the selectivity of nis is quite high particularly for students applying for places in classes with kazakh language of instruction in about individuals applied for one of the places available in kazakh language of instruction for grade and individuals did so for one of the places in russian language of instruction which means that the acceptance rate for those studying in kazakh is much smaller than that of russian nis annual report fewer than of all applicants met the requirements for a merit scholarship the curriculum for nis was developed in collaboration with international partners