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Gerakas, Greece · est. 2004 · State
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Arts Secondary School of Gerakas (Kallitechniko Gymnasio Geraka, Greek: Καλλιτεχνικό Σχολείο Γέρακα) is a state arts school in Gerakas, East Attica, a Gymnasium with Lyceum classes. The school describes itself as the first school of its kind in Greece, founded in 2004; its curriculum combines general education with the arts and spans Grades 7-12. Arts are divided into three specializations: Fine Arts, Theater/Cinematography and Dance. In Junior High all students attend all three, in Senior High they choose one; arts take 14 class periods a week in Junior High and 10 in Senior High. The school is a candidate school for the IB Diploma Programme, and from the 2026-2027 school year an IB class runs alongside the Greek Lyceum programme. Lessons in the Greek programme are taught in Greek: all pages for students and parents, admission rules and timetables are in Greek; in the IB class lessons are in English. The school day has eight periods, from 8:15 to 14:50. The school says graduates enter Law and Medicine, and "8 out of 10 students join the Fine Arts School, the National Theater, the State Theater and the State Dance School".
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Greek, English
Languages taught
French, German
About the fees The school is a state school. It does not state any tuition fee on its pages, neither for the Greek programme nor for the IB class. The school says students are transported by Region school buses and meals are provided by the Municipality.
Admissions Grade 1 of Gymnasium (Grade 7) admits graduates of public or private primary schools after entrance tests in the second half of June: theater and dance auditions, a fine arts exam and a written discourse exam. Each candidate may sit tests in one or two specializations. Applications go only to the arts school of the area of permanent residence: Gerakas takes residents of East Attica, B Athens and, from D Athens, only the municipalities of Glyfada and Elliniko-Argyroupoli. The dance specialization requires two medical certificates, from a paediatrician or internist and from an orthopaedist. Grades 2 and 3 of Gymnasium and Grades 1 and 2 of Lyceum admit only to vacancies, through placement exams in the last ten days of September. The school posted its IB admissions rules (Admissions Policy) as a separate file, but it is not available on the website. The school does not say whether it admits foreign students.
Stages and year groups A Gymnasium with Lyceum classes: three Gymnasium years (Grades 7-9) and three Lyceum years (Grades 10-12); in the 2025-2026 school year the school had 8 class sections in the Gymnasium and 7 in the Lyceum. Students follow the national curriculum with arts subjects and sit all exams, including the Panhellenic exams, for the Greek Lyceum certificate (Apolytirio). The school says it "είναι Υποψήφιο Σχολείο για το Δίπλωμα του Διεθνούς Απολυτηρίου" and is pursuing authorization as an IB World School; the IB class in the second and third year of Lyceum was established by Ministry decision ΥΑ 26887/Δ6 from the 2026-2027 school year. According to the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP) of the Ministry of Education, from the 2026-2027 school year state schools offer their students the IB Diploma Programme, which "will be taught in English"; it is a two-year programme in the second and third year of Lyceum (Grades 11-12), and the IB Diploma "is equivalent to the Greek Lyceum leaving certificate".
Address Skiathou & Irakleias, 153 44 Gerakas
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school. It is a state school: the IB Diploma class is taught in English in the last two years of the lyceum alongside the Greek curriculum; the ministry treats the IB Diploma as equivalent to the Greek school-leaving certificate.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: Fine Arts School · National Theater · State Theater · State Dance School
The school says graduates are accepted at prestigious Law and Medicine schools, and "8 out of 10 students join the Fine Arts School, the National Theater, the State Theater and the State Dance School".
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Campus: Two dance halls, a school theatre, visual arts workshops on two floors, a printmaking room with presses, a ceramics workshop with potter's wheels and a kiln, a mosaic and fresco workshop, a library and a separate art library, science and computer labs, pianos and musical instruments; school buses provided by the Region and meals provided by the Municipality.
Clubs and activities: Creative writing workshop · Philosophy café · School newspaper
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers49
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The 2025-2026 staff page lists the head, two deputy heads and 49 teachers: philologists, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, a biologist, teachers of English, French and German, computing, music, PE, plus visual artists, choreographers, theatre scholars, drama and film teachers. The school says arts are taught by artists and specialized teachers, and recognized artists are invited during the year. The school does not publish class sizes.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school regulations (Κανονισμός Λειτουργίας) include a section on preventing violence and bullying and an emergency evacuation plan with regular drills; school announcements mention a school psychologist.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data67 Value for money (6%) scored at the median73 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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