Pascal English School

Title:	Pascal English School
Category:	Cyprus
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Listing added:	Jun 19, 2008
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PASCAL English School is a six year English-medium secondary school,
founded in 1988, fully recognised by the Ministry of Education and Culture
of Cyprus. It belongs to one of the largest and most reputable educational
organisations in Cyprus, PASCAL Education which comprises two Greek
schools (in Nicosia and Limassol) and three English schools, one in Larnaca,
one in Limassol and one in Nicosia, two of which are at the same time
accredited International Baccalaureate schools.
n Students are admitted to PASCAL English School only after succeeding in
the entrance examination which comprises papers in Maths, Greek and
English (Greek applies only to Greek speaking students).
n Lower school students, Years 1-3, follow a broad curriculum consisting of
the following compulsory subjects: English, Drama, Greek, Classical Appreciation,
French, Mathematics, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Religious
Knowledge, Art, Music, Physical Education, Information Technology and PSHE
(Greek, Classical Appreciation and Religious Knowledge apply only to native
Greek speaking students. Non-native Greek speaking students take Greek
as a second language and/or Religious Studies).
n Upper school students, Years 4-6, study 6 core subjects: English, Greek,
Information Technology, Greek History, Religious Knowledge and Physical
Education plus 3 to 6 additional optional subjects. Students in Year 4 in
addition to their school work are given the option of taking the IGCSE -
Higher Tier exams in their optional subjects (Greek, Greek History and
Religious Knowledge apply only to Greek speaking students. Non-Greek
speaking students take Greek as a second language and/or Religious
Studies).
n Students in Years 5 and 6 in addition to their school work, which is geared
towards the Apolytirion, may also choose to take the GCE AS and A level
exams respectively. Alternatively, some students may choose in Years 5
and 6 the 2-year International Baccalaureate Diploma programme which
again leads to the Apolytirion and/or the IB Diploma.