The national goals of general education are:
a) to raise a citizen guided by national-state values, who is aware of his or her rights, duties and responsibilities toward the family, society and the state;
b) to raise a patriotic citizen with knowledge of the state language, culture and the history of Georgia, and possessing a state-minded civic consciousness;
c) to raise a citizen who appreciates the universal cultural heritage of humanity, upholds and defends universal ethical principles, and respects ethnic and cultural diversity;
d) to raise a citizen who contributes to the development of a peaceful, harmonious and inclusive society;
e) to raise a tolerant and just citizen with a high level of civic awareness, who knows and defends internationally recognized principles of democracy and associates these values with patriotism, statehood and universal human ideals;
f) to raise a erudite citizen equipped with analytical and critical thinking skills and a knowledge, receptive to progressive innovations, who not only recognizes and values the achievements of others but also creates new intellectual and material values for the benefit of society;
g) to raise a citizen prepared for independent life, capable of making informed and conscious personal decisions, who is thoughtful, inquisitive, creative and responsible, continuously develops his or her abilities and interests throughout life, maintains a healthy lifestyle, and values diligence;
h) to foster, through physical, intellectual, moral and aesthetic development, a citizen possessing a high culture of communication;
i) to develop an individual capable of exercising “digital citizenship” in the modern technological world;
j) to raise an environmentally conscious citizen capable of responding appropriately to the threats posed by climate change and linking such action to personal, national, regional and global development goals.
Levels of secondary school
Full general education includes three levels and 12 years.
The levels of full general education are
A) Primary - I-VI grades;
B) Basic VII-X grades;
C) Secondary - XI-XII grades.
Primary and basic education is mandatory.
Acquisition of complete general education shall imply:
(a) completing secondary educational level of general education, on the basis of which a document certifying complete general education shall be issued;
(b) completing secondary vocational education program, in which the study results of the secondary educational level of general education are integrated, and certifying the completion of the said program according to the procedure established by the Ministry, on the basis of which a diploma, a document certifying a secondary vocational education, and a document certifying complete general education, shall be issued, except for the cases provided for by the Law of Georgia on Vocational Education.
