Marbella Schools

Every day we receive emails about people thinking of moving to Marbella. Many have kids and so their main worries are about schooling in Marbella / Spain.

Are there English Schools? How much is Private School? What about State Schools?

There are so many questions that people want answered especially on whether to go English or Spanish, Private or State. I'm not too sure that there is a correct answer except to advise you to make sure you have as much knowledge about the different systems as possible to make your own judgment - but if you are coming here with kids who have already been in English School and about to take their GCSEs, then an English / International School is best. If you are coming with a child of 3 or 4 or even 6 then they are young enough to slot into a Spanish School.

Our aim here is to give you as much information as possible about education and schooling in Marbella and the surrounding areas.

There are some very popular International Schools in Marbella which can take kids from 3 years old to 18 years old which I find incredible when I went to a separate nursery, primary and secondary back in the UK.

There are a whole host of schools here including, English Schools, International Schools, German School, Swedish School, Spanish Private & State.

Most of these English / International Schools teach Spanish, some more than others. Some have classroom assistants all day in Spanish, some just a couple of hours a day, some just do Spanish 45 minutes a day...so if the Spanish Language is an important factor, be sure to ask how often your child will be learning / hearing Spanish.

If you do not speak any Spanish and you send your child to a Spanish School - think what's going to happen when your child has homework - are you going to be able to help them? When letters come home about activities, events, rules etc - will you be able to deal with that. Then on the other hand, once you start on a Private Education, its pretty difficult to change as the child can get used to all the facilities a Private School Offers.Can you afford it and will you be able to continue to afford it when it gets to nearly 1,200 euros per month for education?

It is a major decision and you need to know all the facts. If you plan to stay here indefinitely if your child doesn't have a good enough education in Spanish then they will have to go back to the UK to University (if they go). Whereby if your child goes to a Bilingual International School from a young age, they may have a choice of both either Spanish or English Universities.

I could go on and on talking about schools as that is all we have talked about for the past couple of years. Initially we always thought definitely a Spanish Education either private or state, but when you really get into the nitty gritty and start seeing some of the schools, you do change your mind as you may find out.

Aloha College, Marbella.

Aloha College last year celebrated 25 years. It was originally built in 1982 and was extended in 2004 and is now able to take students from 3 years old to 18 years old. Aloha is a non profit organisation. Continue to read more here.

International College of San Pedro ICS(Formerly Kings College).

The International College of San Pedro was formerly Kings College and changed their name in 2007. Like Aloha College the school takes students from 3 years to 18 years old. The school is on one.... Continue to read more here.

Swans School, Marbella

Swans School in Marbella is one of the oldest International Schools here since 1971. Its set behind El Corte Ingles in Marbella. It was opened by Tessa Swan. Like Aloha & ICS, it takes pupils from 3 to 18 years old.... Continue to read more here

EIC, English International School, Marbella

The English International School has been around since 1982 and can also accommodate children from 3 years old to 18 years. The main language is English but there are numerous other nationalities and languages spoken... Continue to read more here.

The International School Estepona

This school now takes children from 2 years old to 12 years old and follows both the English and Spanish Curriculum. It also follows the Montessori method of teaching as the Founder Mrs Gillian Godbold was also a teacher ....Continue to read more here

Alboran College

Alboran College is a Private Spanish School and takes children from 3 years to 18 years old. The school was founded in 1986. It follows the IB International Bachillerato and as they say on their website..... Continue to read more about Alboran here.

More schools to follow...

 

Marbella Schools    Aloha College, International School San Pedro,    Swans, EIC,    Alboran, Swedish School,    German School,    San Jose San Pedro,    San Jose Estepona, St Georges, International School of Estepona.

 

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