Last year, schools underwent 132 unscheduled inspections, revealing significant findings.

In 2024, the State Service for Quality of Education of Ukraine conducted 132 unplanned audits of general secondary education institutions across various regions. Most of the inspected schools require improvements in their educational environment and student assessment systems, while the pedagogical activities and management processes in over half of the institutions are deemed to be at an adequate level by the Service.

The highest number of audits were conducted in the following regions:

• Lviv (12);
• Ternopil (11);
• Vinnytsia (11);
• Volyn (10);
• Odesa (9);
• Zakarpattia (8).

Each institution received a report on the quality of educational and management processes along with recommendations for enhancing their performance based on the results of the institutional audit.

Unplanned inspections can be initiated by school founders (local councils), administrators, or pedagogical councils. The basis for such inspections may include “threats that have a significant negative impact on the rights, legitimate interests, life, and health of individuals.” Additionally, a school with poor quality educational activities may undergo an unplanned audit.

Findings from School Inspections

The inspections revealed that 60% of schools need to improve their educational environment – including learning spaces and the overall atmosphere within the institution. The same percentage of institutions have an inadequate system for assessing student performance. Furthermore, 67% of schools were advised to enhance inclusivity conditions.

To improve student assessment, schools should focus on the following factors:

• fair, unbiased, objective, and ethical evaluation;
• systematic tracking of each student's learning outcomes and providing them with support;
• fostering students' responsibility for their own learning results and their ability for self-assessment.

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In assessing the pedagogical activities of teachers, it is important to consider academic integrity, which poses challenges in most of the inspected institutions.

The highest ratings were awarded to schools for:

– establishing collaboration with students, parents, and educational staff,

– building relationships based on trust, transparency, and adherence to ethical standards,

– effective personnel policies.