St. John's School, Cyprus
| Motto | "Excellence, Learning and Leadership" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1960 ; new school 1974 |
| Type | Service Children's Education school |
| Principal | Mr Dan Browning |
| Location |
Episkopi, Limassol District BFPO 53 Cyprus |
| DfE URN | 132416 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Apollo and Poseidon |
| Colours | Burgundy and green |
| Website | stjohnsschoolcyprus |
St. John's School is a secondary school located within the British military complex Episkopi Cantonment in southern Cyprus and is run by the Service Children's Education (SCE). It is one of two schools serving the military families and employees of the Western Sovereign Base Area (WSBA). Younger children attend Episkopi Primary School.
It is a sister school of King Richard School, the main secondary school at the Dhekelia Garrison, Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA).
St. John's School was established in 1960, just after Cyprus gained independence from the British. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. It was founded to exclusively educate children within the military community but has since opened its doors to a small number of local English-speaking expatriate children.
St John’s School opened in April 1960 with a pupil population of 36, the only secondary provision prior to that time being in the Retained Site of Berengaria, within Polemidhia Village, Limassol. Two years later, all secondary pupils were attending St John's and the original buildings were proving inadequate for the pupil numbers. Teaching staff numbered 32 in 1962 and had grown to over 100 in 1974. Similarly, pupil numbers of 500 had grown to 1,500 and the initial two-storey school building was surrounded by a huge number of Cyprus and Twynham huts. All that remains of the original St Johns now is the Episkopi Primary School hall.
The current buildings were in the course of construction when the Cypriot coup d'état and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus took place in July 1974 and had enormous impact upon the school. As the headteacher, Mr D A Ellery, reported in the 1975 school magazine, "much of our energy this school year has been expended in placing over 1,000 pupils and 50% of our staff in schools in the United Kingdom".
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