Participants of the National Olympiads with the best results across the regions have been awarded

Ekaterine Dgebuadze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, presented various prizes and cash awards to 207 students from across the regions who achieved the best results in the National Olympiads.

This type of award ceremony was held for the first time in the history of the Olympiads, and its main purpose is to encourage students from schools in various regions of Georgia and to highlight outstanding students, which is aimed at increasing student motivation. The identification of students with the best results by region was carried out taking into account the results of the first and second rounds of the Olympiad, in accordance with subjects and grades.

The National School Olympiad is held annually, and this year up to 35,000 students from grades X-XII of public and private schools participated in it.

In the 2018-2019 academic year, the Olympiad was held in the following subjects: Georgian language and literature (for Georgian-speaking and non-Georgian-speaking students), mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history, foreign languages (English, German, Russian) and informatics. The Olympiad was also held in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian languages. Blind students could also participate in the Olympiad (Braille was used). The Olympiad was organized by the National Assessment and Examinations Center and included 3 stages - school, regional and final rounds.  

Students who won 1st place (18 students), 2nd place (17 students), and 3rd place (16 students), identified as a result of the third round of the Olympiad, have already been awarded in accordance with the places won. The winners received gift cards for computer equipment and accessories, as well as diplomas.