• The School Year begins on September 1^st and ends on June 30^th .
  Applications will only be accepted by students’ parents or guardians.

•  The Registration Fee is prepaid at the beginning of the school year along with the student’s registration application. It applies to all students of the Conservatory and is per student and for all courses.

• In case of interruption of studies, the Registration Fee, is non-refundable.

• The tuition fees are annual and are divided into equal instalments, for the convenience of the students.

• The tuition fees must be paid within the agreed period, otherwise the student’s attendance shall be suspended.

• The students are required to pay a special fee (Examination fee) for their participation in qualifying or graduating (degree/ diploma) examinations.

• Students must have paid the annual tuition fees in order to attend the annual qualifying or graduating examinations.

• If the student wants to stop his/ her studies, his/ her parents must inform the Conservatory Director, from the previous month, otherwise it is considered that their studies continue and the tuition fees are payable.

• Discontinuation of studies from May 1^st until the end of the school year is prohibited.

• Students are provided with a booklet of Progress by the Conservatory of Corfu, in which there are registered the degrees of diligence – progress – execution of the special course and the compulsory courses, in which he/ she is examined.

• The courses that coincide with public holidays set by the Ministry of Culture are not replaced or substituted.

• The public holidays are:
  – the 28^th of October (Ohi Day)
  – Christmas Holidays (From December 24^th to January 6^th )
  – January, 30^th
  – Clean Monday
  – March 25^th (Independence Day)
  – Easter Holidays (From Holy and Great Thursday to Low Sunday
  – Labour Day (May 1^st )
  – Pentecost
  In addition, local holidays are considered the following: December 12^th and May 21^st .

• Attendance should be regular. We note that after a number of unjustified absences in accordance with the prescribed limit (article 17 of the Royal Decreed dated 11.11.57 “On the ratification of the internal regulations of the Conservatory of Thessaloniki”), the students loses the right to be examined and will repeat the class.

• In case a student is not able to attend a lesson, he/ she is obliged to notify the conservatory secretariat and his/ her teacher in advance.

• Lessons that are missed due to the student’s fault are not replaced, except in serious cases.

• Parents and students must read the announcements of the Conservatory, in the bulletin board.

• Parents should be informed by the Principal and the Teachers or professors about the progress of their children, about their absences and discuss any questions or complaints in order to resolve any problems.

• Finally, students must behave politely and decently to the teaching staff and their classmates, not to make noise in the conservatory because they disturb those who teach and attend classes and keep the premises clean.

Education information

• The following classes operate in the Conservatory:

– Advanced Theory and Composition (Special Harmony, Counterpoint, Wind Instrumentation,
Fugue, Composition)
– Piano
– Classical Guitar
– Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello)
– Woodwinds (Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute)
– Brass Instruments (Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba)
– Choir Conductor
– Monody
– Modern Song
– Electric Guitar
– Folklore & Traditional Music, Bouzouki Department

• The classes in all schools recognized by the Ministry of culture are divided into 4 levels (Preparatory- Junior – Intermediate – Senior).

•  The students at the beginning of their studies are enrolled in the 1^st year of Preparatory class and in order to be considered full-time students with the right to participate in the final exams (degree/ diploma) they must consistently follow the courses, as specified in the regulation (R.D. 11-11-1957 / O.G.G vol. Α’ 229) and necessarily take part in the annual promotion examinations in accordance with the regulation .

•  Students from abroad or from private lessons, may enrol in the Conservatory by participating in Qualifying Examinations held at the Conservatory of Corfu of each year and are classified according to their level.

• During their studies, the students must continuously attend the compulsory courses that are defined for their department and which are provided free of charge. The temporary omission of one compulsory course is allowed only in exceptional cases and with the permission of the Management and the teacher.

•  The special courses in the Conservatory are individual and each student must attend two classes per week or one hour class. The duration of the individual course is 25 minutes for preparatory and lower classes, 30 minutes for intermediate classes and 40 for students of senior classes. Students pending diploma or degree must attend 90 minutes courses per week.

•  Compulsory courses are group courses, beginning on September 15^th and ending of June 15^th .