In July 2026, Moscow held additional 'presidential days' for the… (результат · егэ · экзамен)
In July 2026, Moscow held additional 'presidential days' for the Unified State Exam (ЕГЭ), allowing students to retake one subject to improve their results. Meanwhile, Russia reported an unprecedented number of nearly 10,000 perfect scores on the ЕГЭ, with over 9,700 stoballic results recorded nationwide.
Consensus
- The additional 'presidential days' for retaking the ЕГЭ were held in Moscow on July 8 and 9, 2026.
- Students could retake one subject during these days to improve their results.
- The number of perfect scores (100 points) on the ЕГЭ in 2026 reached approximately 9,777 nationwide.
- This number was described as unprecedented by officials from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia.
- The overall average score and share of high-scoring students increased across most subjects in 2026.
Points of divergence
- Over 14,000 Moscow schoolchildren decided to retake the ЕГЭ in 2026, representing 19% of all graduates from the city. — vm
- More than 3,400 students chose Russian language and over 2,200 chose profile mathematics for retake; informatics and chemistry were also among the most popular subjects. — vm
- Five students scored 99 points and thirteen scored 98 points on their ЕГЭ, indicating they were close to a perfect score. — vm
- More than 8,700 people achieved a perfect score of 100 on one or more subjects in 2026; the total number of stoballic results exceeded 9,700. — kommerant
- St. Petersburg led with 914 stoballic graduates, followed by Moscow Oblast with 836. — kommerant
- The total number of stoballic results was exactly 9,777 according to the Ministry of Education and Science. — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- Moscow school students will improve their results on the Unified State Exam — Вечерняя Москва
- New level of education: Moscow sets a historical record for the number of perfect scorers — Вечерняя Москва
- Number of top-scoring results on the Unified State Exam is approaching 10,000 in 2026 — Коммерсантъ
- Almost 10,000 perfect scores achieved by students on the 2026 Unified State Exam — Интерфакс
- Sobyanin: Moscow schoolchildren showed record results on the Unified State Exam — Вечерняя Москва