The best secondary education in Alicante
At Elian’s British School, our secondary pupils can obtain double qualifications. Up to Year 11 they work towards the Spanish qualification and the British IGCSE qualifications. In Years 12-13, they study for the IB Diploma.
Secondary school covers the 7 academic years from age 11 to 16, and comprises three educational stages:
Key Stage 3
(Year 7, Year 8 & Year 9)
Key Stage 4
(Year 10 & Year 11)
From age 11 to 16
Key Stage 5
(DP1 and DP2)
From age 17 to 18.
We offer the best education in English for your child, with excellence in all areas.
The secondary stage is crucial for the future of our students and their development into self-assured adults. As such, we not only promote languages and communication, but also instil the values our young people need to achieve their goals, both inside and outside the classroom.
International students who do not have a high enough level of Spanish to follow the Spanish curriculum can reinforce their language skills by taking Spanish as a second language.
James Dennis – Head of Secondary
Year 7 to Year 9
Our pupils study the curricular subjects from the British system, together with Geography and History (“sociales”); Spanish Language and Literature (“lengua”); and Valencian from the Spanish curriculum. International students also study Spanish as a foreign language.
This combination gives our students multiple advantages, providing them with different and complementary learning abilities that add up to a comprehensive education. We also teach Spanish as a second language for international students who are in transition to learn the Spanish language.
Students can obtain the British qualifications. And, if the requirements are met, the Spanish qualifications as well.
From age 11 to 13, pupils benefit from a broad and diverse curriculum, studying subjects from the British curriculum and the Spanish curriculum.
Year 10 & 11
Between the ages of 14 and 16 our students choose optional subjects to prepare them for their future studies. Subjects are divided into compulsory or core subjects and options. All our pupils take the following subjects:
In addition, they choose 3 of the following optional subjects:
At the end of Year 11, our students take the external British examinations (International General Certificate of Secondary Education or IGCSEs) which give them access to further or higher education and also certifies that they have achieved the standards required in many areas of employment. They can also use their IGCSE results to apply for homologation with the Spanish ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria).
