St. Stepanosian Unisex School :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Stepanosian Unisex School 1908 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Karhat (Nerkin)

Historical Introduction
1905 y․

Immediately after the Tsarist Government had granted permission to Armenian educational institutions to resume their activity in 1905, the Armenians of Karhat convened a meeting (27 September) which decided to found a one-year school without losing time.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 140, p. 1.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 170

Gandzak inhabitant Mrs. Yeghisabet N. Hambardzumian Malkhassiants committed herself to sponsoring its construction in memory of her late husband Stepanos Malkhassiants.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 433, p. 2.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 170.

1908 y․

St. Stepanossian Unisex School opened in 1908, its pupils amounting to 54 that year.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 559, p. 15; file 433, p. 10.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 170.

1909 y․

In 1909 the institution, whose staff comprised a single teacher, had 70 schoolchildren, including 4 girls.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 57, list 2, file 1849, p. 18. In: Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 170.

1911 y․

In 1911 they totaled 82, including 6 girls, with the school personnel consisting of 2 teachers.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 682, p. 57.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 170.

1913 y․

Although St. Stepanossian School had its own building and budget, in 1913 it closed for absence of teachers.