---
title: "Secondary School Licensing"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/secondary-school-licensing-en"
field: "Education Law"
description: "Opening a basic school: Article 32 — authorization for 9 years, Article 2 — grades VII-IX, the compulsory level and Qualifications Framework level 2. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-06-24"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Secondary School Licensing

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/secondary-school-licensing-en

Opening a basic school in the Georgian system is not subject to "licensing" — the procedure used is authorization under Article 32 of the Law on General Education. The basic level is an independent authorization unit: it covers grades VII-IX, and the right to implement it is acquired through a separate authorization. This page explains the framework of the basic level, the substance of authorization and the opportunities that exist beyond a full school.

## Authorization, not a "licence" — Article 32

As a result of authorization a legal person obtains the status of a general educational institution and is authorised to issue a state-recognised document confirming general education. The standards are determined by the authorization statute, and the term is 9 years. The general educational programme of the basic level is in the list of independent programmes of paragraph 4 of Article 32 — authorization is possible both together with a full school and at the basic level alone.

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### How is a basic school opened?

Through authorization — status, the right to issue a state document, a 9-year term.

### Which grades are included?

VII-IX — a 3-year level.

### Is separate authorization possible?

Yes — the basic level is an independent authorization unit.

### Why is it compulsory?

Leaving a pupil outside the system before completing the basic level is prohibited.