Hello psychickerri, and welcome to this forum, which is much more than just a chatroom,

I am yummymummys other half (I would say better half, but she...) Cyprus is a great place to bring up children, and the basic rules are whether you want your children to follow the English Curriculum and therefore pay for your schooling at private schools, or do you want them to go to greek school and therefore become perfectly fluent in Greek & English. Your oldest child may well have to go to the private schools given its (his/her) age. If using the private schools you have to make the committment to either live within walking distance of the schools or be committed to an early morning trip everyday and a return trip mid afternoon, (generally schools run from early to about 1pm). State schools are generally located within walking distance of most residential areas and have a later start age of 6. Children get an annual test to establish how they are doing and if need be can repaet a year to catch up.
Both state and private schools have their merits! Cyprus has one of the largest entries to Further Education and University in the world.


Good luck
Dougie

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