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Bucharest, Romania · est. 2008 · State
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The Greek School of Bucharest "Athena" is a Greek school in the north of Bucharest, founded in 2008. It describes itself as the only public school of the Greek authorities in Romania and follows the Greek public education system in structure, curriculum and timetable. It was founded under a memorandum of understanding between the Greek Embassy in Bucharest, on behalf of the Greek Ministry of Education, and the Parents and Guardians Association: the ministry appoints and pays teachers and senior management, while the parents' association runs the school, pays the building rent and other costs with money from parents, the Greek business community in Romania and individual donors. Lessons are in Greek; the school also teaches Romanian and English. The school says not all its pupils are Greek, and it encourages activities that bring together children from different communities. The website describes a kindergarten (nipiagogeio), a primary school (dimotiko) and a lower secondary school (gymnasio); it calls founding an upper secondary school (lykeio) the next step.
Key facts
Programmes
Greek programme
Languages of instruction
Greek
Languages taught
Romanian, English
Admissions The school says it wants to keep its doors open to any child who wishes to follow the Greek education system, whether or not the family can contribute to the school's costs. Full and partial scholarships are available for children of any nationality who cannot afford to attend, in any grade: applicants need proven financial need, strong academic ability, community involvement and ethical behaviour; applications are accepted until the end of June and answered by September. Visits are possible after calling the office at least one day ahead. The school names no Greek language requirement or admission documents; enrolment enquiries go to the president of the parents' association.
Stages and year groups The school follows the Greek public education system: kindergarten (nipiagogeio), a six-year primary school (dimotiko) and a three-year lower secondary school (gymnasio). In the 2015-2016 school year, according to the website, the gymnasio had three classes, the primary school ran all six grades with four teachers, and the kindergarten had one teacher. The website calls founding an upper secondary school (lykeio) the next step.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
YPAITHAGreece's education ministry lists the school among Greek-language schools abroad that belong to the formal Greek education system: kindergarten, primary school, gymnasium and lyceum. The Greek ministry appoints and pays the teachers and the school's leadership.
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YPAITHAGreece's Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (YPAITHA)
A Greek school abroad: the Greek curriculum taught in Greek, and the school belongs to the formal Greek education system under the ministry's supervision. Every such school is named on the list of Greece's education ministry.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Greek school abroad, and that can be checked on the list of Greece's education ministry. The entry is not a quality inspection: a school is on the list as part of the Greek education system, not as the outcome of an assessment. The curriculum and the certificate are Greek. Whom the school admits and what it charges are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Greek school curriculum taught in Greek, with Greek qualifications: the gymnasium certificate and the lyceum certificate.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by Greece's education ministry, which also names the school on its list of Greek-language schools abroad that belong to the formal Greek education system. A lyceum leaver receives the Greek school-leaving certificate used for entry to Greek universities; for children of Greeks living abroad Greece has a separate quota in the university entrance examinations.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school is in the north of Bucharest, in a quiet residential area very close to Herăstrău Park. Transport to and from school is arranged at the request of parents. The school rents its building: rent and upkeep are paid by the parents' association.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
Teachers and senior management are appointed and paid by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs. In the 2015-2016 school year, according to the website, four teachers taught in the primary school and one teacher in the kindergarten; the website does not give the number of lower secondary teachers.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median64 "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.
The score is counted from 7 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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