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Pallini, Greece · est. 1970 · Private
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Campion School is a private British-style international school in Pallini, 16 km east of central Athens. It was founded in 1970 by the Shortell family, American philhellenes; since 2000 it has occupied its own purpose-built campus, where the Junior and Senior schools are managed separately. The school is a not-for-profit trust incorporated in Massachusetts and licensed by the Greek Ministry of Education. A small majority of pupils are of Greek parentage or from the Greek diaspora; the others are foreign nationals from many countries. The language of instruction is English: the ISI inspection report published on the school website says "The curriculum is delivered in English", and all parent pages, admission rules and curriculum guides are in English. Greek pupils can follow Greek language, literature and history courses to sit the exams for the Greek school certificate (Apolytirio).
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $10 394–17 680 a year
9 200–15 650 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · Cambridge · IGCSE
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Greek, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $113
100 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year: Nursery EUR 9200, Reception and Years 1-2 EUR 12600, Years 3-6 EUR 13200, Years 7-9 EUR 14200, Years 10-13 EUR 15650 per year, in two instalments (end of August and February). Discounts: 20% for the third and subsequent children, 5% if settled by the end of July, 7% for alumni families paying in full by the same date. Fees include most books and stationery; uniform, exam fees and trips are extra.
Admissions "Campion School is open to all children who can benefit from and contribute to the international education offered, regardless of gender, culture, nationality or religion"; priority goes to expatriate families moving to Greece. Admission is through an online enquiry, reports from the previous two years, a teacher recommendation and an interview. All Senior School candidates sit entrance tests (MidYIS, CEM IBE for the IB Diploma), and non-native English speakers also sit the Cambridge English Placement Test. Nursery entry is after the third birthday; for Reception a child must be four on 1 September. "International pupils may be admitted at any point in the school year. Local applicants are generally not accepted mid-year". Holders of non-European passports must show proof of the right to reside in Greece. IB Diploma entry normally requires five IGCSEs at A* to C, including Mathematics and English.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery - Year 13. Early Years (Nursery from age three and Reception), Junior School (Years 1-6) following an adapted English National Curriculum and the International Primary Curriculum, Senior School (Years 7-13). The Lower School follows an adapted British curriculum, the Middle School prepares for Cambridge IGCSE taken at the end of Year 11, and in the final two years "All students at Campion participate in the IB Diploma". Greek pupils may prepare for the Greek school certificate exams (Apolytirio); there is no separate Greek lyceum stream.
Address Agias Ioulianis 2, Pallini 15351
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeCambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeBSO · accreditationCOBIS · accreditationThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school, and the Cambridge register names it as a Cambridge centre. It holds a British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection, the latest in March 2023, and is an accredited member of COBIS.
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 →CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: IGCSE (ages 14-16). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →BSOBritish government inspection of schools overseas
A scheme of the UK Department for Education: a school abroad is inspected against the standards for independent schools in England, including safeguarding and the standards for boarding. The inspections are done by independent inspectorates approved by the department, and the inspectorates themselves are monitored annually by Ofsted. The reports are published in full on the government website.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →COBISCouncil of British International Schools
An association of British schools abroad with a quality inspection of its own. It has nine membership categories, and the word "accredited" appears in seven of them, although COBIS does its own inspection in one: in the rest it recognises an accreditation granted by somebody else.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Average IB score
36 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma 2024, the latest published results: average score 36, 100% pass rate, the top student scored the maximum, 27% scored 40 or more, 67% scored 35 or more. In the May 2026 Greek Attainment Test (GAT) 98% of pupils passed at levels A1, B1, B2 and C1.
Where leavers go: University of Oxford · Imperial College London · Royal Holloway · University of Glasgow · University of Warwick · MIT · University of Chicago · Brown University · École Polytechnique · Karolinska Institute · IE Madrid · University of Groningen
and others, 13 universities in the school's list in allDestinations of the class of 2024, the latest published on the website: most graduates went to UK universities, seven went to universities in North America, others to universities in France, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratoriesscience laboratories and computer labs
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Librarytwo libraries
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transportschool buses covering most Athens suburbs and a free late bus for the Senior School
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Campus: own campus in Pallini, opened in 2000
Clubs and activities: Orchestra · Choir · Model United Nations · Debate Club · Forensics · Kouroi & Kores (Greek dance) · Drama · Latin dance · Tennis · Football · Track and field · Basketball · Volleyball · Rugby · Cross-country · Swimming
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: most teachers hold degrees from UK universities
"The majority of Campion's highly qualified teaching staff holds degrees from UK universities"; a smaller number are graduates of Commonwealth and American universities, and almost all foreign language teachers graduated in the country where the language is spoken. Teachers have ongoing in-service training and attend conferences. The school is led by Head of School J Martin; the Junior and Senior schools each have their own heads with deputies for teaching and for pastoral care. The school does not publish the number of teachers or 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 room"There is a full-time nurse in attendance at all times"
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policyChild Protection & Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy
✓Staff training"various other staff are trained in first-aid"
✓Anti-bullying policyAnti Bullying Policy
Designated Safeguarding Leads cover the Junior and Senior schools separately, with a Safeguarding Trustee. Child protection, anti-bullying and safer recruitment policies are published.
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Academics and programmes (16%)84 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)100 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "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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