According to the Law RK "About education", decrees of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan from February 22, 2012 № 255 "On amendments to resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of January 25, 2008 number 64 "On approval of Rules of spending the funds allocated for the provision of financial and material assistance to vulnerable educational and students from low-income families" the government fully compensates for the cost of food only to certain categories of students, including:
1) children from families eligible for state targeted social assistance;
2) children from families that do not receive state targeted social assistance, in which the average per capita income is lower than the subsistence minimum;
3) orphans and children left without parental care, living in families;
4) children from families requiring emergency assistance as a result of emergencies;
5) other categories of students and pupils determined by the collegial management body of the educational organization.
Catering in schools is provided by providing a public service.
