A Spanish Private School
For Your Child?
A Spanish private school is an option well worth considering. When looking at private schools in the Malaga area the majority of English residents associate mainly with English curriculum schools.But ... if you see yourself and your family living in Spain permanently then why not think about enrolling your children in a Spanish private school? Think about it… they’ll have the best of both worlds. As they would in a state school the kids soak up the Spanish language and Spanish culture and in no time at all they’ll become an honorary Andaluz and even start to speak with a local accent… leaving you far behind! Plus, they’ll have all the benefits of private education: - smaller, more personalised classes
- more extensive extracurricular programmes
- cultural excursions and of course
- very active parent-teacher associations.
Another advantage is that the fees, generally are lower than British private schools. In fact, some schools are bargain-basement prices!The reason being that although all Spanish private schools are privately owned, some owners accept part-payment of the teachers salaries from the Andalucian Government … so, fees, of course are reduced. These schools are called ´Colegios Concertados`. Some school owners prefer not to accept any government funding and therefore maintain more independence … and consequently, higher fees. As you might imagine competition for available places is considerable and you won’t find a vacancy by leaving it to the last minute. The school year begins in the first week of September so you’ll need to start looking at schools in about January and be prepared to put down a deposit of around a 1.000€ to secure the place. If you do decide on a Spanish private school it might be an idea to organise the children’s enrolment before purchasing a property here in Spain.A little preparation is all that’s needed although compared to England the process is still a lot more leisurely - we have friends in England who actually put their boys names down for a certain school in the UK the day they were born! Here’s a list of schools you might want to try … and if your Spanish isn’t the greatest then enlist the help of a Spanish speaking friend on the first approach. PRIVATE SPANISH SCHOOLS & ´COLEGIOS CONCERTADOS` Benalmadena Colegio Maravillas
Cortijo de Torrequebrada,
C/Profesor Santiago Rey, s.n.
Arroyo de la Miel
Tel: 952442633 Fax: 952442333 Colegio Maravillas
Avda. Salvador Vicente, 9
Benalmadena
Tel: 952577550 Fax: 952447377 Benalmadena International College
C/ Catamarán, s.n.
Tel: 952561666/ 952449745 Estepona Colegio Juan XX111
C/ Gibraltar, 3
Tel: 952801737 Colegio San Jose
La Cala, s.n.
29680 Estepona
Tel: 952800148 fax: 952801810
Email: info@colegiosanjose.net Fuengirola Colegio Salliver,
Avda. Finlandia, 4
Los Boliches – Fuengirola
Tel: 952474194 Colegio San Francisco de Asis
Patos Las Lagunas, s.n.
Mijas Costa
Tel: 952473424 San Pedro Calpe Junior School,
Urbanización Linda Vista Baja
San Pedro
Tel: 952786029 Colegio Infantil Santa Maria
Avda. Carmen Sevilla. 51
San Pedro
Tel: 952787379 Saint Georges School
Urbanización Cortijo Blanco
Calle Picasso, 10
29670 San Pedro de Alcántara
Tel: 952786606 Torremolinos Colegio Miramar
Plaza Andalucia, 2
29620 Torremolinos
Tel. 952385347 Fax. 952382292
Email: colmiramar@hotmail.com Colegio Los Rosales
Avda. Ricardo Gross, 8
Urbanización El Olivar,
Crta. de Cadiz – Aptdo.164
Torremolinos
Tel. 952435072/952622526 Fax: 952435072 Marbella Colegio San Jose
Urbanización Guadalmina Baja
29678 Marbella
Tel: 952883858 Fax: 952882637
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but you still want to learn Spanish? Read more here.
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