Next year, fourth-grade students will undertake a trial state final certification in the format of external assessment. From 2027, this format will become mandatory for all primary school students.

The corresponding order from the Ministry of Education and Science No. 1152 dated August 15, 2025, was published on the Education. Ua portal.

"The Ukrainian Center for Quality Assessment in Education (Tetiana Vakulenko) will collaborate with regional centers to conduct a trial of the state final certification model in the format of external assessment in 2026. Measures will also be taken to prepare the centers for participation starting in 2027," the document states.

Furthermore, the order approves a plan for the trial implementation of the external assessment model in primary schools. The list of educational institutions participating in the trial will be finalized by February-March 2026.

A special educational platform will be developed for conducting the state final certification in the format of external assessment. The trial will take place in designated schools in April-May 2026.