Georgia’s oldest mathematics school marks half century anniversary

This new stencil art showing Albert Einstein’s iconic image and his famous equation appeared on the entrance wall of the Tbilisi Public School N199 Physics and Mathematics on the same day as the school celebrated its half century anniversary.

The drawing was a present from the school administration to the pupils.

The school was established in 1965 and two years later it was renamed after Soviet astronaut Vladimer Komarov, who was killed in 1967 when the space capsule he was in crashed after re-entry to Earth due to a parachute failure.

The official name of the school is long so it’s commonly known as Komarovi School, and it is associated with the highest results and the best education among teachers and parents.

The lesson at the Komarovi school. Photo by komarovi.edu.ge.

Ninety-five percent of school graduates gained the highest ranks and were offered state funds by achieving top results in the National Exams. It is the only public school which offers full board for up to 100 talented children from Georgia’s regions.

The specialist school has a strong reputation and you will struggle to find student winners of international Mathematics, Physic and Computer Science Olympiads who did not study at this school.

Komarovi does not have a primary school; talented children are invited to enter at Grade 7 only after completing difficult exams. Currently there are about 1,015 students who study at the school.

The caliber of the school is high and many parents want their children to learn at Komarovi. Last year five potential pupils applied for every one available vacancy. The intermediate exams are held twice a year.

If there are five or six classes at the beginning of the academic year but student numbers drop as the years’ progress. By the time the students finish their education at the end of high school only about two or three classes actually graduate.