Optimization of the Network of Schools in Serbia
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Novi Knezevac Subotica Kanjiza −45 − 0 Senta Coka Sombor 0 − 15 Backa Topola Ada Kikinda Mali Idos Nova Crnja Apatin Kula BecejNovi Becej 15 − 30 Srbobran Odzaci Vrbas Zitiste Temerin 30 − 45 Bac Zabalj Backa Palanka Zrenjanin Secanj Backi PetrovacCity of Novi Sad 45 − 65 Titel Plandiste BeocinSremski Karlovci Kovacica Irig Indija Alibunar Vrsac Sid Opovo Sremska Mitrovica Stara Pazova Ruma Bela Crkva Bogatic Pancevo PecinciZemunNovi Beograd Kovin Sabac CukaricaRakovica Veliko Gradiste Vladimirevci Pozarevac Obrenovac Grocka Golubac Loznica Barajevo Smederevo Koceljeva Sopot Malo Crnice Ub Kucevo Krupanj Mladenovac Lazarevac Zabari Mali Zvornik Osecina Lajkovac Arandelovac Velika PlanaPetrovac Valjevo Topola Ljubovija Ljig Mionica Raca Svilajnac Zagubica Batocina Despotovac Kosjeric Gornji MilanovacCity of Kragujevac JagodinaCuprija Bajina Basta Pozega Knic Uzice Cacak Paracin Rekovac Lucani Varvarin Cajetina Razanj Arilje Cicevac Kraljevo Trstenik Vrnjacka Banja Priboj Krusevac Aleksinac Nova Varos Ivanjica Aleksandrovac Svrljig Prjepolje City of Nis Raska Brus Blace Merosina Bela Palanka Sjenica Prokuplje Gadzin Han Pirot Novi Pazar Zitorada Kursumlija Dimitrovgrad Tutin Babusnica Podujevo Vladicin Han Surdulica Vranje Bosilegrad Bujanovac (2)Trgoviste Presevo (2) Map 11: Municipality level data documenting the relative decrease of the number of primary school students in an eight year period (2001/2002 school year). Not all regions filled out all the detailed items in the database that were needed to generate this map. 84 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 85 when the city had a much smaller Networks of special, art and second- school age population. Whatever ary schools the case may be, Serbia has been undergoing large changes in school Up to this point we have mostly enrollment, this is particularly true focused on the network of regular when we look at the data at the primary schools. The network of municipality level. Map 11 shows schools has other important subsys- the relative decrease in the number tems in it such as the special schools of primary school students that has (for children with special needs - this happened in eight years. subnetwork of schools is of particular importance for questions of access Photograph: to schools, specially of that segment A tree, a ball and a school fence. A school of the population which already has yard in a remote rural area of Sjenica in June. problems related to the realization During the winter the temperatures in the municipality fall to -40 degrees Centigrade. of the universal right to education), Rural areas like the one in the picture are art schools as well as the “second snowed in and cut off from the rest of the world. Yet the schools work. It is quite easy chance” primary schools for adults. to close down the smallest schools, it is more Of course, one of the most impor- difficult to match some of their educational achievements. tant subsystems is the network of secondary schools (high schools and vocational training schools). The secondary school network also has its special schools and art schools. Each of these subsystem has its own specificities. The analysis of these specificities falls out of the scope of the current project, yet it is im- portant to present basic information regarding the size and the extent to which these subsystems cover the country. Map 12 gives the distribu- tion of special schools, while Map 13 gives the distribution of art schools. From these maps we see that even these subsystems represent truly 84 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 85 Subotica 1 Senta Kikinda Sombor 2 Becej 3 4 − 7 Zrenjanin Backi PetrovacKisac Backa Palanka SangajSajkas Beocin Kovilj 8 − 16 Sid Irig Vrsac Sremska MitrovicaRuma Stara Pazova Jabuka Batajnica Dolovo Bela Crkva ZemunPancevo Surcin Jakovo Beograd Umka Omoljica Pozarevac Smederevo Lazarevac Arandelovac Bor Kragujevac Dragobraca Cuprija Zajecar Titovo Uzice Svetozarevo Paracin Kraljevo Trstenik Krusevac Aleksinac Knjazevac Prijepolje Nis Prokuplje Pirot Tupale Map 12: Distribution of special schools (schools for children with special needs). Larger circles denote higher concentrations of such schools (2001/2002 school year). 86 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 87 1 2 Subotica 1 SentaCoka 2 Backa TopolaAda Kikinda Mol Novo Milosevo 3 Kula Becej Titov Vrbas 4 Zrenjanin Novi Sad Backa Palanka 23 Novi Sad Sid Vrsac Alibunar Sremska MitrovicaRuma Glogonj Banatski Karlovac Beograd Zemun Pancevo Pancevo Sabac Beograd Veliko Gradiste Kostolac Grocka Pozarevac Loznica Smederevo Male Crnice Kucevo Ub Veliki CrljeniMladenovac Majdanpek Lajkovac Smederevska Palanka Lazarevac Valjevo Topola Arandelovac Negotin BorBor Gornji MilanovacKragujevac Kragujevac Cuprija Svetozarevo Zajecar Titovo UziceLucaniCacak Paracin Guca Kraljevo Vrnjacka BanjaKrusevac Priboj Knjazevac Aleksinac Prijepolje Nis Blace Zitorada Novi Pazar KursumlijaProkuplje Leskovac Vranje Map 13: Distribution of art schools (primary music or ballet schools). Larger circles denote higher concentrations of such schools (2001/2002 school year). 86 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 87 Subotica Novi Knezevac 1 Senta 2 Backa Topola Kikinda Sombor Apatin 3 − 4 Becej Srbobran Novi Becej Odzaci Titov Vrbas 5 − 17 Backi PetrovacZabalj Zrenjanin Novi Sad Backa Palanka Sremski Karlovci Sid Kovacica Vrsac Indija Ruma Sremska Mitrovica Stara Pazova Bela Crkva BeogradZemun Pancevo Sabac Kovin Veliko Gradiste Obrenovac Pozarevac Loznica Ub Mladenovac Majdanpek Mali ZvornikKrupanj Lazarevac Petrovac Arandelovac Velika Plana Valjevo Topola Svilajnac Negotin Ljubovija Raca Bor Gornji MilanovacKragujevac Bajina Basta Cuprija Zajecar Cacak Svetozarevo Titovo UzicePozega Paracin Kraljevo Varvarin Sokobanja Trstenik Priboj Ivanjica Krusevac Knjazevac Vrnjacka Banja Aleksinac Nova Varos Aleksandrovac Prijepolje Brus Nis Sjenica Raska Prokuplje Bela Palanka Pirot Novi Pazar Kursumlija Babusnica Dimitrovgrad Tutin Podujevo Map 14: Distribution of high schools. Larger circles denote higher concentrations of such schools (2001/2002 school year). 88 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 89 1 − 2 3 − 5 6 − 10 11 − 20 21 − 51 Map 15: Distribution of vocational education schools. Larger circles denote high- er concentrations of such schools (2001/2002 school year). 88 optimization of the network of schools in serbia optimization of the network of schools in serbia 89.