International School of Paphos


The International School of Paphos was founded in 1987 as a co-educational day school located in Paphos, Cyprus.
It is currently a day school situated in Anavargos Village, on the outskirts of Paphos. Its new facilities were completed in 2023. It currently has more than 10000 students.

Subjects

The infants are offered classes such as Topic, Basic Maths, English, and many other subjects.
Juniors are offered additional subjects such as Art, History, Citizenship, and more advanced maths. In year 5, Exams start. Juniors finish school at 13.05 each day unless they choose to do any recreational activities after school. Some of the after-school clubs that are currently on offer are the reading club, badminton club, medical club, and drama club.
In senior school, three more subjects are added to the list. These are German, French, and drama. At the end of year 7 students are allowed to choose what language to pursue in future years. Seniors finish at 2.15.
The school starts at the beginning of September and finishes at the end of June. Exams usually begin at the beginning of June for years 5-10, and in the middle of May for years 11-13.
For the past two years, the school has given out scholarships awarding students from years 5 to 12 for high achievement in their end-of-year exams. Students can win up to 20% of their school fees.

Facilities

The stadium is not standard. The swimming pool has four lanes.

Summer School

The International School of Paphos provides a Summer School for children aged 4-18.
Arts
Crafts
English Conversation
Reading
Writing
Role Play
Information Technology
Physical Education.

Sports

The International School of Paphos is an athletic school. They consider Physical Education an important subject, and therefore it is compulsory to do it at least once per week. ISOP has taken place in many sports competitions such as the yearly Paphos cross country race, The Panpaphian, the Pancyprian, and others. They award students from years 7-9 and 10-12 for sportsmanship. They also encourage students to take part in many sports in school, such as rounders, football, rugby, basketball, swimming, badminton, tennis, volleyball, basketball, archery, and much more.