Greece, Athens
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The school has a prescribed uniform for pupils up to Year 11; a school shop provides uniform clothing items.
School lunches are provided by an on-site catering service offering international-style meals. Menus are nutritionally balanced, regularly reviewed by independent experts, and accommodate vegetarians and other dietary requirements. In Early Years and Junior School, lunchtimes are ordered daily at registration; in the Senior School, pupils arrange meals during the breaks.
The school operates a house system with three houses: Attica (blue), Epirus (green) and Macedonia (red). Every pupil and staff member is allocated a house for life; pupils earn house points for behaviour and effort, with a yearly House Championship Trophy awarded to the winning house.
St. Lawrence College - The British School in Greece is an independent, co-educational British international school for pupils aged 2 to 18. The curriculum follows the English National Curriculum, with EYFS, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge IGCSE, and Cambridge A Levels. The school provides education from Early Years through Key Stage 5, preparing pupils for British and international university entrance. Greek language is taught to all pupils by Greek-qualified teachers, with Greek examinations at IGCSE and A-Levels; from Year 4, parents may choose Greek History lessons delivered in Greek. Founded in 1980, the college sits on a 20-acre campus near Athens. The campus includes a heated swimming pool, a full-size all-weather football pitch, an indoor gym, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, an amphitheatre, piano rooms, science laboratories, libraries, and IT suites. Extracurricular activities include swimming, sports, music and drama, debating, forensics, Model United Nations, and the Duke of Edinburgh Award for students.