Online School & Homeschool in Georgia

Live online Cambridge IGCSE, A-Level, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma, and American AP for relocated, remote-work, and Georgian families across Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, the mountains, and Kakheti. Georgia's framework holds more room than most families are told: the eksternati form validates external completion through Ministry-organized examinations, and since the 2024 amendments compulsory education runs through grade ten — with secondary school optional after it. We plan to the current law, and we state the fact almost nobody mentions.

From USD 423/month (~GEL 1,140/month). Small live classes 4-6 students, Cambridge / IB / American AP through to A-Level — beside a Tbilisi-only tier at USD 5,000-20,000, on a timezone one hour ahead of our Nairobi teaching base.

Where our Georgia families are

Smartious Georgia families concentrate across Tbilisi (the Caucasus's relocation capital, holding the country's entire international tier), Batumi (the Black Sea boom city whose skyline outgrew its schools), Kutaisi (the western capital with an English-taught international university and no school before it), Rustavi (the industrial city outside the tier), Gudauri and the mountains (the resort belt's international community), and Telavi and Kakheti (wine country's lifestyle-migration wave). One framework planned to the 2024 law, an eksternati route documented properly, and an A-Level window after grade ten almost nobody mentions.

Homeschool laws and regulation in Georgia

Georgia's framework holds more room than most families are told — and it changed in 2024 in a way most pages online have not caught. Here is the whole framework exactly: the current structure, the eksternati route, the honest practicalities, and the window after grade ten.

The structure — as amended in 2024, not as the internet remembers it

The Law of Georgia on General Education (2005) governs a twelve-year general education, and the amendments of 18 July 2024 reshaped it: primary education runs six years (grades I-VI), basic education now runs four years (grades VII-X), and secondary education runs two (grades XI-XII). Under Article 27 of the Constitution, primary and basic education are compulsory — which since 2024 means grades one through ten, to about age sixteen, aligning the end of compulsory education with the minimum working age. Most guidance online still cites the old nine-grade rule; families planning today should plan to the current one, and we do.

The eksternati route: external completion, validated by the Ministry

Georgian law's mechanism for completing general education outside daily attendance is the eksternati (external studies) form: the programme is mastered independently and validated through written examinations organized by the Ministry. The architecture is specific — primary-stage exams at the school where the student is enrolled, basic and secondary stage exams at schools defined by the Ministry's territorial bodies, resource centres able to conduct the final examination of complete general education or particular subjects, and a Special Appeals Committee reviewing procedural complaints. It is official, it is workable, and it is paperwork-driven: arrangements run through the territorial bodies, and preparation and documentation decide how smoothly.

The honest practicalities

Two things deserve plain statement. First, parental-choice homeschooling as a named right is not what Georgian law establishes — the eksternati form is a validation mechanism, not a homeschool statute, and families using it should expect a state-facing process. Second, expect the state track in Georgian: the language of instruction in Georgian general education is Georgian, and external validation runs against the national programme. Both facts are manageable with the same discipline our Hungarian and Azerbaijani families apply: Georgian-language preparation in the weekly timetable all year, the heavy mathematics and science overlap with the Cambridge curriculum carrying much of the load, and a documented, structured live curriculum behind every conversation with the territorial body.

The configurations, in practice

Three lawful configurations cover nearly every Georgian family. The supplement: a school enrolment — public, private, or international — carries the obligations while live Cambridge subjects run in the late-afternoon slot, one hour ahead of our Nairobi teaching base, building toward external sittings at Tbilisi's authorised provision. The eksternati track: the general education programme completed externally with Ministry-organized validation, the live Cambridge curriculum running beside it as the education's academic spine. And the window: from about sixteen, no framework at all.

After grade ten: the window

Secondary education — grades eleven and twelve — is not compulsory in Georgia. A teenager who completes grade ten may lawfully spend the next years in full-time live Cambridge A-Levels: no state programme, no eksternati examinations, no framework to satisfy, with sittings at Tbilisi's authorised provision and the British Council. Post-2024 the window opens at about sixteen rather than fifteen — a fact worth stating precisely, and one that still leaves the entire A-Level phase at the family's choice, exactly the structural window our Hungary, Greece, and Azerbaijan pages document across the wider region.

Where the pathways lead

The destinations point outward and home at once. Cambridge A-Levels feed UCAS natively and are accepted in 160+ countries; the IB is recognised globally; the Common Application serves US plans; Türkiye's and Europe's universities assess international qualifications routinely. And Georgia's own English-taught tier is genuinely strong for its size: Kutaisi International University, the capital's medical schools teaching thousands of international students in English, and business programmes — serving international qualifications with requirements confirmed per programme, while the state admission track runs through the Unified National Examinations. A family that plans the compulsory years properly and the A-Level window after them finishes holding every door.

Why Georgia families choose Smartious

Planned to the 2024 law while the internet cites the old one

Basic education is four years now; compulsory education runs through grade ten. We plan to the current statute — a small fact that reveals which providers actually did the homework.

The eksternati route, documented properly

Ministry-organized validation through the territorial bodies, Georgian preparation all year, and a structured live curriculum producing the paperwork continuously — families arrive at every conversation prepared.

The grade-ten window, used properly

Secondary school is optional — the A-Level years run at the family's choice, and we plan whole pathways backward from sixteen.

Enrolment at relocation speed

The wave arrives mid-year and mid-contract; Smartious enrols the week a family lands — full pathway, bridge, or supplement, with no queue.

The regions, finally served

Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, the mountains, and Kakheti hold real international communities and no campus. Live delivery closes every gap identically.

A timezone that lands after school

One hour ahead of Nairobi year-round — live teaching lands in the Georgian late afternoon, exactly where structured study belongs.

Fees and admission

From USD 423/month for Primary, payable termly; varies by curriculum and level. One-to-one tuition: USD 15/hour.

Frequently asked questions

Is homeschooling legal in Georgia?

Georgian law's lawful route is the eksternati (external studies) form: the general education programme mastered independently and validated through written examinations organized by the Ministry via its territorial bodies, with resource centres for the complete-general-education finals and a formal appeals process. Beside it, supplementary education runs freely beside any enrolment — and after grade ten, secondary school is optional.

What changed in 2024?

The 18 July 2024 amendments extended basic education from three years to four: the structure is now primary (I-VI), basic (VII-X), secondary (XI-XII), and compulsory education — primary plus basic under the Constitution — runs through grade ten, to about sixteen. Most guidance online still cites the old nine-grade rule.

What language does the state track run in?

Expect Georgian — the language of instruction in Georgian general education — which is why Georgian-language preparation runs all year in our dual-track model, with the mathematics and science overlap carrying much of the remaining load.

What is the post-grade-10 window exactly?

Secondary education (grades XI-XII) is not compulsory. A teenager who completes grade ten may lawfully study full-time live Cambridge A-Levels from about sixteen — no framework, no state examinations — with sittings at Tbilisi's authorised provision.

How does the supplementary configuration work?

A school enrolment carries the obligations while Smartious runs live Cambridge subjects in the late-afternoon slot — one hour ahead of our Nairobi base, landing after the Georgian school day — building toward external sittings at Tbilisi's authorised provision.

How does Smartious compare to the New School, QSI, and the European School?

They are excellent Tbilisi campuses at roughly USD 5,000-20,000 that fill faster than the relocation wave grows them — and they exist only in the capital. Smartious delivers live curriculum from USD 5,076/year: the alternative, the bridge, the supplement, and the only complete option in the regions.

Where do Georgia students sit Cambridge examinations?

At Cambridge/Edexcel-authorised Tbilisi provision and the British Council — confirmed per family per session, with regional families planning travel into exam windows.

Can my child access Georgian universities with A-Levels or an IB Diploma?

Georgia's English-taught tier — Kutaisi International University, the capital's medical schools teaching thousands of internationals, business programmes — serves international qualifications with requirements confirmed per programme; the state admission track runs through the Unified National Examinations. UCAS and the Common Application stand open internationally.

How does live class scheduling work given the Georgia-Nairobi time difference?

Georgia runs UTC+4 year-round — one hour ahead of Nairobi EAT — so live afternoon teaching from our base lands in the Georgian late afternoon and early evening, after the school day for supplementary students and in prime study hours for full-track students.

Which Georgian cities does Smartious cover?

Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Gudauri and the mountains, and Telavi and Kakheti have dedicated pages with local market context. Live online delivery works identically anywhere in the country — which outside the capital is precisely the point.

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