Originally Posted by sstrawberrymilkshake

I have a 18 year old daughter who goes to ISOP and a 9 year old who goes to the local greek school in Tsada.

When we moved here nearly 2 years ago we had no choice but to put my eldest in private school as she needed to sit her A levels so that she could get into Uni to be a vet. When she first started she found it very hard as the system is very different and the work much harder than it is in the UK. I have heard that the GCSE's are harder scored than in the UK as well. Thankfully she settled in well although she did have a few problems with a couple of teachers not explaining things to her properly. This was resolved after a chat in the right ear. She is now just away to sit her final exams and is doing great.

One thing to remember regarding fees though is that after you pay your yearly fees there is also school uniform, books, compulsory trips and exam fees which have to be paid for on top. All in all you can expect to have to pay around an extra 2000 euro on top.

We decided to send my youngest to the local greek school as we wanted her to integrate and learn the language. At the start she could hardly speak a word of greek but we found the teachers very helpful as she was the only british child at the school. She is now pretty fluent and doing brilliantly. The only thing we have had a problem with is some bullying. Cypriot schools are like english ones 20/30 years ago. There is very little playground supervison and children are left to sort things out for themselves, but to be fair i think it makes for a stronger child in the end... after all it didnt do us any harm!!!
Hope this info helps

shirley xx