Secondary School

At Key Stage 3 we offer a comprehensive variety of subjects as part of a holistic curriculum in order to develop our students' critical thinking, personal capabilities and cross-curricular skills. Learning is evaluated through formative as well as summative assessment in order to ensure a high level of achievement of our aims and successful acquisition of key skills. This, in turn, guides our learners towards informed options of (I)GCSE subjects at the end of Year 9 for Key Stage 4.

Throughout the Key Stage students are cared for and guided by Pastoral Care Team as well as a student mentor from Key Stage 5 under our mentoring programme.

All students in Years 7, 8 & 9 follow a standard curriculum, based on the National Curriculum in England, which includes the following subjects:-
Art (1 period) - Computing (2 periods) - Drama (1 period) - English (5 periods) – French, Spanish or German (3 periods) - Geography (2 periods) - Greek (5 periods) - History (2 periods) - Mathematics (5 periods) - Music (2 periods) - Physical Education (2 periods) - Religious Studies (2 periods) - Science (4 periods).

Students are taught in Form Classes for most subjects but are placed in ability groups in Greek at Advanced, Intermediate or Elementary level. All students also study French, Spanish or German as an additional foreign language. At the end of Key Stage 3, students have the option of taking an A1 external exam at the language of their choice.

At the beginning of the academic year our students in Years 7 and 9 take the CAT4 assessment which is a Cognitive Ability Test that provides a rounded profile of pupil ability. Based on the results of this assessment we target support, provide the right level of challenge and make informed decisions about pupils' progress. It provides a unique profile of strengths and weaknesses across different areas of one's cognitive potential.

At Key Stage 4 we continue nurturing critical thinkers by enabling our students to follow a diversified and inclusive curriculum through offering a combination of compulsory and optional subjects.

Learning is evaluated through formative and summative assessment in order to ensure a high level of achievement in external exams, as shown by our annual achievements in external exams, as well as effective acquisition of key skills in order for our students to be able to successfully proceed to Key Stage 5.

All students in Years 10 and 11 follow a standard curriculum comprised of (I)GCSE in English, Mathematics, Biology and Greek as well as Religious Studies and P.E as core subjects.

Students are taught in Form Classes for most compulsory subjects but are placed in ability groups in Greek either GCSE Greek Second Language or in Certification of the Knowledge of the Greek Language B2 level, and in English at English as a First or Second Language.

The students have four optional subjects, which they choose to complete a total of eight (8) (I)GCSE courses at the end of Year 11.

We offer subjects from Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE) and Pearson Edexcel.

Important Notice:

The current optional courses are being offered on the assumption that each course will attract a minimum number of students. This minimum number varies from year to year and from subject to subject, as it considers different variables like class size and syllabus requirements. The American Academy Nicosia therefore reserves the right not to offer subjects that are listed here as potential options, if these do not have the minimum number of students, as predetermined, in one particular academic year.

After a successful completion of the required (I)GCSE preparation and exams, our learners then move to the final stage of their educational journey at the Academy before they embark on their chosen university destinations.

At Key Stage 5 our students again follow an inclusive curriculum through offering a combination of compulsory and optional subjects.

All students in Years 12 & 13 follow a standard curriculum comprised of English, Religious Studies and P.E as core subjects with an additional core subject in Finance only for Y13s. In Year 12 the students have four optional subjects at Advanced Level (A Level), which they choose following the release of the results of their external exams in Year 11 and under guidance from our in-school counsellors’ team (composed of an Educational Psychologist, Curriculum Coordinator, our Pastoral Care Team, our Heads of Departments, and our Sixth Form Coordinator). At this stage students are encouraged to take psychometric and cognitive ability tests in order to help them in their decision making for their future.

In Year 13, students have the option of dropping one of their A Level courses and graduate with three full A Level courses, or a combination of A Levels and AS courses.

We offer subjects from Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE) and Pearson Edexcel.

Important Notice:

The current optional courses are being offered on the assumption that each course will attract a minimum number of students. This minimum number varies from year to year and from subject to subject, as it considers different variables like class size and syllabus requirements. The American Academy Nicosia therefore reserves the right not to offer subjects that are listed here as potential options, if these do not have the minimum number of students, as predetermined, in one particular academic year.