Supernumerary University Admission 2026-2027 for Candidates from Areas Hit by Natural Disasters
For the 2026-2027 academic year only, final-year pupils and graduates of general and vocational upper-secondary schools (ΓΕΛ/ΕΠΑΛ) in areas hit by natural disasters, who sat the June 2026 national exams, are admitted to universities above the number of places, within a 2% quota in each category.
Supernumerary university admission: 2% extra places in each category (day/evening general and vocational upper-secondary schools), with at least 70% of the points of the last successful candidate of the category at the school
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΥΑ 123049/Α5/18-09-2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 5838/28.09.2026): οι μαθητές και απόφοιτοι Λυκείων «I. Της Περιφέρειας Αττικής … IX. Της Περιφέρειας Κρήτης … που έχουν πληγεί εξαιτίας φυσικών καταστροφών»· ΥΑ Φ.153/131134/Α5/02-10-2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 6053/07.10.2026) «Συμπλήρωση της υπό στοιχεία Φ.153/123049/Α5/18-09-2026»: «στ) του Δήμου Κρωπίας», «δ) του Δήμου Δυτικής Αχαΐας», «ε) της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Παραμυθιάς του Δήμου Σουλίου», «β) της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Δηλεσίου του Δήμου Τανάγρας», «γ) της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Στυραίων του Δήμου Καρύστου», «α) των Δημοτικών Ενοτήτων Απολλωνίων, Ελλομένου και Λευκάδας του Δήμου Λευκάδας» κ.λπ. · Checked: 2026-10-11
Official evidence · «Το δικαίωμα αυτό ισχύει για τους μαθητές της τελευταίας τάξης του σχολικού έτους 2025-2026, καθώς και για τους αποφοίτους, οι οποίοι υπέβαλαν Αίτηση-Δήλωση στα Λύκεια των ανωτέρω περιοχών και συμμετείχαν στις πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις του έτους 2026.» · Checked: 2026-10-09
Official evidence · «οι οποίοι υπέβαλαν Αίτηση-Δήλωση στα Λύκεια των ανωτέρω περιοχών και συμμετείχαν στις πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις του έτους 2026» · Checked: 2026-10-09
Official evidence · ΥΑ 134750/Α5/09-10-2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 6145/12.10.2026), άρθρο 3: «με την προϋπόθεση ο υποψήφιος να έχει επιτύχει συνολικό αριθμό μορίων τουλάχιστον ίσο του 70% του αριθμού των μορίων που πέτυχε ο τελευταίος επιτυχών της κατηγορίας τους, στη συγκεκριμένη σχολή ή τμήμα κατά το ίδιο ακαδημαϊκό έτος» · Checked: 2026-10-13
Official evidence · ΥΑ 134750/Α5/09-10-2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 6145/12.10.2026): «Τα δικαιολογητικά που απαιτούνται για την υπαγωγή στο ειδικό ποσοστό των υποψηφίων του άρθρου 1 της παρούσας κατατίθενται στις Διευθύνσεις Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης που ανήκουν οι πληγείσες περιοχές εντός πέντε (5) εργάσιμων ημερών από τη δημοσίευση της παρούσας.» Δημοσίευση Δευτέρα 12.10.2026 → τελευταία ημέρα Δευτέρα 19.10.2026 (ΑΚ 241). · Checked: 2026-10-13
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File the documents by Monday 19/10/2026 at the latest
The documents are filed with the Directorate of Secondary Education of the affected area within 5 working days of the publication of decision 134750/Α5 (Government Gazette Β΄ 6145/12.10.2026), that is, by Monday 19/10/2026 at the latest. File the documents as early as possible and confirm the deadline with the Directorate of Secondary Education of your area.
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The documents are filed with the Directorate of Secondary Education of the affected area.
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Under Ministry of Education decision 123049/Α5/18-09-2026 (Government Gazette Β΄ 5838/28.09.2026), as supplemented by decision Φ.153/131134/Α5/02-10-2026 (Β΄ 6053/07.10.2026), for the 2026-2027 academic year only, final-year pupils of the 2025-2026 school year and graduates of general and vocational upper-secondary schools in areas hit by natural disasters, who filed their application-declaration at a school in those areas and sat the June 2026 national exams, are admitted above the number of places to university schools, departments and admission tracks and to the Higher Ecclesiastical Academies.
The areas are: Attica: the municipalities of Marathon, Saronikos, Rafina-Pikermi, Oropos, Markopoulo Mesogaias, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, the Keratea unit (Lavreotiki), the Agios Stefanos and Kryoneri units (Dionysos), Mandra-Eidyllia, Glyfada and Megara, the Kythira unit. North Aegean: Chios. Western Greece: Aktio-Vonitsa and Thermo; the Patras unit and certain communities of the Vrachneika, Messatida and Rio units (Patras); Ilida and the Ancient Olympia and Foloi units. Epirus: Ioannina and North Tzoumerka, the Evrymenes, Zitsa, Molossoi and Passaron units (Zitsa), Arta, Ziros, Igoumenitsa and Filiates, the Acheron and Souli units (Souli). Central Macedonia: the whole regional unit of Chalkidiki. South Aegean: Megisti. Peloponnese: the Feneos and Stymfalia units (Sikyona). Central Greece (Evia): Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna and certain areas of Dirfys-Messapia, Kymi-Aliveri and Chalkida. Crete: the Makrys Gialos unit and the Ierapetra and Agios Ioannis communities (Ierapetra).
The supplementary decision (Β΄ 6053/07.10.2026) added: Attica: Kropia. Western Greece: West Achaia and Andritsaina-Krestena. Epirus: the Paramythia unit (Souli), Dodoni, Georgios Karaiskakis, Central Tzoumerka and Preveza. Peloponnese: Ermionida. Central Greece: the Dilesi unit (Tanagra) and the Styra unit (Karystos). Ionian Islands: the Apollonioi, Ellomenos and Lefkada units (Lefkada).
Decision 134750/Α5/09-10-2026 set the quota at 2% above the number of places in each category (day and evening general and vocational upper-secondary schools; the Higher Ecclesiastical Academies for general schools only), provided the candidate scored at least 70% of the points of the last successful candidate in their category. The documents are filed with the Directorates of Secondary Education of the affected areas within 5 working days of that decision's publication (Government Gazette Β΄ 6145/12.10.2026), that is, by Monday 19/10/2026 at the latest. File the documents as early as possible and confirm the deadline with the Directorate of Secondary Education of your area.
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- Υπ. Παιδείας
- Category
- Education & Scholarships
- Status
- Active
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 13/10/2026