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Limassol, Cyprus
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International and French-language programmes, in Limassol and its surroundings.
Selection · 17 schools shown
École franco-chypriote — annexe de Limassol
Limassol (rues Vragadinou et Ptolemaion) · City
French · GreekFrench curriculum
From pre-school to primary
AEFE-accredited — contracted school (annex of the Nicosia school); Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“παρομοίου” type)
About this school
The AEFE directory refers to the “École franco-chypriote de Nicosie et son annexe de Limassol”. 2026 registers: pre-school (French / Greek) and primary (French) at 20 Vragadinou and Ptolemaion, 3041 Limassol. No secondary level in Limassol on the register.
American Academy Limassol (American Private School)
Limassol (rues Despoinas Pattichi et Lefkas) · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (primary “διαφόρου”, secondary “παρομοίου”)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-schools (Louis Arnolt 17; Angel's Sun Nest in Potamos Germasogeias), primary (7 Lefkas) and secondary (Despoinas Pattichi). Website: Key Stages 3 to 5, IGCSE and A-Level; the group's Greek school (“ιδίου” type) is not included.
Foley's School
Limassol (avenue Nikis) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-school, primary (Foley's Junior School) and secondary at 2 Nikis Avenue. Exact curriculum not stated on the home page consulted.
Golden Oak Private School
Limassol (avenue Nikis) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
New to the register since 2020: pre-school and primary at 30 Nikis Avenue. Official website not consulted.
ICAN School
Limassol (rue Iosif Broz Tito et rue Mousaiou) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
New to the register since 2020: primary (Icanschool Primary Private School, 24 Iosif Broz Tito) and pre-school (Private Kindergarten Ican Kids, 8 Mousaiou). Official website not consulted.
IMS Private School
Limassol (rue Ioannou Tsirou) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From lower secondary to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 register: secondary only. Official website not consulted.
Morfosis Private School
Limassol (rue Dimitri Liperti) · City
RussianOther curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 registers: primary and secondary in Russian at 12 Dimitri Liperti. Official website not consulted.
Pascal Private English School Lemesos
Limassol (rue Omirou et avenue Yianni Kranidioti) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (primary “διαφόρου”, secondary “παρομοίου”)
About this school
2026 registers: secondary at 40 Omirou; pre-school and primary at 107 Yianni Kranidioti. The group's website also mentions a campus in Agia Fyla. The Pascal Greek school (“ιδίου” type) is not included. Exact curriculum not stated on the home page.
SP Triada Private School
Limassol (rue Spyrou Kyprianou et rue Agiou Andreou) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
New to the register since 2020: secondary at 104 Spyrou Kyprianou, primary (Triada Private School Primary) at 340 Agiou Andreou, the address of the former L.I.T.C. Russian English Private School, which is absent from the 2026 lists. Official website not consulted.
St. Mary's School
Limassol (avenue Griva Digeni) · City
English · GreekOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (English-language primary “διαφόρου”, secondary and pre-school “παρομοίου”)
About this school
2026 registers: secondary in Greek, English, French and Italian; English-language primary section; Agia Maria pre-school (English / Greek); the Agia Maria Greek primary school (“παρομοίου”, Greek) is not included. Actual share of French not verified. Official website not consulted.
The Grammar School Limassol
Limassol — colline de Panthea · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (primary “διαφόρου”, secondary and pre-school “παρομοίου”)
About this school
2026 registers: secondary at Katinas Paxinou, Panthea Hill; primary (The Grammar Private English Junior School) and pre-school (10 Manoli Kalomoiri). The website mentions early years through to secondary; exact curriculum not stated on the home page.
The Logos School of English Education
Limassol (rue Gialousas) · City
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (primary “διαφόρου”, secondary and pre-school “παρομοίου”)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-school, primary and secondary at 33-35 Gialousas. Official website not consulted.
The Pupils of Pythagoras
Limassol (rue Pafou) · City
RussianOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-school, primary and secondary in Russian at 6 Pafou. Official website not consulted.
Lighthouse Private School
Ypsonas (Ύψωνας) et Agia Fyla (Αγία Φύλα) · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
New to the register since 2020: pre-school (Spyrou Kyprianou 48), primary (Kassianou 6, Ypsonas) and secondary (Stellas Kalopaidi 10, Agia Fyla). Official website not consulted.
Silverline Private School
Trachoni (Τραχώνι) · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-school, primary and secondary at 4A Griva Digeni, Trachoni. Official website not consulted.
The Heritage Private School
Palodeia (Παλόδεια) · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
2026 registers: pre-school, primary and secondary in Palodeia. Website: “Full Cambridge International Pathway”, Early Years, Primary and Secondary.
The Island Private School of Limassol
Palodeia (Παλόδεια) · Surrounding area
EnglishIB · Other
From pre-school to upper secondary
IB World School (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) according to the school; Registered with the Cypriot Ministry of Education (“διαφόρου” type)
About this school
New to the register since 2020: pre-school, primary (IB, Waldorf and Montessori programmes, registered separately) and secondary at 95A Vangeriotissas, Palodeia. The Waldorf and Montessori streams explain “other” (ibo.org not consulted).
Check available places and admission requirements directly with each school.
Where this list comes from
Schools in the Limassol district taken from the official lists of approved private schools of the Cypriot Ministry of Education (secondary, March 2026; primary, September 2026; pre-schools, October 2026) and from the AEFE directory, limited to schools teaching in a foreign language or following a foreign or international curriculum; official websites were consulted when they opened. Not included: Greek schools of the “same curriculum” type (Pascal Greek school, the Greek school of the American Academy, To Kryfo Scholeio), and independent English- or Russian-speaking pre-schools (1,2,3 Soleil, Busy Bees, Little Scholars, Little Wonders, Mariolego, The Magic Wand, Dream Wonder in Moni, etc.). Schools in the Nicosia district appear on the Nicosia page. Register types: “ιδίου” (same curriculum as state schools), “παρομοίου” (similar curriculum) and “διαφόρου” (another country's system).
Compiled from the registers cited; it does not claim to be complete.
- Ministère chypriote de l'Éducation — page « Κατάλογοι Σχολείων » (listes des écoles privées agréées)
- Ministère chypriote de l'Éducation — écoles privées secondaires agréées (liste du 5 mars 2026)
- Ministère chypriote de l'Éducation — écoles primaires privées agréées (liste du 4 septembre 2026)
- Ministère chypriote de l'Éducation — écoles maternelles privées agréées (liste du 9 octobre 2026)
- AEFE — École franco-chypriote de Nicosie et son annexe de Limassol
List updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Your guide to healthcare
Understand your cover and prepare the first steps.
Mandatory health insurance
Not provided
The health insurance requirement attached to each residence permit (Category F, permanent residency by investment, digital nomad visa) could not be verified against an official source: the Migration Department website could not be opened, and the old Ministry of the Interior page consulted on residency by investment…
Access to the public system
Under conditions
GESY covers ordinary residents of the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus who fall within a beneficiary category: Cypriot citizens; EU citizens who work in Cyprus or hold a right of permanent residence; third-country nationals holding a permanent residence permit or entitled to equal treatment in social…
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Your cover · General rules
Mandatory health insurance
The health insurance requirement attached to each residence permit (Category F, permanent residency by investment, digital nomad visa) could not be verified against an official source: the Migration Department website could not be opened, and the old Ministry of the Interior page consulted on residency by investment…
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The health insurance requirement attached to each residence permit (Category F, permanent residency by investment, digital nomad visa) could not be verified against an official source: the Migration Department website could not be opened, and the old Ministry of the Interior page consulted on residency by investment, dated 2012, does not mention insurance. People who fall outside every GESY beneficiary category must arrange their own cover, which in practice means private insurance.
Access to public healthcare
GESY covers ordinary residents of the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus who fall within a beneficiary category: Cypriot citizens; EU citizens who work in Cyprus or hold a right of permanent residence; third-country nationals holding a permanent residence permit or entitled to equal treatment in social…
Read the details
GESY covers ordinary residents of the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus who fall within a beneficiary category: Cypriot citizens; EU citizens who work in Cyprus or hold a right of permanent residence; third-country nationals holding a permanent residence permit or entitled to equal treatment in social security (notably through declared employment); refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection; holders of an S1 form; family members of a beneficiary (for the family of a third-country national holding a permanent permit, provided they also hold a permanent permit). Beneficiaries have direct access to their personal doctor, emergency services, preventive dental care, gynaecology from the specified age and, for a contribution, specialists; other care requires a referral.
- Employee
- An employee who works legally in Cyprus and is ordinarily resident there is a GESY beneficiary, including a third-country national holding an employment residence permit; they contribute on their salary and their employer also contributes.
- Self-employed
- A self-employed worker registered with the Social Insurance Services and ordinarily resident is a beneficiary; they contribute on their professional income at the rate shown.
- European Union retiree (S1 form)
- A retiree receiving a pension from another EU state and residing in Cyprus registers with GESY using their S1 form, sent to the HIO with the application; a retiree receiving a French pension also retains entitlement to healthcare in France. A retiree covered in Cyprus contributes on their pension.
- Category F (Immigration Permit, financially independent resident)
- The Immigration Permit is a permanent permit: its holder, if ordinarily resident, falls within the category of third-country nationals with permanent residence and can register with GESY; they contribute on their income according to their category. The insurance requirement when filing the application has not been verified.
- Permanent residency by investment (Immigration Permit, regulation 6(2))
- This permit is also an Immigration Permit: once ordinarily resident, its holder can register with GESY as a permanent resident. The insurance requirement when filing the application has not been verified on a current official page.
- Digital nomad visa
- A temporary permit for remote work on behalf of an employer established outside Cyprus: it does not correspond to any GESY beneficiary category described by the HIO (neither employment in Cyprus nor a permanent permit). The permit's insurance conditions have not been verified.
- European Union citizen
- An EU citizen who works in Cyprus (MEU1 certificate) or holds permanent residence (MEU3) is a beneficiary; during a temporary stay, the European Health Insurance Card applies.
Your first steps
- Be registered with the Civil Registry and Migration Department (alien registration certificate ARC and a valid residence permit) and, if working in Cyprus, with the Social Insurance Services using the ARC number.
- Create and activate an account on the beneficiaries' portal of gesy.org.cy, then submit the application for entry in the beneficiaries' register (or have a personal doctor submit it); some cases (family members, S1 holders) require supporting documents to be sent by post.
- Register on the list of a contracted personal doctor, online or at the practice, and sign the mutual acceptance form; changing doctor is possible after the specified period.
Official sources
- Beneficiary Categories — Health Insurance Organisation (Chypre)
- Financing and Global Budget (cotisations, co-paiements, contributions personnelles) — Health Insurance Organisation (Chypre)
- Beneficiary Enrolment Process — Health Insurance Organisation (Chypre)
- GHS Enrolment — A step by step guide for non-Cypriot nationals (2019) — Health Insurance Organisation (Chypre)
- Access to Services — Health Insurance Organisation (Chypre)
- Le régime chypriote de sécurité sociale (salariés) — soins de santé — CLEISS
- Votre couverture médicale — vous êtes retraité(e) — Commission européenne (L'Europe est à vous)
Information updated on Oct 15, 2026.
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