New academic year starts today in Georgia. A total of 56 518 first-grade pupils were enrolled in schools throughout Georgia; 50 269 first-graders went in Public School and 6 249 – in private school.
Schools are meeting the new academic year with novelties. According to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, pupils will learn with new textbooks. In addition, the changes were made in the assessment system, foreign language teaching, lessons duration and sport lessons.