Welcome To PETMAR PRIVATE INSTITUTE!

Founded in 1985, PETMAR PRIVATE INSTITUTE is a long-established language school, accredited by the Ministry of Education and Culture. We have a wide range of courses for all ages (from 5-year-old children to adults) in English and French, offering our students top quality preparation for internationally recognized qualifications. Being one of the oldest and largest private institutes in Nicosia, we are justly proud of our reputation for high educational standards in an atmosphere that is engaging and productive.

Why choose us?

  • We follow the latest trends in teaching methodology and strive to make lessons motivating and suitable for each individual learner’s needs
  • We carefully select up-to-date materials and integrate technology and media interaction to our lessons
  • Our courses are taught by professional, highly qualified teachers who take great care in building students’ confidence, monitoring their progress and giving constructive feedback
  • We offer our students opportunities for authentic communication with students of the same age and level of English from other countries
  • We responsibly prepare our students for their examinations and organize regular mock exams which are conducted free of charge
  • We conscientiously monitor student progress using various forms of assessment
  • The majority of our students achieve excellent results and many of them have been distinguished in University-entrance examinations
  • As one of the oldest schools in Cyprus, we are proud and encouraged to see our past students, who have now grown up to have their own families, returning to our school to enroll their children!

Our students’ testimonials

I have always liked English as a language and I have been motivated to learn as much as I could about this particular language. I have also wanted to be able to speak English fluently, and I believe that all my teachers at PETMAR institute worked really hard all these years, for me and my classmates, in order to achieve this goal.

I just wish I had more free time so I could register there again to learn another language!

Marina Theophanous, Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE English as a Second Language, A*
Those years I spent studying at Petmar were truly fantastic and the end result was amazing. I can use the language effectively for a variety of situations and I hold an A* IGCSE certificate!

Michael Tzionis, Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE English as a Second Language, Grade A*
I have been working for an international company where communication in English is essential on a daily basis. I am convinced that one of the main reasons I got the job was the fact that I studied at Petmar Institute, which provided me with the necessary skills to face the challenges of my professional life.

Dimitris Shimitras, GCE Grade A, IELTS Band 8, Edexcel GCE O' Level, Grade A