The bell rang and at primary school to Gavdos On Thursday (11.09.2025) with only one teacher and one grade student.
This image is prevalent at Gavdos Elementary School, and this year it will not even operate a Gymnasium, with the model applied last year as a branch of the Sfakia Gymnasium.
Gavdos Mayor Lilian Stefanakis tells Cretalive that the children who had attended the Gymnasium class last year graduated and there was no need for a high school class.
As she says, Mrs Stefanakis, the situation is not enjoyable, but for half a century Gavdos is facing exactly the same image. Elementary has one, two or no student! “However, some people are trying to keep the island alive”he emphasizes and states that the state must give more importance to the island.
In the call for the sanctification, the Municipality of Gavdos stressed: “Every school year that begins on our island is a victory of knowledge and hope. Small schools on the edges of Greece stay open to keep the flame alive and always expect new children’s voices. “