On the territory of Russia there are many schools of different specialization - from ordinary educational institutions to lyceums and gymnasiums. When choosing an educational institution, students and their parents are guided by the most prestigious ones that are able to prepare competitive graduates. We offer you to get acquainted with the list of the most advanced schools in the Russian Federation.

AESC MSU (Moscow)

The leader among secondary educational institutions of Russia is the AESC MSU, one of the strongest schools in terms of the level of pre-university training of students. It provides high-quality secondary education of the last stage (10th and 11th grades). For admission, it is necessary to pass two rounds of entrance examinations. In the AESC MSU there are Physics and Mathematics, Computer and Information, Chemical and Biological faculties.

Lyceum "Second School" (Moscow)

Second place among the most prestigious national schools is the State Physico-Mathematical Lyceum "Second School" in Moscow. All graduates of this educational institution become students of the leading universities of the country as well as the best foreign institutions. Most of them come to the budget places of various faculties of the Moscow State University (Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Mechanics and Mathematics, Physics, Geography and etc.).

Lyceum of Science and Engineering (Korolev, Moscow region)

At the third position in this list is the Lyceum of Science and Engineering with the advanced level of Physics, Mathematics and Computer science in the city of Korolev, near Moscow. Lyceum students are winners of city, regional, and sometimes all-Russian Olympiads in Economics, Physics and Mathematics. Every year at the end of October the largest scientific competition – the International Space Olympiad – is held at the Lyceum, even with the participation of foreign students.

Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 239 (St. Petersburg)

Better knowledge can also be obtained at the Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 239 in St. Petersburg. The Lyceum has a Department of additional education, including the Mathematical, Chemical and Physical centers as well as the information technology center, a theater studio, an English theater, a journalistic club, and a number of sports sections. The school also has a museum – a licensed branch of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.

Physics and Mathematics Lyceum № 31 (Chelyabinsk)

A high level of education of technical personnel was noted at the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 31 in Chelyabinsk. Graduates of schools with a Physics and Mathematics or Natural-science specialization are more successful than others in the leading universities of the country, experts emphasize.

Physical and Technical Lyceum named after PL. Kapitsa

Many graduates of the Physical and Technical Lyceum named after PL. Kapitsa enter the leading universities of the country: MIPT, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Moscow State University of Law, Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov and others. The level of student's preparation of the Lyceum is very high. Among them there are winners of the All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren.