news about pupils in Mykolaiv and southern Ukraine
Schoolchildren are pupils of schools, lyceums and gymnasiums. The war keeps shrinking their numbers: Mykolaiv has lost a quarter of its pupils, who numbered 46,304 before the full-scale invasion. In the 2026–2027 school year 88,500 children will study in Mykolaiv Oblast, and 5,782 will start first grade.
MykVisti reports on pupil and first-grader numbers, distance learning, school transport, changes to Education Ministry programmes and children's safety in Mykolaiv, Odesa and Kherson Oblast.