ACS Athens: American Community Schools

We accept students as young as 3 years old by December 31st of the school year applying for.

The only requirements are: The student must be at least 3 years old (by December 31st) of the school year applying for, and ...

The official and instruction language throughout the grades is American English, except of course the modern language classes (Greek, French, Spanish etc.).

ACS Athens offers English language support classes for students as early as 1st grade. A student with zero proficiency in English may be accepted in later grades, however certain academic and ...

There is no deadline for submitting applications as ACS Athens accepts applications on a rotating basis throughout the year. Consideration is based on a first-come-first-served basis.

The ACS Athens student population consists of more than 50 nationalities from around the world. The top nationalities include students from the United States, from Greece, from Canada, from the United ...

There are different admission requirements for each school (Elementary, Middle, Academy, IB). Please visit the Admission Guide for more information.

Yes, if your previous school follows the American curriculum. Otherwise, there is a minimum of three years that you have to attend ACS Athens to earn an American High School diploma ...

According to the revised admission policy of our school, students interested in earning the IB Diploma from ACS Athens must attend a minimum of three years in the school, starting from ...

ACS Athens offers the American High School Diploma to all its students graduating 12th Grade. In addition, a student may pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma , by attending a 2-year IB ...

No it is not. However, by pursuing the IB Diploma in 11th & 12th grades, a student may attend the Greek High School Equivalency after-school classes (History, Language, Literature), without participating ...

ACS Athens students are admitted by an impressive number of Universities from the United States, Canada, U.K. and other international Universities around the world. Please visit the College Placement page for ...

An ACS Athens students need to earn the Greek High School Equivalency (Ελληνική Ισοτιμία) in order to participate in the Greek University Exams. Although highly unusual, ACS Athens graduates have participated ...

There is no school-wide uniform in ACS Athens, except the Physical Education uniform for Middle School and Academy students, provided by the Athletics Department at the beginning of the year.

Jr. Kindergarten is for children 3 and 4 years old. Kindergarten is for students 5 years old and 1st graders are 6 years old. JK is the only class with two ...

ACS Athens offers bus service through an independent bus company that serves most of Athens metro area with a wide network of routes. Please contact the school's transportation office for more ...

Although there is no student visa requirement for students to register to ACS Athens, every non-Greek student coming from abroad should consult the local Greek consulate for residency information. Student visa ...

Compared to the British 13-grade system, our 12-grade system means that a student coming from a British school must fall one grade back registering in ACS Athens. Students from school systems ...

ACS Athens offers learning support to students with mild learning differences (dyslexia, ADD/ADHD etc.) The Special Services (SpEd) Form offers valuable insight to the student's learning profile. It should be submitted ...

The personal statement is required by all applicants for Grades 6-12. The essay should be hand-written and consist of a short autobiography and a statement of the student's hopes and plans ...

Students applying for Grades 6-12 must take an English placement test if they are coming from a non-English speaking school. That will determine any need for English language support classes. They ...

Along with a student application, parents must attach a signed statement in English (or Greek), describing the particular circumstances that prompted you to choose ACS Athens. What are the specific factors ...

We strongly recommend using the Online Application Form . All other documentation can be scanned and uploaded as separate files in the Application Documents Upload Section . Alternatively, you ...

ACS Athens is an international school with more than 50 nationalities enrolling each year. The only nationality restriction applies to Greek students (with a Greek last name) applying to grades K-6. ...

ACS Athens doesn't currently offer residence services for its students.