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Brief Introduction to
Foley’s School Foley’s school was founded in 1970 by Ward and Pat Foley. The school was originally established in Famagusta – the school’s shirt monogram fgs actually stands for Famagusta Grammar School, not Foley’s! By 1974, the school was well established with about 250 pupils, all at secondary level. However, you will recognise the significance of that year – 1974. Disaster struck and the Foley’s and most of their pupils were forced to evacuate Famagusta and the school overnight. After several months camping in Dhekhelia, hoping to return, it became apparent that this would not be possible and the family moved to Limassol. Here they managed to gather together some of their former pupils and began re-establishing the school. They were fortunate to find the current school building, which had originally been constructed for the RAF, and Limassol Grammar and Junior School was born. Over the years, the school became known as “Foley’s” and in recent times this has become the school’s official name. We now have around 440 pupils across the whole age range (4-18 years old). An unusual feature is that we are all together on the same site and this contributes to a family atmosphere. The school has pupils from a very wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, around 50 different countries being represented. All lessons (apart from Greek and foreign language lessons, of course!) are taught in English. We broadly follow the UK National Curriculum although it is not rigidly adhered to. The eventual goals are external examinations with London (Edexcel) and Cambridge examination boards. The school has been highly successful in these examinations over the years and the vast majority of our pupils succeed in gaining places at top universities in the UK and elsewhere. From its earliest days, Foley’s has placed a strong emphasis on extra-curricular activities and a wide range are on offer. These include various sports, drama, dance, music, Duke of Edinburgh Award, hikes, educational visits and school trips abroad. We consider involvement in such activities to be extremely important to the overall education of young people and encourage all our pupils to make the most of the opportunities available. About two and a half years ago, the school acquired a new site – five hectares of land on the northern outskirts of Limassol. Planning is now in the advanced stages and we hope to be able to move in around four years. The intention is to improve facilities rather than to increase in size and, while numbers will increase slightly, we hope to maintain the same atmosphere with all age groups on the same site.
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