Primary Education in Greece

The main objective of Primary Education in Greece is to be conducive to the full-fledged, proportionate and balanced growth of the students' mind, brain and psychosomatic modules, thus facilitating the revealing prospects of their personalities irrespective of sex or origin.

The Primary Education classes in Greece attend to their students more personally since this is a tender age to be moulded and guided in a proper way.

The main aspects which the teachers of this school attends are as follows:

• They try to develop the sense of freedom, responsibility, democratic citizenship and pay regards to their national independence. The moral values are enriched by feeling of love for humans, life and nature, and be completely adhered to the Orthodox Christian tradition which is absolute.
• The personality development is an important area that is kept in mind for both the staff and students. The training of all sections and grades are given regularly to make it a deep rooted effect

The proper arrangements and responsibility of the personal belongings like school-books and other teaching aids are also trained.

Greek Primary Education is proffered by Primary schools and Kindergartens. Kindergartens are minor sections of the centres, and operate together with the Nursery centres of the State. Attending these Primary Schools and the Secondary Schools are under compulsion until the age of 16 of the student. The guardian of the child if neglects his/her admission in school or keep a record of his/her attendance is liable to punishment according to the Criminal Code entailing Article 458.

Primary Education in Greece caters to the educational and moral needs of the children below 16 years and the Minister of education keeps a special record of every institution in Greece.