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Back to School on September 15

published on 9/15/25 3:55 PM

Photo: БТА

Today, 57,000 first graders across Bulgaria walked through the school doors for the first time.

More than 2,300 schools across the country opened their doors to welcome students on September 15, a BGNES reporter informed.

The new school year began on September 1 in 405 Bulgarian Sunday schools across 43 countries on 6 continents.

Why do Bulgarian children start school on 15 September?

Edited by Desislava Semkovska

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photos: BTA, BGNES

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Radio Bulgaria Life Bulgarian Sunday schools across 43 countries on 6 continents. Edited by Desislava Semkovska first graders new school year

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