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title: "Distance Learning, Private Schools and Foreign Educational Programs"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/distance-learning-private-schools-en"
field: "Education Law"
description: "Distance learning rules, private school duties on debt, mobility deadlines and recognition of foreign educational programs in Georgia. Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Distance Learning, Private Schools and Foreign Educational Programs

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/distance-learning-private-schools-en

## Distance Learning — Essence and Forms

Distance learning means conducting the educational process in a distance/electronic form or using other means of communication. It is carried out in two forms: synchronous communication — where the communication between sender and recipient of information takes place at the same time — and asynchronous communication — where that communication does not take place at the same time. A distance learning program is built in accordance with the requirements established by legislation for a general education program and/or for a subject or subject group contemplated by the national curriculum — distance delivery does not lower the quality set for the program.

The regulatory scheme is as follows: the decision on the admissibility of distance learning in Georgian general education institutions and on the period of its implementation, as well as on the institution that must use distance learning to deliver general education, is made by the minister through an individual administrative-legal act. The rules and conditions for conducting the educational process remotely and for assessing the results obtained are also approved by the minister — these detailed rules are governed by separate acts, and it is precisely those that must be consulted in a specific case.

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### When is distance learning allowed in schools?

Distance learning is the conduct of the educational process in a distance/electronic form or by other means of communication, and takes place synchronously or asynchronously. The minister decides on its admissibility and implementation period through an individual administrative-legal act, and also approves the rules and conditions of assessment.

### Can a child be expelled mid-semester over unpaid fees?

No. A private school must let the student finish the current semester when a debt arises. Status may be terminated only after the semester ends, within a reasonable term before the next semester starts, with written warning to the parent, explanation of consequences, and unimpeded mobility.

### How quickly must a private school transfer documents when moving?

The student's personal file and enrollment documents are transferred to the receiving school within 3 working days of the request and application, and prepaid tuition — where it exists — must be returned within 5 working days. Upon termination of status on the debt ground, documents are transferred the next working day after the request.

### Is a foreign school program document recognized in Georgia?

Only a foreign-recognized program may be implemented in Georgia for whose recognition the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement has an agreement with the foreign authorized institution. Such a program's document is equated with the Georgian one, gives the right to continue at the next level, and needs no apostille or legalization.