Logos School of English Education

Admission Information

• If you wish to find out more about the school or would like to arrange an appointment with the principal; e-mail Principal@Logos.ac.cy, phone +357 25336061 or fax +357 25335578.

• Students can be enrolled from Kindergarten to Grade 13.

• Students wishing to enter high school will be expected to write an entrance exam in English and Maths.
  
  • Topics covered in the English Entrance Exam

    Grade 7

    1. Knowledge of how to answer basic comprehension questions. Ability to extract required information from a passage and answer in full sentences.
    2. Ability to write a short essay of 100 words. Knowledge of setting out a paragraph and linking sentences accurately.
    3. Knowledge of the following grammatical areas:
       1. Parts of speech – noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition and conjunction.
       2. Past, Present and Future tenses.
       3. Punctuation: full stop, comma, question mark, use of speech marks.
       4. Articles: a, an...
       5. Knowledge of literature – to have read at least 1 book and be prepared to describe the main events.

       Grade 8

       1. Comprehension skills:
          1. Extract required information
          2. Reasoning
          3. Meaning of unusual words (ability to guess intelligently)
          4. Prediction of what may happen according to the information given.
       2. Essay skills:
          1. Ability to write using 1 or 2 paragraphs
          2. Good vocabulary
          3. Accurate, well organised sentences
       3. Grammar:
          1. Punctuation – speech marks, commas, full stops, apostrophe, question marks
          2. Paragraphing a conversation accurately
          3. Parts of speech: ability to recognise nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs in sentences
          4. Use of present and past participles
          5. Verb-adjective-noun interchange
       4. Literature: a short description of a book.

       Grades 9-12

       1. Comprehension:
          1. Questions involving analysis and inference
          2. Full sentence answers
          3. Meanings of complicated words and phrases – intelligent responses
       2. Essay:
          1. Three paragraphs in lengths of 150-200 words
          2. Use of varied vocabulary
          3. More complex sentence structure
          4. Flair and imagination
       3. Grammar:
          1. Complex punctuation passage requiring all skills. Knowledge of all punctuation marks.
          2. Knowledge of parts of speech and identification of them in a passage
          3. Noun-verb-adjective-adverb interchange
       4. Literature: description of a book

  • Topics covered in the Mathematics Entrance Exam

    Grade 7

    1. Arithmetic – Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division of whole numbers.
    2. Fractions – Simplification, addition and decimal conversion.
    3. Decimals – Addition & Subtraction.
    4. Geometry – simple angle rules, area & perimeter.
    5. Basic problem solving – questions based on “real” life.

    Grade 8

    1. Arithmetic – Decimals, directed numbers & percentages.
    2. Fractions – Simplification, addition, decimal conversion.
    3. Geometry – Lines of symmetry, order of rotation, area, perimeter. Coordinates.
    4. Number – prime numbers, factors, multiples.
    5. Algebra – Basic formulae.
    6. Data – Data collection & Bar charts.

    Grade 9

    1. Arithmetic – Decimals, directed numbers, approximations, squares, square roots, ratios & percentages.
    2. Fractions – Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division & simplification.
    3. Geometry – Symmetry, area & triangles.
    4. Algebra – Simplification, linear equations, formulae & equations of lines.
    5. Data – Data collection & display.

    Grade 10

    1. Arithmetic – Decimals, directed numbers, approximations, squares, square roots, ratios & percentages.
    2. Fractions – Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division & simplification.
    3. Geometry – Symmetry, area, triangles, angles in circles, polygons & Pythagoras’ theorem.
    4. Algebra – Simplification, linear & quadratic equations, inequalities, simultaneous equations, formulae & equations of lines.
    5. Data – Data collection & display.

    Grade 11

    1. Arithmetic – Decimals, directed numbers, number facts, approximations, squares, square roots, ratios & percentages.
    2. Fractions – Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division & simplification.
    3. Geometry – Symmetry, area, triangles, quadrilaterals, angles in circles, arcs, sectors, polygons & Pythagoras’ theorem.
    4. Algebra – Simplification, linear & quadratic equations, inequalities, simultaneous equations, formulae & equations of lines.
    5. Problem solving – “Real life” questions. Speed, distance & time.
    6. Data – Data collection & display; mean, median & mode
    7. Probability – tree diagrams, independent & exclusive events.

    Grade 12

    1. Arithmetic – Decimals, directed numbers, number facts, approximations, squares, square roots, ratios & percentages.
    2. Fractions – Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division & simplification.
    3. Geometry – Symmetry, area, triangles, quadrilaterals, angles in circles, arcs, sectors, polygons & Pythagoras’ theorem.
    4. Algebra – Simplification, linear & quadratic equations, inequalities, simultaneous equations, algebraic fractions, indices, set notation, functions, inverse functions, formulae & equations of lines.
    5. Trigonometry – Problem solving using sine, cosine and tangent. Sine & cosine rules.
    6. Problem solving – “Real life” questions. Speed, distance & time.
    7. Data – Data collection & display; mean, median & mode
    8. Probability – tree diagrams, independent & exclusive events.

• Every student is interviewed personally by the principal before joining the school.

• Copies of the following documents are required in order for a student to be enrolled:
  1. Passport
  2. Birth certificate
  3. Most recent School report

• 10th Grade options (IGCSE).
• 12th Grade options (AS/A-Level).
• School fees 2009-2010.

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