Schools will reopen only to students who are in their final year, in both the public and private sector. Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Thursday, 30 April 2020, the details for those final year pupils in public lyceums and technical schools as well as final year pupils of private schools who will return to classrooms on May 11.

He said the return to school of final year pupils affects 5635 youth in public schools and 1483 in private.

“Our priority is to adhere to protocols to ensure the health of the children and educators and to smoothly complete the year for final year pupils. Our goal is for the Apolyterion of this generation to be fully reliable,” the Minister said.

Prodromou said that for the pupils going back to school on May 11 there will be a maximum of 12 pupils per classroom and on the first day of their return, they will be informed of the protocol to be followed for Coronavirus in their school, which will also be communicated to their parents / guardians.