Assessing the scoring performance of the candidates of the Panelladic 2025, which were announced on Thursday 26 June, in conjunction with the statistics announced by the Ministry of Education, protothema.gr captures the first picture that emerges from the analysis of the results and the Minimum Admission Bases per Scientific Field.

No notable changes are expected in this year’s bases: a small drop is expected in the 1st and 3rd Scientific Field, a slight rise in the 2nd and 4th.

Of particular interest is the fact that this year, candidates in the 3rd Scientific Field of Health Studies, who are traditionally the “top performers” and aim for Medicine, performed worse in Physics than candidates in the 2nd Scientific Field of Science Studies. The performance of candidates in Economics was also notable, with 30% of candidates scoring above 18.

According to Mr. Konstantinos Papagiannoulis, PIXIDAedu studies and career advisor, of crucial importance for candidates before filling out the Computerized Form, which will start at the beginning of July, is the range between minimum and maximum EPE per Scientific Field – it is noted that the EPE are formed based on the general average of each Scientific Field.

A comprehensive look:

A slight drop in the base of 1.5% is expected in the 1st E.P. Humanities.

In the 2nd E.P. of Science, the bases are estimated to rise slightly by about 1%, with a larger difference being seen in the Physics departments.

In the 3rd E.P. Health Studies, a slight drop in scores is predicted, mainly due to the smaller number of candidates and not due to their performance.

In the 4th ECTS in Economics and Computer Science, good performance in Economics seems to be pushing up the admission marks slightly.

Of course, the variations will vary by department, as each department sets its own course weighting factors. Finally, it should be recalled that the results of special courses are expected, which will also play a central role in the admission of candidates to higher education institutions.

In the 1st Scientific Field, there is a slight decrease in candidates of 2%. The performance in Language, Ancient and Latin was lower than last year’s – especially in Ancient, high scores, i.e., 18-20, were achieved by only 2.29% of the candidates. In History, on average, scores were one point higher, but, nevertheless, most candidates scored below the pass mark, unlike in the other three subjects.

The majority of students in the subject area did not score as well as in the other three subjects.

The new overall average for candidates in the 1st science subject is slightly lower than last year’s (11.22 from 11.37 last year). The new minimum admission base for this field will range from 8.98 to 13.46 maximum.

In general, small to insignificant base drops of about 1.5% are expected which are mainly due to the slight drop in the average, but also due to a slight decrease in the number of candidates. The drops will primarily affect ‘middle’ schools in the 13-15 range, i.e., while ‘penthouse’ schools such as Law and Psychology will also experience a mild downward trend.

As mentioned above, because each department sets its course weightage factors, the fluctuations in the marks will be similar. For example, History departments may show an increase instead of a drop in the base.

In the 2nd Scientific Field, there was a subtle increase in candidates of 1%, while 711 more candidates were successful. The performance in Language and Chemistry was slightly lower than last year, while Mathematics and Physics performed better. In particular, in Physics, which in recent years had emerged as the most difficult subject, we had a spectacular rise of a full point from 9.7 to 10.7.

In general, we had an improved writing performance compared to last year, resulting in the new average for 2nd Science candidates being slightly higher than last year. (12.24 from 12.11 last year).

The new minimum admission base for this field will range from 9.79 minimum to 14.69 maximum.

In general, small to insignificant increases of about 1% are expected in the Polytechnic Schools, mainly due to a slight increase in average marks and a subtle increase in the number of candidates. More significant are estimated to be the upward trends in the Physics departments.

3rd SCIENTIFIC HEALTH STUDY FIELD

In the 3rd Scientific Field this year there is a significant decrease of 6% in the number of candidates, i.e. 1000 less! Which will also have a significant impact on a downward trend in the number of candidates. It is also worth noting that in all the four subjects examined, 1,004 fewer toppers were recorded.

Performance in Language and Chemistry was slightly lower than last year, Biology was similar, while Physics saw a spectacular one-point increase in performance, as in Field 2. However, in Physics, most candidates scored below the pass mark!

The new average marks for the 3rd Science field remain unchanged from last year (11.98 from 11.96 last year). The new minimum admission cut-off for this field will range from 9.58 to 14.38 maximum.

A slight downward trend is expected in the marks for the 3rd field, mainly due to a 6% decline in the number of candidates. In the higher field schools like Medical, Pharmacy, or Dental, the marks will take a downward turn by 100-250 points.

There was no noticeable change in candidates in the 4th Scientific Field. The performance in Language and Computer Science was 0.4 lower than last year, while the performance in Mathematics remained the same. In Economics, there was a significant score increase of around 1.3, creating a slight upward trend in Economics-related sections, with around 3 out of 10 scoring above 18. There were 1379 more A’s in all four subjects.

The new grade point average for the 4th Science Field shows a slight upward trend (10.54 from 10.43 last year).
The new minimum admission base for this field will range from 8.43 to 12.65 maximum.

To sum up, a very slight upward trend in the scores for the 4th field is expected, which is mainly due to better average scores in the Economics subject.