SCHOOL PROFILE: 
PASCAL English School is a private co-educational six-year English-medium secondary school whose graduates receive an Apolytirion (recognised national secondary school leaving qualification). PASCAL English School Lefkosia was founded in 1988. It is a day and boarding IB World School. PASCAL English School Lemesos was founded in 2002 as a day school. PASCAL English School Larnaka was founded in 2003. It is a day and IB World school. All three schools are fully recognised by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. Pupils are admitted to Year 1 after succeeding in the entrance examinations. Pupils coming from PASCAL Primary Schools are not required to take the entrance examinations. In subsequent Years pupils are admitted based on the most recent progress report from the previous school and/or placement examination in Mathematics and English and/or an interview.
Year 1 corresponds to Year 7 of the UK educational system. As the school runs a six-year secondary programme, its pupils graduate having completed Year 12. Lower school pupils, Years 1-3, follow a broad curriculum consisting of 14 compulsory subjects. Upper school pupils, Years 4-6, study 6 core subjects plus 3 to 5 additional optional subjects.
In addition to the school work, which is geared towards the Apolytirion, pupils may take the IGCSE, GCE AS and A Level/International A Level examinations in their optional subjects. Alternatively, in Years 5 and 6 pupils may follow the 2-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme which also leads to the Apolytirion and The Diploma of the International Baccalaureate/Diploma Programme Courses Results.
The school fosters a healthy competitive environment and runs comprehensive mandatory extra-curricular activities programme with an aim of enriching pupils’ knowledge and hands on experience outside the academic arena. For example, pupils are given opportunities to develop their leadership skills by organising various fundraisers, by attending specialized summer schools or volunteering in summer programmes abroad.
Pupils are continuously encouraged to step out of their comfort zone in order to learn to help others and to broaden their international perspective. Consequently, these experiences inspire them to become responsible and compassionate young people aware of the challenges ahead.
Thus, PASCAL English School graduates meet the expectations and the requirements of highly competitive universities worldwide. The graduates secure placements at top UK, other European, USA and other worldwide universities based on the Apolytirion only or the Apolytirion with other secondary school leaving qualifications (GCE A Levels/IAL or The Diploma of the International Baccalaureate/Diploma Programme Courses Results). 

 

CURRICULUM: 
In Years 1-3 (corresponding Years 7-9 of the UK educational system) the school offers a high standard of general education and sets the foundations for more specialised learning in Years 4-6. The subjects taught are: English, Drama, Greek, Classical Appreciation, French, Mathematics, History, Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Geography, Religious Knowledge, Art, Music, Physical Education and Computing. All subjects are taught in English from Year 1, except Greek, Religious Knowledge and Classical Appreciation which are only taught to the Greek language native speaking pupils.
Non-native Greek-speaking pupils take Greek as a second or Greek as a foreign language and/or Greek History and/or Religious Studies and/or additional support in the English language.
All Day School is offered on an optional basis to the pupils in Years 1-3. The subjects taught in the All Day School are Mathematics, Science and English and the purpose is:
  • To help pupils to develop their study skills and to become independent learners
  • To review the material taught in the morning school hours only in smaller groups
  • To offer additional practice and preparation for upcoming tests/examinations in the given subjects
  • To offer extension work to stronger pupils
In Years 4-6 (corresponding to Years 10-12 of the UK educational system) the school offers a complete programme of study which consists of 6 core subjects and 3 to 5 additional optional subjects including Mathematics which is offered at different levels, leading towards the Apolytirion.
The core subjects are: English, Greek, Greek History, Computing, Physical Education and Religious Knowledge. All subjects are taught in English, except Greek, Greek History and Religious Knowledge which are only taught to native Greek- speaking pupils. Non-native Greek-speaking pupils take Greek as a second language and/or Greek History and/or Religious Studies and/or additional support in the English language.
The list of optional subjects includes the following:
Mathematics, ICT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Accounting, History, Art, Psychology, English Literature, French and German. Pupils in Year 4 may take the IGCSE examinations in their optional subjects. In Years 5 and 6 they may take the GCE AS and A Level/International A Level examinations respectively. Alternatively, pupils may follow the 2-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (available only in Lefkosia and Larnaka).
External examinations support lessons after school are provided on an optional basis to the pupils in Years 4-6. The purpose of these lessons is exclusively to maximize pupil performance on the external examinations.
PASCAL English School pupils graduate having completed Year 6. Since the school is a six-year secondary school there is no Year 7 (Year 13 of the UK educational system) which enables the pupils to gain a year in comparison to graduates of other English-medium secondary schools in Cyprus or UK.

 


Located cities

LEFKOSIA, Kopegchagis Street, 2306 Lakatamia

LARNAKA,  Polytechniou Street, 7103 Aradippou

LEMESOS, Omirou Street, 3095 Lemesos