Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday (03.02.2026) the launch of a cross-party national dialogue on the new National High School Diploma, aiming to reform the Lyceum to meet major technological and professional challenges of our time. The process will begin next week in Parliament’s Committee on Educational Affairs and is scheduled to last nine months, with distinct phases targeting legislative drafting completion by end-2026. Changes will not affect current Lyceum or third-year Gymnasium students, and the Panhellenic Exams remain unchanged. The earliest possible implementation is for first-year Lyceum in the 2027–2028 school year. The dialogue centers on five pillars: curriculum content, school life, teacher training and professional development, infrastructure (buildings, digital tools, labs), and governance—each overseen by dedicated subgroups comprising educators from all levels. A coordinating national dialogue team, led by University of Piraeus Rector Michalis Sfakianakis and including three deans and scientific advisors, will ensure horizontal oversight. Mitsotakis stressed that education transcends ideology, elections, and party politics—it belongs to the nation’s future—and requires a cohesive system from preschool to university aligned with rapidly evolving learning and work realities.
National High School Diploma: National Dialogue Begins for Lyceum Reform, Panhellenic Exams Remain
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