Schools close, as cold takes grip
Secondary schools in the mountain villages of Agros, Lemythoυ and Omodhos, as well as primary schools in Kyperounta and Pano Platres, will remain closed on...
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Church and state want more anti-drugs messages in schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou and Archbishop Chrystostomos on Monday discussed the possibility of including anti-drug messages in the school curricula including as part of religious...
Family of special needs boy says son being physically bullied at school
The family of a 16-year-old boy with special needs said on Wednesday that their son had been beaten up and bullied by classmates at a...
Students abstain from class over exam change (Updated)
High school students and students at technical schools did not attend lessons during the third and fourth period on Tuesday in a protest against recently...
Majority of teachers reject strike action over exams
The majority of teachers on Monday morning decided not to stage work stoppages to protest against recently introduced four-monthly exams in high schools. After 100...
Tree planting programme to green the island’s schools
All schools in Cyprus need to become greener to help neighbourhoods up their game, Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Tuesday after a meeting at...
Arrested child porn suspect worked as high-school guard
Concerns were expressed on Friday by parents after news got out that a 28-year-old man arrested this week for allegedly obtaining child porn material by...
State moving to install CCTV in kindergartens and primary schools
The education ministry is moving to install CCTV cameras in kindergartens and primary schools after it proved unable to find security guards willing to take...
Need for guards at primary schools but abduction reports played down
Parents associations said Wednesday there did not appear to be any issue of child abduction after it emerged that police were investigating two complaints that...
Dangerous children’s clothing to be removed from shops
The consumer protection service has launched a campaign to identify and remove from the market any children’s clothing they deem dangerous for children. The checks...
Elam tables bill seeking ban on Muslim headgear in public spaces
Far-right party Elam announced on Tuesday that it had submitted a bill seeking to impose a ban on all Muslim headgear in public spaces, including...
Rizokarpaso students to enjoy afterschool activities for first time since ‘74
For the first time since 1974, students attending enclaved schools at Rizokarpaso, will have the chance to enjoy afterschool activities such as learning foreign languages,...
Migrant children quit school at double the rate of native-born children
Early school-leaving among migrant children in Cyprus is almost twice as high compared with native-born children, with Cyprus being one of the six EU countries...
School canteens still a rip-off, consumer body says
Students continue to be ripped off by their school canteens and to be sold substandard products that are not on the official menus, inspections carried...
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...
Reusing textbooks proves popular in Aglandjia school
By Kyriaki Christodoulou A mobile library `wanders` the yard of Fifth Primary School in Aglandjia in Nicosia, building environmental awareness through the recycling and reuse...
Education ministry given until end of month to improve Larnaca school
The parents’ association and staff at Verginia secondary school in Larnaca has given the ministry of education until the end of the month to revamp...
Headscarf-ban girl will return to school after minister intervenes (Updated)
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Saturday the issue of a Muslim pupil who was kicked out of her high school on Friday by the...
Secondary schools reopen, problems remain
Exams, uniforms and mobile phones dominate discussion As secondary schools were reopening on Friday, students and the education ministry looked set for new clashes over...
Authorities call time on students’ high jinks on eve of school year
The growing trend of final-year Lyceum students partying on school grounds on the eve of the academic year is to be policed, school heads, both...
