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Heraklion, Greece · est. 2005 · State
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Greek state school of European education in Heraklion, founded in 2005 under Law 3376/2005 "primarily to meet the educational needs of the children of the staff of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), researchers at the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), and other international organisations". The school calls itself the only Accredited European School in Greece: it teaches the European Schools curriculum, is supervised by the Regional Directorate of Education of Crete and by two National Inspectors of the European Schools, and hosts the European Baccalaureate exams. Two language sections, Greek and English: two years of nursery, five years of primary (P1-P5) and seven years of secondary (S1-S7). The first foreign language (English, French or German) starts in P1; from S3 history and geography are taught in it. Language of instruction stated by the school: lessons are taught in the section's first language.
Key facts
Programmes
European Schools programme (European Baccalaureate)
Admits from
4 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Greek
Languages taught
French, German, Latin
About the fees State school (part of the Greek education system); the website says nothing about tuition fees. Parents buy textbooks and materials from the school's lists.
Admissions The school admits pupils by priority categories: "Category I for children of EU/International Organisation employees, and Categories II & III for the general public, provided there are vacancies". Expressions of interest are submitted by email only, from June 1 to 15, with the documents listed in the school's form. For the first primary year the family first registers the child in March at the local public primary school via the ministry platform, then applies to the European school in June. The school admits foreigners: it was founded for children of ENISA and international organisation staff and runs an English-speaking section.
Stages and year groups Nursery 2 years, primary cycle P1-P5 (entry usually at 6), secondary cycle S1-S7 in three sub-cycles: observation (S1-S3), pre-orientation (S4-S5), orientation (S6-S7). The school awards one diploma: the European Baccalaureate after S7; no primary or Gymnasium certificates. The school notes the European Baccalaureate is internationally recognised and "guarantees admission to Greek private educational institutions; however, admission to Greek public higher education institutions is not guaranteed". No IB programme.
Address Savvathianon & A. Nioti 8, P.O. Box 2099, GR-71202 Heraklion
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
European Schools · authorised programmeAn Accredited European School: the European Union's European Schools system lists it as accredited. It is a state school and awards the European Baccalaureate.
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European SchoolsThe European Union's European Schools (Schola Europaea)
An intergovernmental system of European Union schools with its own curriculum and its own certificate, the European Baccalaureate. It runs thirteen schools of its own, and national schools gain the status of Accredited European School after an audit with a visit by inspectors. The certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country.
What the badge means for this school. The school runs the European Schools curriculum, and this can be checked in the system's lists at eursc.eu. The system's own schools are checked by inspectors from EU countries, accredited schools pass an in-school audit, and accreditation is renewed every three years. Whether the school awards the European Baccalaureate, and whom it admits, is stated on its own page. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The European Union's European Schools curriculum from nursery to the final year, with the European Baccalaureate as the leaving certificate. Teaching is in language sections, and a second language is compulsory from primary school.
What this means for this school. The curriculum and the certificate are set by the European Schools system, whose Board of Governors is made up of the education ministers of the EU countries. European Baccalaureate papers are marked by the teacher and an external examiner, and the certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country and in several others. A school may award it only if it is one of the system's own schools or is accredited for the senior years.
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
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: A school library where pupils borrow books across subject areas.
Clubs and activities: Photo club · Ad Calendas Mundi · eTwinning
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
The school publishes class teacher lists by section for S1-S7 for 2026-2027 and a list of primary teachers. Two National Inspectors of the European Schools oversee quality, one for primary and one for secondary. An educational support coordinator and team provide general, moderate and intensive support.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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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 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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