Bafra Science High School

Bafra Science High School is an educational institution operating under the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye, located at Köy Hizmetleri Sokak No:12, Fevzi Çakmak Neighborhood, Bafra District, Samsun Province.^【1】

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The institution commenced operations in the 2010-2011 academic year following approval by the Ministry of National Education on 28 June 2010 with decision number 160,01,01/5253. The school was inaugurated by then Minister of National Education Nimet Çubukçu and began its educational activities with 100 students.

The school graduated its first cohort in the 2013-2014 academic year. Construction of the dormitory began in 2010 and it was officially opened for service on 19 September 2017 with the approval of Ercan Türk, Director General of Secondary Education.^【2】

The school’s institutional vision is to continuously develop and evolve its educational processes and extend this service nationwide. Its mission is to cultivate individuals who are self-confident, beneficial to society, capable of realizing their potential, and able to achieve self-fulfillment. The institution operates under the Directorate General of Secondary Education of the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye.^【3】

The school provides education at the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade levels. Daily instruction hours run from 08:30 to 16:00. Foreign language instruction includes English and German. The educational infrastructure incorporates fiber-optic internet connectivity as part of the Fatih Project.^【4】

The student capacity of the institution is set at 150. Admission is based on central examination scores, with minimum score thresholds varying annually. The minimum admission scores were recorded as 435.0591 for the 2020-2021 academic year, 417.7674 for 2021-2022, 431.0129 for 2022-2023, and 462.9789 for 2023-2024.^【5】

The campus includes 17 classrooms, 3 laboratories, 1 Z-library, 1 computer room, 1 music room, and 1 sports hall. Additional facilities include two mosques, a cafeteria, an archive, a storage unit, and a parent meeting room. Heating is provided by a natural gas central system. The school dormitory, initially designed for 120 students, currently accommodates a total of 150 students, with 75 female and 75 male students.^【6】

The administrative staff consists of four members: one principal and three vice principals. The teaching staff includes 34 fully employed teachers. Administrative and support units are staffed by civil servants and service personnel; however, no housing facilities are provided.^【7】

The school has a total of 16 classes, with an average of 30 students per classroom. The rate of university placement for graduates was 64.81% in 2023, with 35 out of 54 students admitted to undergraduate programs. The placement rate was 43.85% in 2022 and 26.85% in 2021.^【8】

The school organizes sports activities including futsal, volleyball, basketball, bocce, darts, table tennis, and chess. Scientific activities include participation in the Science Olympiads and the Congress of Science High School Students.^【9】

The institution placed third in Türkiye in the 2020-2021 academic year in the unmanned underwater systems category of TEKNOFEST. It also participates in national and international initiatives including TÜBİTAK project competitions, Erasmus, e-Twinning, and European Union projects.^【10】