School year in Cyprus: over 41,000 students return on Monday

The school year in Cyprus will begin on Monday, September 7th for students in middle, high, and technical schools. 41,280 students will begin their studies in general secondary schools, and another 5,150 in technical schools. Secondary school teachers have been in schools since September 1st.

Primary school students and children in public preschools will return a week later – on Monday, September 14. There will be 52,186 students in primary schools, including 8,919 first-graders, and 14,398 children in preschools. Primary education teachers will begin work on September 7.

The school year in Cyprus starts on two dates

The Ministry of Education has previously confirmed that there will again be two dates for the start of classes this year.

September 7 students return to schools:

• junior high schools,
• high schools,
• technical and vocational schools.

September 14 classes start:

• primary schools,
• public kindergartens.

Secondary school teachers started work on September 1, while primary school and kindergarten teachers will report to their institutions on September 7.

Over 41,000 students in secondary schools

In general secondary schools it is to be taught 41,280 people.

Of this:

• 23 270 – in junior high schools,
• 17 710 – in high schools,
• 300 – in evening schools.

The system is expected to operate approximately 7,200 general secondary school teachers.

KYPE also lists 108 day schools: 62 middle schools, 36 high schools, and 10 six-year schools. Five evening schools are also reported to operate separately. This explains the apparent discrepancy in the published data, which lists five evening schools alongside the 108.

Over 52,000 primary school students

An even larger group will begin classes on September 14.

IN 328 primary schools he has to learn 52,186 children, of which 8919 will start school for the first time.

In 274 public kindergartens there will be 14,398 children.

5,232 teachers are to be employed in primary schools and 1,135 in kindergartens.

Interestingly, the number of primary school students is growing. In the 2025/26 school year, there were 50,932 of them, an increase of approximately 1250 less than now. The year before, 14,026 children were studying in kindergartens.

Over 5,000 technical school students

Secondary technical and vocational education includes the following 5150 students.

The system includes 11 TЕSEK technical and vocational schools, five schools combining high school and technical education, and six evening technical schools. Programs also operate in special schools and a school operating at the prison.

If we add up the numbers provided by KYPE for public kindergartens, elementary schools, general secondary schools and technical schools, we get 113,014 children and students.

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Source: Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth of the Republic of Cyprus, KYPE