Falcon School Cyprus

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The Falcon School
Location
Falcon School Cyprus
1 Nikos Ierides Street

Nicosia
,
2034

Cyprus
Information
TypePrivate international school
Established1976
FounderNicholas M. Ierides
DirectorIrene Ierides
Head TeacherMaria Ehrhartsmann
Age4to 18
Language English
Affiliations International Baccalaureate (MYP) [1]
Website Official website

The Falcon School is an English-medium private international school in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus, providing education for pupils aged 4 to 18. The school is registered with the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth of Cyprus on the official lists of private primary and secondary schools, [2] [3] and appears on the ministry’s list for private pre-primary institutions. [4]

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History

Falcon School was established in 1976 by educator Nicholas M. Ierides. [5] On 20 May 2016 the Strovolos municipal council named the street outside the campus in his honour (Nikos Ierides Street). [6]

Academics and accreditation

The school delivers an English-medium curriculum across primary and secondary levels as a registered private provider in Cyprus. [2] [3] In April 2025 it was authorised as an IB World School to offer the Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11–16. [1]

Campus

The campus is in Strovolos, Nicosia District, at 1 Nikos Ierides Street (postcode 2034). [3] Local press has profiled the school and its facilities within the wider context of Cyprus’ private-school sector. [7] [8]

Governance and regulation

Private schools in Cyprus must be registered with the Ministry of Education, which approves curricula and supervises schools; fees are subject to prior approval under national rules. [9] In March 2025 a parliamentary committee highlighted deficiencies in the legal framework for private schools, including issues around fee increases and enforcement mechanisms. [10]

Incidents

Reception

Independent press coverage of the Falcon School has largely taken the form of directory-style profiles and sector features. The Cyprus MailSchools Guide (2021) carries an editorial profile of the school, [12] and broader articles in the same series discuss the development of English-medium private schools in the 1970s–1980s, listing Falcon among established institutions in Nicosia. [13] [14]

In 2019 the Phileleftheros/In-Cyprus portal published a feature on the school outlining its programmes, facilities and extra-curricular activities. [15]

The school describes itself as an accredited IB World School offering the Middle Years Programme. [1]

Coverage of alumni appears occasionally in the general press; for example, Cyprus Mail reported in 2022 that educator Marina Severis had attended the Junior School and Falcon School in Nicosia before university studies in the UK. [16]

Discussion of private-school oversight in Cyprus appears regularly in national outlets: the Eurydice network outlines the Ministry’s registration and supervision of private schools, [17] while a 2025 parliamentary hearing reported by Philenews highlighted perceived gaps in enforcement and fee regulation affecting the sector. [18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Home". The Falcon School. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Private Primary Schools – Nicosia District" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (Cyprus) (PDF). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Private Secondary Schools – Nicosia District" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (Cyprus) (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Private Pre-Primary Schools – Nicosia District" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (Cyprus) (PDF). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "A key figure in island's education history". Cyprus Mail. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Χαιρετισμός Δημάρχου στα Αποκαλυπτήρια για την ονοματοδοσία της οδού «Νίκου Ιερείδη»". Municipality of Strovolos (official) (in Greek). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Falcon School". Cyprus Mail – Schools Guide. 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Private schools: part of island life for over 300 years". Cyprus Mail. 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Organisation of private education – Cyprus". Eurydice (European Education and Culture Executive Agency). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Private school legislation reveals deficiencies as fee increases examined". Philenews/In-Cyprus. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Blaze in Falcon School wing". Cyprus Mail. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "The Falcon School". Cyprus Mail – Schools Guide. 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Private schools: part of island life for over 300 years". Cyprus Mail – Schools Guide. 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "The growth of private schools". Cyprus Mail – Schools Guide. 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Falcon School: Preparing today's young people for tomorrow's world". In-Cyprus (Philenews). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cypriot teacher up for top UK teaching award". Cyprus Mail. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Organisation of private education – Cyprus". Eurydice (European Education and Culture Executive Agency). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Private school legislation reveals deficiencies as fee increases examined". Philenews/In-Cyprus. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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