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Psychico, Greece · est. 1980 · Private
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Psychico College is the second school of the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation (HAEF), opened in 1980 as a primary school on the Psychico campus and later completed with a junior high and high school: its Elementary School now operates in the Latseio Building on the Kantza campus, the Gymnasium and Lyceum on the Psychico campus. The foundation's older school, Athens College, runs alongside; the two schools have their own administrations and secretariats, while admissions, fees and the "John M. Carras" Kindergarten are shared. The core curriculum is the Greek national one, taught in Greek, with the IB Primary Years Programme in elementary and the IB Middle Years Programme in junior high. What sets Psychico College apart is the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12, administered since the 2000-2001 school year; in the school's words, "Today, the Psychico College IB Diploma Programme is the largest in Greece and among the largest in Europe." The IB DP is a separate track next to the Greek lyceum: after grade ten a student either stays in the Lyceum for the Apolytirio and the Panhellenic exams or competes for a place in the IB DP. The IB DP is taught in English: this follows from the requirement of an adequate command of English and from the course list (English A, subjects of groups 3-6), while the Greek component of the IB DP is taught in Greek.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $13 127–17 918 a year
11 620–15 860 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Greek, English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish
Students
727 students in Psychico College High School, of whom 256 are graduating (137 IB DP and 119 Greek high school); 4553 students across HAEF
Registration fee
≈ $136
120 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year from the foundation's table: grade 1 13340 EUR, grades 2-6 12360 EUR, grades 7-12 of the Greek programme 11620 EUR, IB DP (both years) 15860 EUR per year. Paying in full by August 31 gives a 4% discount, and fees are lower for a third and fourth child. Elementary lunch 1340 EUR per year, school bus from 1854 to 2575 EUR depending on zone.
Admissions For the IB Diploma Programme the school accepts "students from all schools and nationalities provided they have successfully completed the equivalent of Grade 10, have an adequate command of the English language, are highly motivated". IB DP applicants sit three 75-minute exams: English Language, Mathematics and General Knowledge / Critical Thinking; 50 out of 100 is the lowest passing grade in each, admission by cumulative score and availability; applicants are students completing the 1st Grade of High School (A Lyceum) or the equivalent grade at a foreign school. Grade 1 entry is by the lottery and readiness test shared by the foundation's two schools, entry to the first year of Gymnasium and Lyceum by exams in Greek, English and Mathematics; the Administration places admitted students in Athens College or Psychico College depending on available places.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-12. Elementary School (grades 1-6, Latseio Building on the Kantza campus, IB PYP within the Greek curriculum), Junior High School (Gymnasium, grades 7-9, IB MYP), High School (Lyceum, grades 10-12) with two paths after grade ten: the Greek Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou with the Panhellenic exams, or the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12. School profile: "IB DP students take an additional component in Greek, comprised of three courses (History, Modern Greek Language & Literature and Physical Education) and are awarded the full equivalent of the Greek Apolytirion along with the IB Diploma." Students of both foundation schools and of other schools enter the IB DP by exam.
Address 15 Stephanou Delta St., 15452, Psychico, Greece
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. Psychico College and Athens College are two schools of the HAEF foundation on one campus, each with its own IB authorisation.
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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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. 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.
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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
Average IB score
36.3 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB DP, May 2025 session: graduates' average 36.3 out of 45 (in the separate results report), 29% scored 40 or more, one student scored 45 out of 45 and four scored 44 out of 45; distribution: 40-45 points 28.6% of students, 35-39 points 33.6%, 30-34 points 31.9%, 24-29 points 5.9%. The 2025-2026 school profile gives the same average as 35.5.
Where leavers go: Harvard · Princeton · Yale · University of Pennsylvania · MIT · Stanford · Brown · Dartmouth · Georgetown · Northwestern · Cambridge · Oxford and others, 19 universities in the school's list in all
Facilities from the school's official website
✓Swimming pool
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Clubs and activities: Forensics · Model United Nations · UNESCO · CERN Club · Drama Club
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 sizein the key facts above
What the listings show:
Across HAEF: 590 faculty, "70% of teachers hold Master's or PhD degrees", student to faculty ratio 8 to 1 (school profile figures shared by Psychico College and Athens College).
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Specially trained Athens College employees together with a private security company provide 24-hour security on both campuses. Medical Services are headed by a pediatrician, with a separate Kindergarten pediatrician and eight nurses; eight infirmaries operate on the campuses. The school has a Psychoeducational Department.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 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%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data90 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data73 "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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