Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum
public school
Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum Dasoupoli, also simply known as Dasoupolis Lyceum, is a public high school located in Apostolos Varnavas & Agios Makarios, Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. Founded in 1977, the school is named after Makarios III, the first President of Cyprus and archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977, who is sometimes called the 'father of the nation'.
History
Founded in 1977 in Strovolos, Nicosia, the school was initially named after Apostle Barnabas, later being renamed to Archbishop Makarios III Gymnasium in the 1977, after the death of Makarios III. The first students began enrolling in 1978. It gained its current name in 1983 when the school was reclassified as a lyceum. It was established to support refugees from the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The school served as a gymnasium from its founding until 1983, then operated as both a gymnasium and lyceum until 1986, when it became solely a lyceum.
One of the largest lyceums in Nicosia, it accommodates about 600 students and 100 staff annually. A new school building began being built in 2012 at the cost of €7,800,000, with the building being ready for use in the academic year 2014-2015. The old campus was demolished, with the only remnant being the old auditorium, which had been inaugurated by then-president, Glafcos Clerides, in 2000. The school also serves as a National Entrance exam centre and polling station.
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