medal was determined solely by the student's grades. He graduated from the 11th grade with fives - a medalist. After the recent events that took place on graduation party one of the Russian schools, the government decided to adjust the conditions for obtaining a gold medal. The reason for this was a quarrel between two eleventh-graders. One girl accused the other of dishonestly receiving a gold medal, allegedly her mother asked for the medal. The girl's mother occupied a high official position, so this case gained serious momentum.

The Ministry of Education has already adopted a resolution in which it determined the procedure for obtaining a gold medal. In 2018, conditions will become much tougher than in the past. If until 2018 the main condition was the absence of grade 4 for the eleventh grade, then new rules will come into play with the new academic year. The lack of 4 marks is only a small part of the reward.

Now students need to have good grades for the tenth and eleventh grades. Good ones are exclusively 5; 4, and even more so 3 - are not quoted. Even if a student has only one 4 in the last two years, he will not be given the coveted medal. In addition, in the new academic year student activity will not be taken into account. Only dry scores will be considered. The fact that someone is involved somewhere has been put in a dark box.

And the main surprise that awaits graduates: you can get a medal only by USE results. If the student passes the exams and gains the required number of points, he gets the opportunity to become the owner of the medal. Of course, in addition to sufficient scores in the exam, you must have excellent marks.

The reforms were carried out with the aim of a more objective attitude towards students. Previously, the possibility that teachers would try to push for grades or somehow contribute to obtaining a diploma was higher. Now it is necessary to pass not only school certification, but also show their knowledge in accordance with national standards. Moscow schoolchildren must score 200 points in the USE, which will be transferred to a 5-point system. Accordingly, if all grades are 5 and the exam is passed to 5, the student cannot be denied an award.

The publicity about the dishonestly received medal in the Takhtamukaysky district of the Republic of Adygea forced the officials to slightly improve the assessment system, now the students themselves will be able to monitor the progress of the exam. The ministry hopes that if the rules for passing the exam are not followed (concessions, compromises, bribes from the examiner), then the students themselves will not remain silent about the violations.

More recently, graduating from school with a gold medal opened the door to any university for an applicant, giving him considerable benefits upon admission. Judge for yourself - the owner of the coveted award could enter any educational institution out of competition. Most prestigious universities readily opened their doors to golden and. But this also gave rise to rich ground for abuse, because it was very tempting to go to college without problems and exams. Now times have changed, benefits are a thing of the past and the gold medalist will have to participate in entrance examinations on a universal basis. Why do we need a gold medal now, what does it give? Although it does not exempt its owner from the need to take exams, it gives him a priority right to enter if several applicants score the same number of points. In addition, there are a considerable number of private universities, the management of which provides gold medalists with the right to become students without any entrance exams. Another incentive to finish school with a gold medal may be the fact that the city authorities very often reward graduates who have distinguished themselves in this way. cash payments or valuable gifts. And, of course, one should not forget that such an award becomes a worthy reward for especially diligent students.

Conditions for obtaining a gold medal at school

How to get a gold medal? A gold medal for graduation from school, or, more precisely, a medal "For special achievements in learning" is issued to those students in grades 11 (12) who have semi-annual, annual and final grades of "five" (in Ukraine, respectively, "ten", " eleven", "twelve") in all subjects included in the curriculum, and received the same marks on the state (final) certification. Students who are studying externally or who received excellent marks as a result of re-certification conducted in order to increase their score cannot receive a gold medal. The decision to award the gold medal is made pedagogical council general education educational institution, is coordinated with the local education authority and approved by order of the school principal.

Thus, to become the rightful owner of the coveted award, you need to make a lot of efforts. Indeed, during two very difficult years of study (grades 10 and 11) only excellent marks in all subjects included in school curriculum, not easy at all. But if the student is firmly convinced of his desire to become a gold medalist, his path to this award should begin with a conversation with the school principal. Having declared his intentions, the future medalist has every chance to receive additional support from the school administration in the form of the necessary teaching aids, literature, consultations with teachers outside of school hours. An additional advantage in determining a candidate for a medal will also be an active public life student: participation in olympiads, conferences, competitions and even KVNakh.

As can be seen from the above, obtaining the highest school award is a very laborious task, requiring full dedication. learning process for at least two years. Aspiration, no doubt, honorable, but not bringing significant benefits. That is why, it would be much more expedient not to chase after getting a medal, but to direct one’s forces towards decent preparation for passing the unified state exam and entering a university.

At the end of the eleventh grade, a student can receive a gold medal. I'll tell you what it is, how to get it and why.

What kind of medal and how to get?

Gold medal. There are two types: all-Russian and Moscow.

All-Russian is called "For special achievements in teaching" and is awarded simultaneously with the issuance of a certificate of secondary general education Honours. It is difficult to get an all-Russian medal - you need to study for all fives in the 10th and 11th grades. The scores for each semester are taken into account.

The Moscow medal is easier to get. You need to be a prize-winner or winner of an all-Russian competition, score 220 points in three subjects at the Unified State Examination, pass the Unified State Examination by 100 points, get all fives for the eleventh grade. A medal is given for any of these four points. The Moscow medal is awarded later by the all-Russian medal - after the announcement of the results of the exam.

Sometimes there is a combo - two medals, because the graduate received all fives in the tenth, eleventh and passed the exam with 100 points. Kudos to whoever did it.

What gives?

The gold medal gives benefits for admission. Each university has different benefits, usually from one to five points in addition to the results of the Unified State Examination and DWI. At HSE St. Petersburg, a medal gives three points, at Baumanka - four, at Moscow State University - six, at MADI, MAMI and MEPhI - ten points.

And why do graduates need a medal if it gives so few points?

Most - as a memory of the school.

Feedback on one of the alumni forums

I rent 10 and 11 externally. Will they give me a medal?

No, you need Full-time learning. Sadness 😭

I want a medal. What is the easiest way for me to get it?

The easiest way for Muscovites to pass each exam is at least 74 points in order to score 220 points in total or get all fives for the eleventh grade.

Children from other cities need to study for all fives in grades 10 and 11. It is difficult, but the unofficial level of such a medal is higher.

Consultants: Maria Putilina, eleventh grader, going for a medal, Inna Ivanovna, head teacher