The article deals with the need to study the high level of social competence of high school students in
modern conditions and new methodological approaches to the study of social problems. Of particular
importance in the education system is the issue of studying the experience of implementing the social
competence of high school students. The article analyzes the main theoretical approaches in scientific
research on the social competence of high school students in the context of cultural and national values. An
excursion into the history of problems of social competence of high school students was conducted. Based on
the analysis of scientific research by Russian and domestic scientists, it was decided to determine the main
methodological approaches to the social competence of high school students. When considering this issue, it
is necessary to pay special attention to the historical, cultural and spiritual values of the ethnic group, along
with modern socio-cultural realities.There is an urgent need for an interdisciplinary study of the problems of
social competence of high school students.