PRE-SCHOOL AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
The standards of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA) were developed specifically for the accreditation of pre-school and secondary education organizations, taking into account current international trends and the national Kazakhstani context. These standards of institutional accreditation cover all aspects of the activities of pre-school and secondary education organizations and include the following areas:
- Mission, leadership, and management;
- Relationships;
- Curriculum, training, and progress assessment;
- Children's health and safety;
- Competence of teaching staff and staff;
- Physical environment.
The standards contain regulatory requirements, criteria for evaluating the activities of pre-school and secondary education organizations and are the main document for the organization of education when preparing a self-assessment report, for experts - when examining these reports and conducting an external audit.
1. Providing a mechanism for ensuring the quality and effectiveness of the educational process in pre-school and secondary education organizations;
2. Stimulating the activities of the organization in the direction of improving the quality of pre-school and secondary education and upbringing;
3. Providing a real opportunity for parents of pre-school and secondary education children to choose an individual educational route for their child from a wide range of high-quality educational services.
- Procedure for accreditation of pre-school and secondary education organizations is carried out voluntarily;
- Focus on improving the quality of pre-school education and upbringing;
- Integrity and transparency: internal and external evaluations are conducted fairly and transparently, and information is made available to all participants in the ongoing accreditation process;
- Objectivity and independence: internal and external evaluation is conducted objectively, independently of third parties;
- Responsibility of educational organizations: the primary responsibility for the quality of education and upbringing is assigned to the pre-school and secondary education organizations;
- Quality assurance takes into account the needs of children, all other stakeholders, and society as a whole.
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic 
