There is an entrance examination at the age of eleven,after which selected students attend one of four “Marif Kolegi” secondary schools, where the language of the class is English. Banished children can entry without examination on condition that they have been living on the island for no more than two years. As for the minorities, their classes are performed in English, with the Turkish as a second language.
The Government schools and colleges are run in accordance with a curriculum appointed by the Ministry of Education and include children aged 5 to 17. Changes in curricula occur frequently and a significant component of education is Turkish and Cypriot history. Children graduate from educational stages: at the end of kindergarten, primary, middle school, and senior high school. These mentioned milestones are considered very seriously and are accompanied and celebrated with Government certificates, speeches and ceremony, including the parade of graduation gowns.
