New language programme unveiled for pupils with migrant backgrounds
There are more than 17,000 children whose mother language is not Greek in the state education system, education minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday as he...
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Police detain nine pupils, seek two more in food delivery robbery
Police in Limassol have detained nine underage pupils from the same school in connection with a robbery on of a food-delivery man in the Germasoyia...
Three teens charged after teacher injured during argument
Paphos police on Tuesday arrested three teens in connection with an attack of a high school teacher, two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old. They were charged...
Cyprus’ pupil-teacher ratio below EU average
The average number of pupils per teacher at primary school level in Cyprus is 12.6, less than the EU average of 14.7, according to Eurostat...
Kidnapping defendant admits giving boys sedatives
The man who admitted kidnapping two boys from their Larnaca primary school in September pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges of giving them sedatives....
Teacher arrested after brutality claims (Updated)
Paphos police arrested on Friday the teacher who allegedly assaulted four high-school pupils. The pupils complained on Thursday that the man assaulted them during their...
Four pupils say assaulted by teacher in Paphos, police investigating
Paphos police are investigating a complaint by four high-school pupils alleging that they were physically assaulted by one of their teachers. According to the Cyprus...
Pupil protest turns ugly (updated)
Pupils hurled missiles at police officers and journalists outside parliament where they assembled to protest against new regulations. Despite appeals from their union, pupils threw...
Unions in north call general strike over deaths of teenage students (Update)
THE confederation of unions in the breakaway regime in the north of Cyprus has called a general strike for Thursday and a gathering at 10am...
Mass brawl in Famagusta district school
A 16-year-old male was slightly injured on Friday during a fight between pupils from two villages in the Famagusta district. Police said they had been...
Over 50,000 primary pupils go back to school (PHOTOS)
Primary schools are fully staffed and equipped for the academic year ahead, an education ministry official said on Monday as more than 50,600 pupils returned...
Entries invited to Commonwealth essay contest
Entries to the annual Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, won last year by a Cypriot, are being invited from school pupils around the island. Open to...
Police arrest two after knife incident (Updated)
Larnaca police have arrested two pupils, 20 and 17, of Syrian origin, in connection with a knife incident in which four Greek Cypriots were injured...
Minors caught in betting shop
Four pupils aged between 14 and 16-years-old were apparently placing wagers on greyhound races – illegal in Cyprus — in a betting shop in Limassol,...