Keyword: «personality of a high school student»

The article presents a study of the personal development of older students. The paper substantiates the fact that there are differences in the level of formation of the personal development of senior schoolchildren in classes with a physical, mathematical and humanitarian focus on learning. A study of the characteristics of the personal development of older schoolchildren is described according to criteria that determine the success of this development: the formation of a «I» concept, a stable positive image of «I», adequate self-esteem and the presence of adaptability, as a behavioral reaction caused by the image of «I» and adequate self-esteem.