Guide to Admission

The American Community Schools of Athens welcomes applications for admissions throughout the year. Please ensure that all of the following Admissions Procedures have been observed before you submit your child's application to the Admissions Office.

• Submission of ACS Athens Application for Admission - Online or Printed Form
• All report cards/transcripts - submitted in a sealed envelope (for high school, from grade 9 to current grade) - if not in English, transcripts must be officially, translated
• Two Teacher Recommendation Forms submitted by the previous school faculty (for grades 6-12 only)
• Completed Special Education Services Form submitted by the previous school faculty (for ALL grades)
• Medical forms (may be submitted within one month of acceptance)
• Copies of passport and/or other citizenship documents
• An interview with the child (Elementary School candidates or when deemed necessary)
• Confidential Records (if any)
• Placement Testing in Math (all 6-12 candidates) & English (all 6-12 candidates coming from a non-English speaking school) to be arranged by appointment with the Counseling Office
• NOTE to prospective IB Diploma students: Please be informed that a student interested in the ACS Athens IB Diploma Program, must apply for entrance in the 10th Grade (Pre-IB year), especially if coming from a non-English speaking school. Exceptions based on academic performance may apply.

Download Files for Admissions

We strongly recommend using the online application process

For a hard copy of the forms we require for admission at ACS Athens, please download the following documents:

• New Student Admission Application 
• Teacher/Faculty Recommendation Form (Grades 6-12) 
• Special Education Services Form (ALL Grades) 
• Seat Deposit Form
• IB Diploma Application (Grade 11)  -- An IB Diploma Applicant must also submit a New Student Admission Application (above)

Upon registration you will be asked to submit the Student Health Examination Form (PDF File, Size 55KB). If there is a physical examination report less than a year old upon registration, please submit that as well.

Obtain Permission from Greek Ministry of Education to Register & Attend ACS Athens - For students with Greek Last Names

according to Greek Law 3794/2009 - Article 34

According to the Greek Education Law, students in grades K-6 with Greek Last Names are required to attend Greek Schools. In order to attend ACS Athens (Grades K-6), these students must apply for permission to register at ACS Athens from the Greek Education Ministry. As soon as parents are informed of their child’s acceptance into ACS Athens, they will be requested to fill and submit the Registration Approval Application Form (Αίτηση Έγκρισης Εγγραφής). This Form and all supporting documents must be filed prior to registration. The following supporting documents are required, as applicable:

• Records, transcripts and/or certificates of completion of most recent school year (officially translated in Greek)
• Notarized photocopy of student’s passport and/or official birth certificate
• Documentation showing that student fulfills Greek Ministry of Education requirements for attending an international school (one of the cases below must apply):

1. student has foreign or dual citizenship – Documentation: letter certifying citizenship issued by the consular office of the country of citizenship (in Greek) or copy of passport officially translated into Greek.
2. at least one parent has foreign citizenship – Documentation: letter certifying citizenship issued by the consular office of the country of citizenship (in Greek) or copy of passport officially translated into Greek.
3. student has a brother or sister already attending ACS Athens, or a parent employed at ACS Athens. Documentation: Letter from ACS Athens certifying the above.
4. at least one parent is a Greek diplomat or works in an international organization or business with international scope of work or products – Documentation: official letter by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the organization as described above.
5. student has studied in international schools abroad or in Greece for at least one year – Documentation: Official or notarized documentation (certificates of studies and/or transcripts) translated into Greek.
6. student will travel abroad within the next three years and will need to attend an international school while abroad. Documentation: Letter from parents certifying the above.