Education in Greece is centralized and governed by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs at all grade levels in elementary and middle school. The Ministry exercises control over public schools, formulates and implements legislation, administers the budget, coordinates national level university entrance examinations, sets up the national curriculum, appoints public school teaching staff, and coordinates other services.
Zosimaia School, Ioannina
View of the Jewish school, Thessaloniki
The public school of Astros, built in 1915.
The library of the Technical University of Crete, Chania
Gymnasium is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term preparatory high school or the British term grammar school. Before the 20th century, the gymnasium system was a widespread feature of educational systems throughout many European countries.
Gymnasium Theodorianum in Paderborn, Germany, one of the oldest schools in the world
Stiftsgymnasium Melk, the oldest continuously operating school in Austria
Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren – picture showing church and courtyard
Chemistry lesson, Bonn, 1988