Georgian Education Ministry rejects claims on removal of literary works from national exams curriculum

The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia on Tuesday rejected claims on social media of removal of a number of literary works by Georgian authors from the unified national examinations for the Georgian language and literature curriculum, stating the programme had “not been changed” and “no works” had been removed.

The Ministry said the examinations programme was based “only on mandatory literature” provided for by the national curriculum, stressing the “absence of a specific work” from next year’s programme “does not mean it will no longer be taught in schools”.

It is important that the examination programme is based only on mandatory works, in order to protect the interests of each applicant and ensure equal access to education”, the statement said.

The body also noted a revision of subject standards was ongoing, with a team of experts reviewing and updating the list of mandatory literature, while also expressing its intention to include both works mentioned in the claims, as well as other literary pieces that would “further contribute to the formation of national-patriotic values ​​among students”.