School Medalists. From the history of gold and silver school medals

According to statistics, more than 50% of university students study on a paid basis. Every year it becomes more and more difficult to enter the budget. In this regard, the legislator provides benefits for admission to a university or technical school (college) at the expense of the federal and regional budgets.

Types of benefits upon admission

Admission to the institute without exams

An applicant has the right not to take exams upon admission if he:

  1. Participated in the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren and won the first or prize-winning place at the last stage (participation in the Olympiad is completely free), for which a special diploma is issued;
  2. Participated in the international Olympiad in school subjects;
  3. Passed the exam with fives;
  4. Is a champion or medalist in the Olympic or Paralympic Games, world or European champion.

The chosen specialization should correspond to the profile of the won Olympiad. Prize-winning places in sports competitions are taken into account only when entering sports faculties.

Parents have the right to register a student in 2019 for participation in the following Olympiads, based on his success in specific subjects:

The winner's diploma benefit is valid for 4 years if the Olympiad is a school one and 1 year if it is an All-Russian Olympiad. The privilege is granted only to one university for one chosen specialty. Only first-level Olympiads give this advantage.

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Admission to an educational institution by quota


What is a special quota?

This is an annually changing number of budget places, which is established by the educational institution itself. Such places must be set for each faculty separately.

A child who has received such a quota must pass the entrance exams and score the minimum number of points.

Who is entitled to a special quota in 2019:

  • Disabled children, disabled children and disabled people of 1-2 groups;
  • Persons who were injured or disabled during the war or military service (if there are no contraindications for study);
  • Orphans and children left without parental care;
  • Veterans of military operations;
  • Citizens under the age of 20, raised by a disabled mother or father of groups 1-2 (family income must be below the minimum wage).

The quota can be targeted. This means that the training is paid by the state body or municipal institution, where the student will have to work in the future. The basis for this is a special agreement between the applicant and the sponsoring company.

A standard contract is concluded only at the request of the applicant and obliges him to work at the enterprise for 3 years after receiving the specialty. Attention! Since mid-2018, admission under the quota has become possible with the simultaneous submission of documents to 5 universities at once in 3 different areas. Previously, this could be done only within the 1st university and 1st direction, respectively.

Who else has enrollment benefits

These persons have the right to take preparatory courses for free before entering, as well as to study the profession full-time for free. To do this, you must score the same number of points with students entering on a general basis.

In addition to orphans, disabled children and low-income citizens, these include:

  1. Persons exposed to radiation during the Chernobyl disaster.
  2. Applicants whose parents were military and died during the service or died from illness, injury received in the service;
  3. Children whose parents were Heroes of the USSR, the Russian Federation, holders of the Order of Glory;
  4. Applicants whose parents worked in the internal affairs bodies, penitentiary bodies, in the Investigative Committee, in customs, in the fire service, drug control departments and died in the service;
  5. Children of prosecutors who died in the service or after it;
  6. Citizens who tested nuclear weapons and radioactive substances, eliminated accidents related to radiation, and also participated in the disposal of radioactive substances.

Military contractors who have served 3 years or are currently serving are also entitled to study free of charge. Officers do not have this privilege.

Free training of these persons is carried out once on the basis of a school leaving certificate. The payment of a scholarship is a mandatory attribute for the passage of budget education.

Eligibility Confirmation

The parents of the student or the applicant himself, having collected the necessary list of documents, have the right to:

  • Take them personally to a branch of a university or college;
  • Send papers by mail;
  • Send documents to the email address of the university.

General documents for admission: applicant's passport, school certificate, USE results and medical certificate.

Papers confirming the benefits for admission to the university:

  • Certificate of disability of the applicant or his parent;
  • Individual rehabilitation program for the disabled;
  • Certificate from the place of service of the parents;
  • Certificate of champion status, golden insignia and paper certifying it;
  • School certificate with honors, gold or silver medal;
  • Diploma of victory in the Olympiad;
  • Family income statement;
  • Certificates from the military registration and enlistment office;
  • Court decision to deprive parents of rights, their incapacity;
  • A court verdict by which the parents are deprived of their liberty;
  • Chernobyl certificate.
Disabled students, in addition to social scholarships, can also receive academic scholarships. To do this, they need to pass the session without triples.

You can find out about the number of preferential places, entrance examinations, the number of required points and other information upon admission on the website of the university or at the admissions office. If the legal department of the university refused admission on preferential terms, you can write an application to the Department of Education or the court.

Yes, the conditions next year will be even tougher. The number of gold medalists will drop drastically, I think.

The conditions for obtaining a gold medal are both complex and simple at the same time: a student must not only have one five in all subjects in two years, but he must also pass all the exams without exception with excellent marks.

I can imagine what kind of tremor will cover a potential medalist in the exam.

Two conditions are required to receive a gold medal at a school. For the last two academic years in all subjects, have the final grade "excellent" and successfully pass the exam.

Such an innovation gives a complete picture of the success of the student, because the gold medal is a prestige and it is impossible that its receipt depended only on the subjectivity of teachers.

What are the conditions for receiving a gold medal in the 2017/2018 academic year?

After the scandal of gold medalists, when one girl accused another at the graduation party that her mother, taking advantage of her official position, made her daughter a gold medal, the Ministry of Education decided to change the rules for awarding a gold medal, starting from the 2018 academic year, a medal is received after an excellent passing of the exam, when all the exams were given a mark of five in terms of points, that is, having excellent marks in the last two classes and having received excellent marks in all the exams, you can count on a gold medal.

To get a gold medal a student of the graduating class must have final grades "excellent" in each subject. What is important - not only for grade 11, but also for grade 10. In addition, it is necessary to successfully pass the Unified State Exam, i.e. score the required number of points. Only in this case, the graduate can count on receiving a gold medal. More information about the order and the procedure for issuing a medal can be found here.

If you want to graduate from school with a gold medal, then in all subjects you should have an “excellent” grade, that is, 5, there should not be fours. Also in 2018, in order to get a gold medal, you must pass the exam with honors.

The procedure for obtaining gold medals was approved in 2014 (see the text of the Order here). To receive gold medals, a graduate must have only “excellent” final grades in all academic subjects for the last 2 years of study (for grades 10 and 11).

From 2018, a gold medal will be awarded only to those school graduates who successfully passed the USE (received at least a certain number of points), and they will be awarded after passing the USE.

Let's hope that now there will be fewer cases like the scandalous story in the Adyghe school in June 2017, associated with the undeserved receipt of a gold medal.

There should not be fours at all, but if they were in some year, then at the end it is possible to retake this assessment with a commission and confirm your high level in this subject, you also need to pass the Unified State Exam with excellent marks.

Extra points when entering the university, but at the same time sleepless nights in the eleventh grade in the hope of learning the material for the lesson and getting another five. Why do you need a gold medal, and is it needed? Maybe it’s better to calmly prepare for the exam in the selected subjects than to try to do everything? We learned what the trophy owners think about it.

Ekaterina Lapitskaya:

ENJOY THE LAST YEARS OF SCHOOL

First of all, a gold medal is a reason to be proud of yourself. In addition, it is a joy for myself, my parents and close people, because in my family, for example, there have never been medalists before.

I became an excellent student only in the ninth grade. After successfully receiving the first diploma, I did not want to give up positions, and I decided to reach the end with positive marks. Definitely, it was not easy. The tenth and eleventh grades were the most difficult for me. When you are an excellent student, you have some responsibility - you must always be ready for the lesson. If a survey is conducted in the classroom, then the likelihood that you will be asked if no one else knows the answer increases several times. It was a lot of stress for me. On the control or independent tests, the most terrible thing was to hear the result. I seem to be sure that I passed well, but I was still afraid that there would be no five.

In fact, during this period I was very much obsessed with grades. It took me quite a lot of time to do my homework, while some of my classmates had fun and didn't worry about their grades, unlike me. Sometimes I regretted that I decided to achieve a medal.

At the moment, I do not believe that these efforts are justified. The fact is that when entering a university, additional points are given with a diploma with honors, but at the same time you may not have a medal. In fact, the medal brought me only temporary satisfaction and the realization that I managed to achieve my goal. For an honors diploma, one could try a little less than for a medal. Those periods when I studied did not bring me much joy. I could do some other interesting things, but I was only focused on my studies. I won't say it was great.

In my opinion, if a student really likes to study, and it does not bring any difficulties, you can go for a gold medal, why not. In principle, it is just an addition to an honors degree.

I would rather advise graduates to enjoy these last years of school and pay attention to exams. Well, also the desire to receive a medal and a diploma with honors gives rise to perfectionism. I know from my own experience that after high grades you don’t want to lower the bar, and thus you try to do everything 100%, but there is no ideal result.

Anastasia Belaya:

I CAN'T SAY THAT I NEED TO GO TO THE GOLD MEDAL

First of all, the gold medal gave me inner strength, a new impetus to achieve my goals. As for entering the university, thanks to the honors diploma, I was accepted for free education at the institute.

In fact, at first I did not expect to receive a medal. I didn't even expect this turn of events. I just, as always, took my studies seriously during the tenth and eleventh grades, did all my homework, participated in olympiads, made presentations and tried to get only positive marks. Two years flew by unnoticed, and now they tell me that I am an excellent student, I am a medalist!

Experiences and strong emotions were always there. I was very worried about my studies: for independent, control, laboratory work and just for the lessons. She often stayed up late to prepare. There were certainly problems too. It was difficult to understand many topics and even the subjects themselves, but with diligence and labor everything was comprehended.

In fact, I cannot say that a medal is a sign of intelligence, for me it is rather an indicator of work, perseverance. Remembering now my school years, I can say with confidence that I gave all my best, made every effort, so the gold medal is a well-deserved reward.

I do not consider it necessary to go for a gold medal, it is possible to live without it. According to my observations, there is not much difference between medalists and those who do not have it.

Maria Staina:

I DID PRACTICALLY NOTHING TO GET A MEDAL

The gold medal gave me two points at admission and, as a result, passing in the first wave. Without her, I would have gone through the second one and just worried for a few more days. But all the same, I would have entered the budget where I wanted to.

I did almost nothing to get the medal. It was very easy for me to study at school. I always passed tests before everyone else without preparation, it was enough to visit the lesson. I practically did not do my homework, because of this, problems often arose, but the school needed a medal, and its presence is more the merit of the teachers and the director with the head teacher than mine.

There was no effort, I told the director in person that I did not need a medal, asked me to leave me alone.

If schoolchildren need to make efforts to study for one five, then this is good, because a medal is a goal that can and should be strived for. But the nerves that she takes away over the past two school years, it's not worth it. If she gave more privileges, then yes. And so without a medal you can live in peace, as the majority lives. In my first-year group of 32 people, if I'm not mistaken, there were 24 medalists. All are very different. My medal, in fact, means nothing, I study poorly. And some even without a medal are much more successful and passed the exam, and are studying now. So again, the medal, in my opinion, is outdated.

I have twin daughters. They graduated from high school with silver medals. But only one graduated from the university with honors, the second had four and she received a regular diploma :)
So, we read about the tradition of presenting school medals, which has almost 186 years of history in Russia.

In the history of Russian education, rewarding students first appeared under Empress Catherine II. According to the “Charter of public schools in the Russian Empire” approved by her in 1786, the names of students who distinguished themselves by success in science, diligence and good manners were entered by the teacher in a notebook, which was the prototype of the “Book of Honor”, ​​which was later widely distributed in the Soviet school

In addition, the best students received a textbook in good condition as a reward.

bound, signed by the director. Since books were very expensive in the 17th century, they

were a really high reward for the students.

In 1828, the “Charter of gymnasiums and schools of county and parish” in Russia for the first time

school medals were officially introduced. Prior to this, the presentation of various types of school

medals happened haphazardly and semi-officially.

Starting in 1828, gold medals were awarded to graduates who showed

whose decision before 1835 was subject to approval by the university, and after 1835

Educational district.

In 1835, Emperor Nicholas I approved a single medal for men's

Gymnasium "For Achievement in Science" The front side of the medal was decorated with the state

coat of arms (double-headed eagle). On the back was depicted the patroness of science Minerva,

standing with a lamp raised in her left hand. In her right hand was a laurel wreath, at her feet

An owl and attributes of sciences (scrolls and a globe) and an inscription - "TO THE SUCCESSFUL".

It was assumed that gymnasium education should continue in

university, since the inscription "SUCCESSFUL" was knocked out only on medals for

graduation.

"Male" gymnasium medals were minted in two types - a large one made of silver, and

small gold. They existed without major changes until 1917.

The gold medal of men's gymnasiums had a diameter of 32-33 mm, a weight of 25-26 grams and

Made from pure 990 gold. The silver medal was made from silver and

To get a gold medal, one had to have exemplary behavior, grades

"excellent" in Latin, ancient Greek languages ​​and mathematics and an average score of at least

4.5 in all other disciplines.

In 1870, after the approval of the regulation on women's gymnasiums, the right to be

The girls received gold and silver medals along with the boys.

"Women's medals" were of two types, as part of the gymnasiums were in charge of the Ministry

public education, and Empress Maria Alexandrovna patronized the rest.

On the medals that the Empress was in charge of, the reverse side was decorated with a wreath of

WOMEN'S GYMNASIUMS.

The medals of the gymnasiums of the Ministry of Education were decorated with the image

the patroness of sciences Minerva, standing with a lamp and attributes of sciences at her feet, but “in

light tunic" and with the inscription "FOR WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS IN THE SCIENCES".

On the front side of both types of "female" medals, uniformly knocked out

profile image of the empress and the inscription "EMPRESS EMPRESS

MARIA ALEXANDROVNA". After the death of the august person, patronage of women

Gymnasium was accepted by the wife of Alexander III and the mother of the last Emperor Nicholas II -

Maria Feodorovna, and on the front side of the medals they began to mint her profile

Medals in tsarist Russia were given to all deserving, regardless of position in

society, class and social status of the student or his parents. Cases are known

moreover, not isolated ones, when even the children of state criminals received medals. Example: the director of the gymnasium F. Kerensky (father of the future head of the Russian Provisional Government) insisted on giving a gold medal to graduate Vladimir Ulyanov.

However, it should be noted that even with a strong desire, not all gymnasiums had

the opportunity to celebrate the success of their students with gold and silver medals. All

depended on how rich the board of trustees of a particular gymnasium was, because for

medals made from precious metals had to be paid.

a national award could only be a stretch.

The October Revolution of 1917 changed the pre-existing order. In

including the previously existing system of rewarding graduates of educational

establishments with medals.

After 1917, some schools independently produced some kind of school

medals - medal-shaped tokens on various pendants, which were awarded especially

distinguished during the years of study and especially gifted students, but all this was amateur and

haphazardly.

In addition, various departments, institutions, commissariats encouraged the best school graduates with commendable letters and gifts, badges for excellent completion of various courses. Officially, the certificates of merit were approved by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR of September 2, 1935 and for the first time began to be awarded following the results of the 1935-1936 academic year.

Medals of the 1945 model.

For the first time in the USSR, gold and silver school medals were introduced, starting from the 1944-1945 academic year, by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR dated June 21, 1944 "On measures to improve the quality of education at school." At the same time, it was decided to hold final exams for students in schools. On May 30, 1945, the "Regulations on gold and silver medals" FOR EXCELLENT SUCCESS AND EXCELLENT BEHAVIOR" came into force, which approved the samples and descriptions of the medals themselves, as well as samples of certificate forms for them. According to this regulation, a gold medal was awarded to persons who showed outstanding success in passing the matriculation exams, having exemplary behavior and a grade of “5” in all basic subjects of secondary school. If a student showed similar knowledge when passing exams, had exemplary behavior, but a grade of “4” in no more than three of the other main subjects, then he could be awarded a silver medal. When awarding medals, marks for singing, drawing, drafting and military physical training were not taken into account. The submission of a student for a medal was formalized by the pedagogical council of the school, but the decision to award the medal was made by the regional and regional departments of public education.

Those awarded with gold and silver medals had the right to enter higher

educational institutions of the USSR without entrance exams, while in the first place

those awarded with a gold medal, and then a silver one, were accepted.

Gold and silver medals "FOR EXCELLENT SUCCESS AND APPROXIMATE

BEHAVIOR, awarded to high school graduates between 1946 and 1954, had

the same diameter is 32 mm, and the thickness is 1.5 mm and 2 mm, respectively. were made

medals made of 583 gold alloy and 925 silver alloy, respectively.

The gold medal weighed almost 11 grams and was covered with a layer of pure gold.

3 microns thick. The silver award was slightly heavier and weighed 15 grams.

On the front side of the medals, against the background of diverging rays, an open book is depicted,

bordered below and to the right by a laurel branch. In the upper part, in the center of diverging rays,

a convex five-pointed star is placed. Along the circumference - the inscription: "FOR EXCELLENT

Medals of the 1945 model:

Gold school medal of 1945.

Diameter 32mm, weight 11 grams,

gold of the 583rd test.

Silver school medal of 1945.

Diameter 32mm, weight 15 grams,

925 sterling silver.

According to the site www.smedal.ru.

SUCCESS AND EXCELLENT BEHAVIOR”, framed by a rim of dots and a rim. On the

on the reverse side of the medals there is an image of the coat of arms and an abbreviated inscription of the name

corresponding union republic.

In the certificates of students who graduated from high school with a medal, there was an entry:

"Awarded with a gold or silver medal", and at the top a similar text was

made in gold or silver, respectively.

In the same period, the Moscow Mint issued gold and silver medals in

16 options for each of the union republics that existed at that time. The inscription "For

excellent achievements and exemplary behavior" was also performed in national languages

union republics.

A matriculation certificate and a gold medal "number 1" in the RSFSR were awarded to a student of one

All-Moscow Mathematical Olympiad to Evgeny Shchukin.

After graduating from school, Evgeny continued his studies at the Faculty of Physics

Moscow State University, which he graduated with honors.

In 1967, Evgeny Dmitrievich Shchukin became a professor at Moscow State University. In 1984 he

was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering, and in 1988 - to the Royal

Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Medals of the 1953 model.

Since December 14, 1953, due to a change in the technological conditions for the manufacture of medals, there have been some changes in their parameters, first of all, the composition of the metal alloys used has changed. The gold medal began to be made from an alloy of the 375th test and additionally coated with higher-grade gold by electroplating. The thickness of this layer was 3 microns, only 6 grams of gold remained in the medal. The silver medal was still minted from 925 sterling silver. With the preserved diameter of 32 mm, the thickness of the medals increased to 3 mm. The design of the medals remained the same.

Medals of the 1960 model.

Since 1959, in connection with the transition to a new school system,

gold and silver medals began to be awarded not only to graduates of secondary

ten-year schools, but also graduates of working youth schools.

the reorganization of schools for working youth into secondary general

reverse sides of the gold and silver medals of the 1960 model were the same as on

medals of the 1945 model, and the clarifying words “in learning and work” appeared in the inscription, and she

became this: “FOR EXCELLENT SUCCESS IN EDUCATION, WORK AND FOR EXAMPLE

BEHAVIOR".

Both medals increased in diameter to 40 mm and began to be made of

base metals: gold - from tompak L90, and silver - from cupronickel MN19.

The surface of the medals was covered with the thinnest layers of precious metals in 5

micron. The method of electroplating or silver electroplating was used (on a medal

was spent: gold in the amount of 0.307 g, silver - 0.167 g.)

Accordingly, new samples of certificates of secondary education were introduced. On the

the front side of the certificate form was placed the coat of arms and the name of the Ministry of Education

union republic and the name of the document: "Certificate of Secondary Education".

If the certificate form was intended for students who graduated from high school with

gold or silver medal, then the coat of arms and inscriptions were made in gold, respectively.

or silver embossed. On the inside there was a text certifying

rewarding the owner of the certificate with a gold or silver medal.

Medals of this type were minted by the Mint for 15 union republics, and

the inscriptions on them were executed in the languages ​​of the republics for which they were intended.

medals graduating from correspondence secondary general education schools”, which allowed

award medals to graduates not only of correspondence secondary schools, but also

correspondence departments of secondary educational institutions.

awarding gold medals to those graduating from secondary schools and

the establishment of a commendable letter for graduating from these schools "rewarding with silver

medals was temporarily discontinued.

Simultaneously with the abolition of silver medals, letters of commendation "For

special success in the study of individual subjects.

Now, in order to be awarded a gold medal, it was required to have annual grades of "5" in

all subjects during the study in grades 9-10, pass the final exams with a mark of "5",

behave appropriately and actively participate in the social life of the school.

Students applying for a meritorious diploma in subjects were required to have

The result of the work is a promotion or bonus. And at school, the highest award is a gold medal, for which students work hard for many years. It is not so easy to get a medal of the highest standard - a student must have a certificate with an “excellent” mark in all school disciplines. But what to do after graduation and how to use the gold medal? Let's figure it out.

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Admission to a higher educational institution is due to the passing of a unified state exam. The points received for the exam are the main parameter, according to the results of which the applicant is enrolled. However, the presence of a gold medal is a significant advantage over other applicants. If there is a controversial issue of enrolling two applicants with the same number of points, the university will give preference to the medalist.

But this is not the only bonus that is given to a student for having a gold medal. If a graduate graduated from school with one A, then upon admission, the institution will add additional points to the overall result of the exam. How many plus points are given upon admission, each university decides independently. The maximum bonus of ten points is provided by such well-known educational institutions as MSLU, MPEI, MAMI, MADI. MSU gives six extra points for finishing school with a gold medal. But these few points can be decisive in the “struggle” for a budget place in the chosen university.

Time passes, but the gold medal has been and remains by right the main reason for the pride of every schoolchild. Only the best of the students deserve the highest school award, and it is difficult to finish school "with excellent marks", and therefore it is an honor.