On September 1, 2026, four new schools with a combined capacity of approximately 3,800 places opened in the Nizhny Novgorod Region — in Nizhny Novgorod, Dzerzhinsk, Vorsma, and Bor. On the same day, a school in Vyksa (disambiguation) resumed operations following a major renovation, Governor Gleb Nikitin announced.[1][2]

New Buildings

Nizhny Novgorod. On Kosmicheskaya Street, a second building opened for the existing School No. 170 in Avtozavodsky District.[3] Together with the Dzerzhinsk school on Klyukvina Street, it became the last of 13 facilities constructed under a concession agreement between the Nizhny Novgorod Region government and the Corporation for the Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.[1]

Dzerzhinsk. At the intersection of Dzerzhinsky Avenue and Klyukvina Street, a A. O. Molev Secondary School (Dzerzhinsk) Alexander Osipovich Molev — a ground-attack pilot of the The Great Patriotic War — was opened. The school is designed for 1,100 pupils and brings together the traditions of Schools No. 5 and No. 10, both of which trace their history to the 1930s. Governor Gleb Nikitin emphasized that the project required non-standard architectural solutions and repeated revisions to the technical specifications; construction was further complicated by a change of contractor — after problems with an unscrupulous organization, the Regional Development Corporation assumed the role of general contractor.[4][5] Regional Legislative Assembly Speaker Evgeny Lyulin described the school as the second educational institution built from the ground up in Dzerzhinsk in the past five years and as part of a seamless chemistry-and-biology education pathway running from kindergarten through a technical college to the Dzerzhinsk Polytechnic Institute.[5] The 23,800 sq. m building houses 44 classrooms, one large and two small gymnasiums (which can be combined into a single 36×18 m hall when needed), a swimming pool with two pools connected to the main building by a heated walkway, an assembly hall, a library, a medical room, and a canteen.[4][5]

Vorsma (Pavlovsky District). At 10 Stroiteley Street, a new building for Secondary School No. 2 was constructed to replace a structure more than 65 years old. Capacity increased by roughly half — to 600 pupils — making it possible to switch to single-shift instruction. The school is equipped with a 288-seat assembly hall, two gymnasiums, an electronic library, and a Planetarium; on Knowledge Day, pupils of two first-grade classes took their seats.[2][3] Gleb Nikitin attended the opening ceremony in Vorsma in person.[1]

Bor. At 226 Lunacharsky Street, a second building opened for the existing Secondary School No. 2.[3]

Background

All four facilities were built under the national project "Education" (succeeded by the national project "Youth and Children"). The Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk facilities were built under a concession scheme; the Vorsma facility was financed directly by the state under the same national project.[2][4] The school openings coincided with the announcement that approximately 16,000 teachers are employed in Nizhny Novgorod's education system.[2]

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