The official re-registration of the name with the justice authorities was completed on March 13, 2026.
Zhangoroz Kanimetov was awarded the title of State Advisor of the II class, as well as the badge of Excellence in Education of the Kyrgyz SSR and the USSR, and became a distinguished teacher of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The director of the educational institution, Joombartbek Karybaev, noted that the 2025–2026 academic year has become significant for the school for several reasons. In 2026, the school will celebrate its 60th anniversary, and the official naming after Kanimetov will take place.
As part of the Ministry of Education's program "Sector Development: Reform of School Education," with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the school is preparing to become one of the 23 innovative educational institutions in the country.
The school was founded in 1966 under the name of M. Gorky Secondary School, and it received the status of a gymnasium in 1991.
From 1991 to 2009, the educational institution was called Gymnasium No. 11 named after M. Gorky, and in 2009, after accreditation, it was renamed "General Education Gymnasium No. 11 of the city of Karakol."
Over the past 60 years, the school has been led by:
- Valentina Poda (1966–1976) — the first director;
- Ivan Ilyushenko (1976–1978);
- Nadezhda Musina (1978–1999);
- Kuliza Osmonalieva (1999–2016);
- Gulzat Soykoeva (2016–2024);
- since 2025, the director has been Joombartbek Karybaev.
The school has 7 methodological associations. The Deputy Director for Educational and Extracurricular Activities, Aibek Asanbekov, reported that in the 2024–2025 academic year, graduate Kasyet Dogdurbaeva scored 232 points on the ORT and became the holder of the "Golden Certificate." Additionally, eight graduates exceeded the threshold of 200 points, enrolling in prestigious universities in Kyrgyzstan and abroad. Students of the school regularly take prize places in republican Olympiads.
School statistics at the end of the III quarter of the 2025–2026 academic year:
- total number of students: 2901;
- number of classes: 72;
- teaching staff: over 100 teachers;
- technical staff: 15 employees.
Gallery: School No. 11 in the city of Karakol has been named after former parliament deputy Zhangoroz Kanimetov.
Zhangoroz Kanimetov died in mid-July 2020 from pneumonia.
Zhangoroz Kanimetov
Zhangoroz Kanimetov and the former extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic in Ukraine, in the Republic of Moldova, Jusupbek Sharipov are relatives by marriage.
Jusupbek Sharipov is the brother of former president Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
