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Entrance Examinations - Scholarships for academic year 2025-2026
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, 09:00 - 13:30, Athens College will hold written exams for the admission of students to Grade 3, Grade 7 (Junior High School 1), Grade 10 (High School 1) and the first year of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for academic year 2025-2026.
Applications can be submitted to the Student Admissions Office until Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (15 Stephanou Delta st., Psychico, T: 210-6798138, 210-6741349, email: [email protected] or [email protected]).
For more information on the admission procedure and the exam syllabus:
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Scholarship Program
For academic year 2025-2026, Athens College will offer:
For the first year of Junior High School (Grade 7)
- the possibility of full or partial financial support to the first seventy (70) students who will be admitted based on their family's financial situation. Decisions will be made based on the criteria of the College's Scholarship Program.
- Up to eight (8) Merit Scholarships to students who excel in the Entrance Examinations, regardless of financial status.
For the first year of High School (Grade 10)
- the possibility of full or partial financial support to the first twenty (20) students who will be admitted based on their family's financial situation. Decisions will be made based on the criteria of the College's Scholarship Program.
- Up to four (4) Merit Scholarships to students who will excel in the Entrance Examinations, regardless of financial status.
For the 1st year of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- one Merit Scholarship to a student who excels in the Entrance Examinations, regardless of financial status.
Since the beginning of the College of Athens in 1925, the Scholarship Program has been a cornerstone of the pedagogical - social philosophy of the School and a fundamental element of its unique “character”. The aim of the Program is to offer the opportunity to deserving children to study at the College, whatever the financial situation of their families may be. For academic year 2024-2025, the College has allocated more than €3,700,000 for scholarships.
Regional Scholarships
For High School candidates attending a regional school, the College offers - in addition to the above-mentioned - Regional Scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of friends and members of the College family, in academic year 2025-2026, the following may be awarded:
- one (1) scholarship for the Region of South Aegean
- one (1) scholarship for the Region of Central Greece or the Region of Evia
- one (1) scholarship for the Region of Epirus
All scholarships are awarded until the students graduate, provided that the conditions under which they were awarded continue to be met. A prerequisite for the awarding of any Scholarship is the exceptional conduct of the students.
For further information on the Scholarship Program, interested parties may contact the Scholarship Office (T: 210-6798135, 210-6798100 ext. 4775, e-mail: [email protected])
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LEARN MOREMessage from the President

Spiros N. Pollalis
Athens College President
"Throughout its 100 years, the School has stayed true to its tradition, continuing to implement educational innovations that have contributed to its multifaceted impact on education and society."
100 Years Athens College History

1925 Founding of Athens College
On August 13, the Association known as "Hellenic-American Educational Foundation" is established and its statute is approved for the founding of an all-boys school.

1925 First Students
The first 15 students outside the rented building on Androu street, in the center of Athens.

1925 Scholarship Fund
The Scholarship Fund is created. Its founders and first donors are Stephanos Delta and his wife Penelope, daughter of Emmanuel Benakis.

1925 Boarding School
The Boarding School is launched at the same time as the School. In the 1960s, it houses more than 230 boarders annually.

1927 Benaki Hall
The School's landmark building is inaugurated in Psychico. Its west wing will be completed in 1948.

1929 Founding Law
The Athens College Founding Law is passed, allowing deviation from State Programs and the introduction of innovative elements from schools abroad.

Seven-year Program
The new pioneering seven-year program is introduced in High School. The program will be abolished in 2000.

"A" Association
The "A" Association is established for the School's elite athletes.

1949 Community Outreach Program
The Student Community raises funds for the reconstruction of schools after the war. More than 20 destroyed buildings will be built all over Greece.

1962 Academy of Athens Award
The Athens College Student Community is awarded by the Academy of Athens on its national social outreach program.

1963 Teaching Fellows
The Teaching Fellows program with young graduates from US universities is introduced.

1967 Fund Drive
The Alumni Fund Drive Association for the support of the School's Scholarship Program in established. The Parents and Alumni Parents Associations will later follow.

Co-ed School
Athens College becomes co-educational. The first 41 female students enter Grade 2 of Elementary School.

1980 Psychico College
The second school unit of the College is founded, initially only with an Elementary School, housed in Psychico.

1984 Adult Education Programs
The Adult Education Programs are launched, offering a variety of courses in different disciplines, centered on lifelong learning. The Programs are open to the greater public.

1996 International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is implemented in the High School level. The Middle Years Programme and Primary Years Programme will later be introduced in the lower levels.

2014 "John M. Carras" Kindergarten
The model dual language "John M. Carras" Kindergarten is established, with sections for Pre-K and Kindergarten.

2024 Extension of Founding Law
The Athens College Founding Law is extended for both Psychico College and "John M. Carras" Kindergarten.
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Rafael Moissis x52
member of HAEF

Charalambos Vellis '43 (1925-2019)
former Chairman of the HAEF Board of Directors


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member of HAEF

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member of the Board of Trustees, exchange student '72-'73

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member of HAEF, former Chairman of the Board of Directors







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