Published on: 2026-09-25
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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In the capital, the additional period of the state final certification (SFC) has ended. On September 25, the final tests within the framework of the main state exam (MSE) took place in all 11 subjects. For 11th-grade graduates, this day served as a reserve day for retaking the Unified State Exam (USE) in Russian language and basic-level mathematics. This was reported by the press service of the capital. Department of Education and Science.
“All exams of the additional period were held as scheduled. Participants will be able to find out their results in their personal account on the mos.ru portal or at their educational organization. The latest results of the OGE will be available no later than September 29, and the EGE — by October 6,” the agency’s press service said.
The additional OGE period took place from September 3 to 25. For its conduct, 53 points were organized in the capital’s schools. More than four thousand students registered to participate in it.
Ninth graders entering colleges could be limited to only two mandatory exams — Russian language and mathematics. Students planning to continue their education in the 10th grade had to take four subjects: two mandatory and two elective. Participants with disabilities were assessed only in the two mandatory subjects.
Ninth-grade students in the capital who wished to enter the 10th grade could improve their OGE results: retake the exam once in two subjects or twice in one subject. To facilitate this, free diagnostics in the format of the main state exam were organized in Moscow.
The additional Unified State Exam (USE) period this year took place from September 4 to 25. More than 400 people participated in it. Exams in Russian language and basic level mathematics were held at four locations. They were taken by those who did not pass the State Final Certification (GIA) during the main period and did not receive a certificate, as well as those who missed the main exam dates or did not complete the test for a valid reason confirmed by documentation.
In order to receive a certificate of secondary general education, students had to successfully pass two compulsory exams: in Russian language and mathematics. Graduates chose the other subjects independently depending on their field of study at the university.
This year, more than 215 thousand Moscow schoolchildren participated in the State Final Certification (GIA). Among them, over 93 thousand registered for the Unified State Exam (EGE). More than 122 thousand ninth-graders in the capital took the Basic State Exam (OGE).
Moscow school students demonstrated record results this year. For the first time in the 25-year history of the Unified State Exam (EGE), a graduate of school No. 1409, Ekaterina Malkova, scored 500 points across five subjects. In addition, five Muscovites received the maximum 400 points in four subjects on the EGE.
Compared to the previous academic year, the number of graduates who scored 300 points across three subjects increased eightfold (36 people), and the number who scored 200 points in two subjects doubled (359 people). The number of perfect 100-point results also doubled — up to 3231.
As a result of the main state exam in 2026, the number of students who received ‘excellent’ marks in four exams increased by 1.7 times compared to 2025 — reaching 12.7 thousand people. The number of ninth graders who received marks of at least ‘good’ (excluding top students) in all exams increased by 14 percent — up to 37.5 thousand people.
More information about the State Final Certification can be found at official website Regional Information Processing Center of the city of Moscow or by phone: +7 499 653-94-50.
As Sergey Sobyanin previously reported at the traditional August pedagogical council, the results of the Unified State Exam (USE) and the Basic State Exam (BSE) confirm the quality capital education Thus, in 2026, the integral average Unified State Exam score in Moscow is eight points higher than the national average.
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Conducting preparatory activities for students to successfully pass the final essay and state exams not only helps students achieve high results in these tests but also contributes to the development of children’s talents and the formation of skills that will be useful in their future professions, while also aligning with the objectives of the “All the Best for Children” national project. “Youth and Children”. More details about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
To find out how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making the lives of city residents even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future, you can in a large-scale special project on the portal mos.ru, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. Among them: transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and the construction sector.
On the project page “Education” it tells about how educational institutions are transformed during reconstruction under the program “My school” and how the update affects the quality of education. Re-equipping colleges allows students to acquire practical skills during their studies and obtain professions that are in demand in the labor market.
Get the main news promptly on the official Moscow city channels in the “Max” messengers https://max.ru/mosru and “Telegram”.
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