Education, Youth, and Sports
In 2006, 533 schools and educational institutions (legal entities) were in operation in the Region. Comprising these legal entities were 336 nursery schools, 283 elementary schools (including former special-education schools), 69 secondary schools, and 29 schools that offer a secondary school education with a vocational (apprenticeship) certificate. Furthermore, there were 14 secondary technical schools, 19 homes for children and youths, and 25 elementary-level art schools. As,auxiliary facilities, these schools operated 479 after-school programs and 326 school clubs. The students were provided with meals by 449 school cafeterias, and with housing in 34 homes for youths and boarding houses. Full-time care was provided by 15 institutional and protective facilities.
Graph – Structure of schools and educational institutions in Vysočina by administrator
Also operating in the Region are 2 high schools and another 11 educational facilities that offer tertiary-level education as,day programs or so-called distance programs for working adults.
Attending the schools were 90,600 students; 13,785 children and youths participated in organized leisure activities; 94,153,students and adults were served in school cafeterias; 3,658 students were provided with housing; 631 individuals were treated in institutional and protective facilities.