Music Education in Schools

Music is a compulsory subject in the Cypriot school curriculum and is taught in schools twice a week from the first year of primary school until the second year of secondary school and once a week in the third and fourth year of secondary school. In years 5-6 in secondary education, Music is not a compulsory subject but can be selected either as an elective or as a concentration subject.
Following the policy of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus, the subject of music in primary schools is supposed to be taught by the generalist teachers, with an exception of 90 conservatories’ graduates, who were appointed in primary education 15-20 years ago to cover school needs.
In secondary schools Music is taught by university music graduates.