A quick presentation of our school.

1. … about our school
Our school established in
1984 in Polichni-Thessaloniki
and was housed at the same
building with another school,
until 2013, when we moved
to our new building.
The school hours are daily
from 8.00 a.m. to 14.30 p.m.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece
The old building

2. … about students
We have 297 students in our school.
Their ages are between 15 and 18 years old and their level
of knowledge is quite high.
The duration of studies is 3 years.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

3. … about classes and lessons
At the First (A) class there are 14 common teaching lessons
for all the students: Greek Language and Grammar, Ancient
Greek Language and Grammar, Literature, History, Algebra,
Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Language,
Religious Lessons, Gymnastics, Political Education, Project
and one more lesson that students choose between IT
courses, Management of Natural Recourses and Arts and
Theater Education.
The total duration of all lessons at the First Class is 35 hours
per week and the number of students that attends this class
is 101.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

4. … about classes and lessons
At the Second (B) class there are 15 common teaching
lessons for all the students: Greek Language and Grammar,
Ancient Greek Language and Grammar, Literature, History,
Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Language, Religious Lessons, Gymnastics, Computer
courses, Sociology and Project.
At this class students choose to attend lessons either of
Exact Sciences (Mathematics and Physic) or Humanities
(Ancient Greek Language and Social Sciences).
The total duration of all lessons at the Second Class is 35
hours per week and the number of students that attends
this class is 110.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

5. … about classes and lessons
At the Third (C) class there are 11 common teaching lessons
for all the students: Greek Language and Grammar, Ancient
Greek Language and Grammar, Literature, History,
Mathematics, Physics, Biology, English Language, Religious
Lessons, Gymnastics and Sociology.
The students of Exact Sciences attend the lessons of
Mathematics, Physic, Chemistry, Biology, Computer
Programming and Economics while the students of
Humanities attend the lessons of Ancient Greek Language,
Greek Literature, History and Latin courses.
The total duration of all lessons at the Third Class is 33
hours per week and the number of students that attends
this class is 86.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

6. … other activities
Our school participates, locally, at three programs of
environmental education and at one cultural program, with
different teams of students.
In the past our school was member of two European
Erasmus/Comenius Programs, whose duration was three
and two years and collaborated with schools from Spain,
France, Italy and the Netherlands. The main themes of
those projects was the monuments, the landscapes and the
history of each participated city.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

7. … other activities
Every year we spend a day in sports.
The students take place in different kinds of sport,
enhancing the sense of participation and teamwork.
Last year that day was dedicated to sports and antiracism
while this year that day was dedicated to Olympic and
Special Olympic Games
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

8. … other activities
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

9. … other activities
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

10. … other activities
At the end of each year the students who graduate from
school hold a festival that includes theater, dance and
concerts.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

11. … about teachers
The number of teachers in our school is 31.
(2 Theologian, 9 Philologists, 4 Mathematicians, 3 Physicists,
1 Biologist, 2 Chemicals, 2 English teachers, 2 Economist,
1 Sociologist, 1 Gymnast, 1 Architecture, 1 Electrical
engineer, 1 Theatrologist and 1 IT teacher).
Teaching hours are between 18-23 per week and the hours
spent in school must be less than 30 per week.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

12. … about the duration of the
school year and the holidays
The school year starts at the 1st of September and the
lessons at the 11th of the same month and last until the
middle of the May, where starts the written examination,
until the end of June.
The school is closed during the months of July and August,
2 weeks during the Christmas period, 2 weeks during the
Easter and at the national holidays of 28th of October and
25th of March.
3rd Senior High School of Polichni - Thessaloniki,
Greece

13. Our website:
http://3lyk-polichn.thess.sch.gr
Students’ blog with their projects:
http://www.3gelpolichnis.blogspot.gr