The Junior and Senior School

Established: 1944

Language: English

Type: Primary (Junior) & Secondary (Senior)

Age range: 2 to 19

Students: 1,300

Cypriot/Foreigner ratio: 65:35

Principal: Deborah Duncan

Student/Teacher ratio: up to 24 children per class (smaller groups in exam years)

Governance: Governed by a group of elected parents

ADMISSIONS

Head of admissions: Christie Kasapi

Entry Policy: Interview, written entrance exam (depending on the age)

Scholarships: Year 7

Mid-term entry: Available if there is space in the year group

Applying from abroad: Yes,  and we can do assessments in the home school

Tuition fees: €4,817 to €7,462 (JS), €7,013 to €7,279 (SS)

CURRICULUM

UK curriculum taught only in English. Plus Greek language for all

Type of exams: GCSE, IGCSE, GCE A level and IAL

Languages: French, Spanish, German

Sports: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Squash, Tennis, Swimming, Athletics, Rugby

EXTRACURRICULAR

Extensive extra-curricular activities on both sites at the end of the day.

We offer many including sports, choir, orchestra, languages, booster classes, homework  clubs, ICT clubs, drama, dancing, crafts, art etc

FACILITIES

Three fully equipped science laboratories, drama studio, music and recording studio (SS)

Sports: Running track (both sites). Extensive sports grounds: gymnasium, tennis courts, a squash court, two swimming pools, futsal, basketball and volleyball courts (SS), basketball courts, futsal, tennis courts (JS)

Bus service: Yes. Buses to and from city centre (for SS which is in Latsia), plus home buses by arrangement

Boarding School: Νο

POLICIES

School hours: 07:45-13:00 (JS – KS1), 07:45-13:10  (JS – KS2), 08:05-14:25 (SS)

Uniform: Yes. Green, white, grey and black

Code of conduct: Clear behaviour policies in place and rewards and sanctions pyramids in operation at SS

Parents’ association: Active PTA on both sites

Complaints procedure: Up to date Complaints Policy compliant with British Schools Overseas standards

Exams: Exam results published online

Student support: Pastoral  support team, learning support department, Counsellor, Careers Advisor

HISTORY

The  Junior School was established in 1944 by the British Council. The school remained under the direction of the British Council until 1948, when it became a non-profit making company incorporated  in  Cyprus, known as The Junior School.

In 2003 the Senior School was established, extending education from 12 to 19 years old and incorporating study for IGCSE and A level qualifications. Due to a rise in pupil numbers and a  need for improved buildings,  in March 2016 the school moved to a new site in Latsia. A new annex with eight new classrooms has recently opened on the Senior School site.