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Georgia, Tbilisi
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The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi is located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The campus address is 7a Leo Kvatchadze Street, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia. The school serves grades 8 through 12. It is a private high school.
Junior High (Grade 8); Grades 9-12.
Private high school.
Academic support for Junior High is built within the daily schedule on a need-based calendar and it not only assists academically vulnerable students but also focuses on developing other areas of interest. All teachers in grades 9-12 will set public weekly hours of extra help for students who are in need of catching up with their studies. Students in academic probation are placed on a mandatory schedule. If, despite the extra help offered, the student fails to improve, the student may be asked to leave the Academy.
American in name; of, by, and for Georgians.
Application fees
- A non-refundable application fee of 200 GEL is required at the time of application. Payment is made by bank transfer to the school's TBC Bank account (account details provided by the school during application).
Tuition fees (2026/2027 academic year) — annual amounts
- Grade 8 (Junior High): Annual tuition: 19,500 GEL.
- Grades 9–12 (High School): Annual tuition: 31,000 GEL.
- Security deposit: 600 GEL per student, collected when the student enters the school; this deposit covers school property issued to students (books, locker key, graduation gown, etc.) and is refundable at the end of the senior year subject to deductions per the Educational Services Agreement.
Tuition fees — per term / billing frequency
- Tuition is published as an annual total by year group. The school issues an Educational Services Agreement to enrolled families that contains the specific billing schedule and payment terms; families receive that agreement during the admissions/acceptance process.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school provides an Educational Services Agreement (ESA) to families that specifies payment deadlines, late-payment conditions, and any applicable deductions; the ESA is provided to parents after acceptance. The security deposit (600 GEL) is collected at enrollment.
Boarding fees
- The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi operates as a day secondary school (grades 8–12); there is no public boarding program or boarding fee schedule.
Other costs and typical ancillary charges
- Security deposit: 600 GEL (see above). This covers books and locker keys issued to students.
- Diploma/replacement document fees (examples of small administrative fees published for document services): School charges for a replacement diploma are listed as GEL 15 (diploma without cover) and GEL 35 (diploma with cover) for diploma-service requests. Administrative services and document requests are payable by bank transfer to the school account.
- Uniform: the school is listed in independent school directories as not requiring a uniform. Specific clothing or dress-code expectations for students are determined by the school and communicated to families.
- Extracurricular programs, Summer Academy sessions, special exams or optional trips may carry additional fees; those activities and their charges are managed separately from standard tuition and are announced when applicable.
Refund information
- The security deposit (600 GEL) is refundable at the end of the senior year, less any deductions permitted under the Educational Services Agreement. The Educational Services Agreement clauses govern other refund scenarios and any deductions.
Fee payment options
- Bank transfer to the school's TBC Bank account is an established payment method and is used for application fees, document-service fees, and other school payments (the school provides the account details during the application or administrative process). For document-service payments the school explicitly accepts bank transfers. The Educational Services Agreement provided to families sets out the accepted payment methods for tuition and any other permitted instruments.
Discounts / financial assistance
- Sibling discount: a 15% discount is available for an elder sibling when two or more siblings are enrolled simultaneously (applicable to high school students). Tuition abatement (need- and merit-based financial assistance) is offered annually through a formal application process; recipients must meet academic and behavioural conditions to retain abatement.
Contact and payment logistics
- For payments and account details, families use the bank-account information supplied by the school during application or in the enrollment package; the school's admissions office provides the Educational Services Agreement and billing schedule to enrolled families.
The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy is a high school in Tbilisi with 372 students in grades 8–12. The five-year bespoke curriculum prepares students to study at Georgian universities and universities abroad. English is the language of instruction, with Georgian and Russian used exclusively in their language classes. The school emphasizes daily preparation, homework, active participation, and frequent writing and assessment, with technology integrated in instruction. The academic year runs two semesters; classes meet four times per week (50 minutes) and one double period (80 minutes). Courses are typically more intensive than the Georgian program, with small class sizes and hands-on activities and current textbooks. Founded in 2001 by Guivy Zaldastanishvili and Donald Thomas, the academy carries US-supported aims to foster critical thinking and writing. Facilities include three science laboratories and modern library. Extracurriculars include Drama, Debate, Chess, Kendo, and a Saturday Community Service program; it competes in FIRST Global Challenge.
