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Cyprus, Larnaca
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The school accepts new students at multiple academic stages, subject to space. Entrance exams for Year 1 are held in February, and placement exams for other years are held in June. Prospective students may express interest by contacting the main office or scheduling a visit. Places are usually announced for select years: Year 2 and Year 3 in the lower school, and Year 4 and Year 6 in the upper school. Year 5 and Year 7 do not customarily admit new students because these years sit in the middle of the two-year GCSE and A‑Level curriculum. The school offers two streams: English-language study leading to GCSE/A‑Levels or the Greek stream leading to the Apolytirion, both recognised for university entry by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Alumni of America Scholarship covers seven years of tuition for a student joining Year 1, awarded to candidates in the top 25% of the entrance exam and meeting the family-income criteria. Family income thresholds are: up to €30,000 for two dependents; up to €35,000 for three dependents; up to €40,000 for four or more dependents. Applications are submitted to the American Academy Larnaca Treasury by 27 March; applicants are notified by 31 March. The scholarship excludes uniform, books, trips and exam entries and requires ongoing good behaviour and academic performance; the school reserves the right to withdraw if standards are not met. The award assumes family financial circumstances remain consistent over seven years; significant changes may trigger a review and, if the family can afford the fees, the scholarship may be withdrawn with one year's notice.
The American Academy Larnaca is a private, co-educational school in Cyprus offering a British-style curriculum for ages 2–18. The programme integrates Cambridge IGCSE in the middle years and Cambridge A Levels in the upper years, with the Apolytirion diploma fully recognised by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. From the early years, students engage in a broad, multi-disciplinary curriculum with French or German from Year 2. In Middle School (Years 4–5) they study 10 GCSE/IGCSE subjects—six compulsory and four optional; in Upper School (Years 6–7) they can take four A Levels from a broad list. A distinctive feature is the Greek School option, offering four A Levels with language support for UK, EU and US university entry, plus a Greek track for Pan-Cyprian exams. Founded in 1908, the school operates as a non-profit under the American Academy Alumni Foundation. Facilities span three campuses—Weir Hall, Memorial Hall and Centenery Building—featuring 39 classrooms, eight science laboratories, four IT laboratories, a sports centre, art and music spaces, and a library. Extracurriculars cover health and wellbeing, STEM, performing arts and community service, with clubs including Model United Nations and F1 in Schools.
