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The PASCAL <strong>Chronicle</strong>77% of our graduates who applied to the UK universities met the conditions of their firstchoice university and thus were accepted for their further studies for September 2012.Moreover, their university placement was at 5 out of 24 leading UK universities belongingto The Russell Group.All our graduates who applied to the UK universities for September 2012 and received theiroffers based on the Apolytirion and The Diploma of the International Baccalaureate securedat least 29 points on the Diploma, which according to the UCAS tariff points corresponds to 3GCE A levels with grade A.25% of our graduates who applied to the UK universities for September 2012 and whoreceived their offers based on the combination of Apolytirion and their GCE A levelshad achieved at least 2 GCE A levels with grade A. Two of our students have been awarded Edexcel High Achiever Award for the summer 2012session: Panayiotis Pastos – Highest International Subject Mark (joint) – GCE A LevelAccounting, Ioanna Economou – Highest International Subject Mark (joint) – IGCSE Art &Design: Fine Art. A team of three pupils from our graduating Year 6 came first out of 72 teams amongst 216pupils at the Genetics Genius Quiz organized on 28 th of March 2013 and hosted by The CyprusInstitute of Neurology and Genetics and Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine under theauspices of Ministry of Education and Culture Head of Secondary General Education. The winnerswill be invited to the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics to experience first handthe high calibre work conducted by the Institute’s leading scientists and will be involved in theprocess of diagnosing and researching hereditary diseases. This exclusive opportunity willtake place during the summer holidays. Four PASCAL English School and Ελληνική Σχολή ΠΑΣΚΑΛ pupils were selected alongside 20other pupils throughout Cyprus to participate in the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic FellowsSummer Institute. Following challenging interviews conducted by the American Embassy inFebruary, the pupils were selected from 80 applicants in total from all over Cyprus. Theprogramme is scheduled to take place in Washington DC in July 2013 and is funded by theUS Embassy and Fulbright Commission in Cyprus.It has been a busy year since the last edition, with the continuing changes and improvements inour school. We are currently upgrading our sports facilities by resurfacing the basketball andvolleyball courts with a synthetic floor. A tennis court will be incorporated in one of the basketballcourts. We plan to continue enriching our sports facilities by adding a gym and a track. Given anincreasing interest in our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and in order to enablepupils from other countries to attend our school in all Years thus enriching the internationaldimension of our school, we have become a boarding school in addition to being a day school.It is also important to note that, as of September 2013, our affiliated school, Ελληνική ΣχολήΠΑΣΚΑΛ, is offering an integrated academic and sports programme for talented athletes.I would, sincerely, like to thank all those who contributed to the production of this magazinewhich reflects the work, life and efforts of pupils and staff members of our school.4

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