#schools

Famagusta district is leading in the rollout of air conditioning in schools, with 65 per cent of its primary schools already fully equipped, while Paphos and Nicosia remain significantly behind. According ...

Education Minister Athina Michaelidou confirmed on Wednesday the government was preparing an updated proposal to reform the teacher appointment system, as unions warned they would oppose any such changes they ...

Parents have been urged to be careful when buying school supplies for their children, with the labour inspection department warning that some products may contain potentially dangerous chemicals. In an ...

School supplies have been donated to Greek Cypriot and Maronite children who attend schools in the north, the Pancyprian volunteerism coordinating council said on Thursday. The supplies were donated by ...

It seems strange that the education ministry felt obliged to issue a missive about prayers and religious instruction at public schools. Greek Orthodox prayers and religious instruction have been part ...

The number of all-day schools has risen to 381, up from 220 in 2023, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou announced on Tuesday, following a decision by cabinet to expand the scheme ahead of the ...

Dozens of schoolbags, pencil cases, stationery, books, fairytales and educational toys have been collected to cover the basic needs of vulnerable children and families across Cyprus, through a campaign run ...

The price of school supplies remains at the same level as last year, with items available to suit all budgets, executive secretary of the supermarket’s association Andreas Hadjiadamou said ...

The education ministry has launched a project to install cold water dispensers in schools across the island, a process which began last year with a tender for 25 schools and will ...

Eurobank staff have collected school supplies for children from vulnerable families as part of an annual campaign organised by the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC). The “Back to School Supplies ...

The education ministry is expected to roll out the integration of AI into teaching from September to “cultivate responsible use” of the technology. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou told Politis Radio ...

Building children’s mental resilience from early-years education has become a central priority as schools expand support services to address mental health, bullying and violence, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said ...

Most public preschools, high schools, and nearly all middle schools will begin the new school year with air conditioning installed, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday, as the government ...

The Cyprus Red Cross has launched a nationwide back-to-school campaign to collect school supplies for children from financially vulnerable families ahead of the new academic year. The “Back to School – ...

School safety remains a “non-negotiable priority” for the government, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday, responding to the Audit Office’s findings on fire safety and health shortcomings in ...

By Dina Husseini Twenty-five public schools across Cyprus are being upgraded through a €20 million investment programme aimed at transforming them into nearly zero energy buildings, authorities said on Wednesday. The ...

Twenty three major school infrastructure projects worth over €125 million are currently underway and will be completed for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, the education ministry said on Tuesday. These projects aim ...

There is “a serious lack of long-term planning for school infrastructure” scientific and technical chamber (Etek) president Constantinos Constanti said on Tuesday after an Audit Office report said some prefabricated ...

The use of prefabricated classrooms in public schools is not inherently negative, provided they are used to address overcrowding or accommodate pupils while permanent school buildings are upgraded or expanded, ...

Teachers’ union Oelmek and the secondary school parents’ association on Friday criticised the finance ministry’s reported decision not to include 60 additional educational psychologist posts in the 2027 state budget. In ...

School boards across Cyprus will manage a budget of more than €90.2 million during the 2025-26 academic year, the Pancyprian Federation of School Boards said on Friday. The federation presented a ...

A middle age woman who got her high school leaving certificate (apolytirio) with top honours decades after she left school was on Tuesday congratulated by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Anastasia ...

Makarios III Technical and Vocational School in Nicosia has won first prize in the nationwide student video competition “Together We Stop Bullying” with its short film I See You, the ...

More than 70 students and parents gathered outside the English School in Nicosia on Friday to protest the cancellation of this year’s graduation ceremony. The ceremony was cancelled following reports ...