Students congratulated as exam results announced
This year’s Pancyprian Exams were conducted with complete success, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday as the results were announced.
A total of 5,351 candidates sat the exams, which can be used to gain entry to universities in Cyprus and Greece.
She said in Cyprus 2,993 places are available, of which 1,589 are at the University of Cyprus and 1,298 at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak).
In addition, those heading to military schools in Greece also found out if they had got in on Monday, with a total of 106 people following this path.
The minister also said that students can be informed of the results through the ministry’s website at www.moec.gov.cy.
The Pancyprian association of parents associations congratulated all students who were successful in gaining a seat at the university.
The top students are: Georgia Erotokritou, Nefeli Zachariou and Christina Christofidou.
Zachariou from Larnaca, said that she felt vindicated for the hard for she put into studying and preparing for the exams.
Panayiotou will be going to Tepak in Limassol, and said she was very happy to achieve perfect marks.