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Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain · est. 1989 · Private
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Agora Sant Cugat International School is a private, secular international school in Sant Cugat del Vallès near Barcelona, by Sant Joan station. The project began in 1972 with the Agora Patufet nursery in the town centre; in 1988 the Agora Pipo nursery opened in the Volpelleres area, and in 1989 the school itself, which now teaches children from 12 months to 18 years. All three campuses work under a shared leadership and with a shared programme, and the nurseries take babies from 4 months. The school belongs to the Globeducate education group. Since 2021 it has been an IB Continuum school: PYP from age three, MYP in secondary and the Diploma Programme, in which it has 13 years of experience; alongside runs the Spanish Baccalaureate in four pathways, and in 2025 an IB Diploma with a theatre and music focus was added together with the EÒLIA drama school. Lessons are given in three languages, English, Catalan and Spanish, each subject with its own language; Chinese is studied from P4 to the fourth year of primary, and from the fifth year French or German is chosen. About a fifth of the pupils are international, more than 60 nationalities in all; half of the teachers are from abroad, more than 20 nationalities. The school is linked to the Liceu Conservatory and awards its basic level diploma, and it is the only SAT test centre in the Vallès. According to the school, 96 per cent pass the IB Diploma with an average of 32 points, and all pass the university entrance examination at the first sitting with an average mark of 7.12. The school publishes its fees itself for the 2026-2027 school year, in euros.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $4 632–15 082 a year
4 100–13 350 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
4 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Catalan, Spanish
Languages taught
Chinese, French, German
About the fees The school publishes its fees itself for the 2026-2027 school year, in euros per year, paid in ten monthly instalments: Infant 1 and 2 (ages 1-2) 4100 euros, Infant 3-5: 7450, primary 9350, ESO years 1 and 2: 10800, years 3 and 4: 11550, Spanish Baccalaureate 12050, IB Diploma Programme 13350 euros. Discounts: 20 per cent for the third child, 50 for the fourth, and the fifth studies free; 2 per cent for early payment. The fee includes registration in the IB programmes without examination fees, the psychologist and careers guidance, a speech therapy assessment, swimming from Infant 2 to the sixth year of primary, the music project, a 2-night summer trip from Infant 3 to the fourth year of ESO, one-day excursions, insurance and supervision from 8:20 to 8:50 and from 16:30 to 17:00. Prices are shown without taxes.
Admissions The school admits international pupils: about 20 per cent of its pupils are international, more than 60 nationalities in all, and to help children from other countries adapt the school offers immersion in English, Catalan and Spanish at native or beginner level and a dedicated International Home Room service. The admission procedure is shared by the school and the two nurseries: a request for information through the form or by telephone on 935: 902: 600 from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 18:00, an on-site or virtual visit, a formal application and admission tests by stage, then the enrolment form and documents. Paid extra language support three times a week is available.
Stages and year groups Grades P0 (4 months) - 2nd year of Baccalaureate (age 17-18). The Agora Patufet (ages 0-5, central Sant Cugat) and Agora Pipo (ages 0-2, Volpelleres) nurseries and the main campus from 12 months: in P0-P2 children are immersed in Catalan and Spanish with an introduction to English, and from P3 the IB PYP runs in three languages. Primary lasts six years, secondary ESO four years under the IB MYP, with four tracks in the fourth year of ESO preparing for the Baccalaureate. Then come the IB Diploma Programme, the Spanish Baccalaureate in four pathways or both at once, and the IB Diploma with a theatre and music focus. Most classes have 20 to 25 pupils, fewer in nursery and in optional subjects. Lessons run from 8:50 to 16:50, in the Baccalaureate from 8:00 to 14:30. According to the school, the DP is taught in Spanish and Catalan except for English; the national Baccalaureate in Catalan with some subjects in Spanish.
Address C/ de Ferrer i Guàrdia, s/n, 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeGlobeducate · school is part of the networkschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Average IB score
32 (world average 30.88)
Exam results The school publishes: 96 per cent pass the IB Diploma, with an average of 32 out of 45; 100 per cent pass the university entrance examination at the first sitting, with an average mark of 7.12 out of 10. Over the last three years Baccalaureate leavers have received 13 honours awards and 9 special Baccalaureate awards. The page does not state the year of these figures.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
Campus: The campus is by Sant Joan station, close to the metro, trains and buses; the site covers 13715 square metres, with more than 13000 square metres of sports areas and a sports centre. Laboratories for technology and robotics, physics, chemistry and biology; computer rooms with digital boards, tablets and netbooks; rooms for psychomotor skills, music and art. The Josep Carreras auditorium with 380 seats, dressing rooms, a grand piano and projection; a 75 square metre television studio with a green screen, music and radio studios, three soundproofed drama rooms of 45 square metres each. A library, a vegetable garden and a weather station. Three dining halls for 404, 302 and 156 pupils with its own kitchen. A new four-storey Baccalaureate building of 1959 square metres since September 2025: interactive classrooms, a 100 square metre library, study areas and a café with a terrace, solar panels. Swimming once a week at the CN Rubí club pool. 11 bus routes from Sant Cugat, Sabadell, Barcelona, Terrassa and Cerdanyola.
Clubs and activities: Language school (English, German, French, Chinese, Portuguese) · Music school: orchestra, band, chamber music, choir · Judo · Athletics · Chess · Tennis · Mini-football · Football · Padel · Basketball · Rhythmic gymnastics · Dance · Swimming · Ballet in English · Volleyball · Handball · Artistic roller skating · Theatre in English · Drawing in English · Robotics · Creative Technology (drones and video games) · Fun science · Kids Brain · Lego Creative Space · Cookery
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
Half of the teachers are international, more than 20 nationalities, with native or near-native English. The school does not state the number of teachers. The psychology and guidance department has two child psychologists, two educational psychologists and a speech therapist; for gifted children the school works with the Javier Berché Foundation, which also trains teachers. Theatre-track subjects are taught by instructors from the EÒLIA drama school, and a voice coach from Nina Academia comes once a term. Most classes have 20 to 25 pupils.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
All three campuses hold the S+ Child Safety Certificate, and the school itself holds an allergen protection certificate for school meals; menus are drawn up under the guidance of a medical dietician. The school declares itself a cardio-protected space: an automated external defibrillator in every building and all staff trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by European Resuscitation Council instructors. Each bus has an escort. There is a psychology department with two child psychologists, two educational psychologists and a speech therapist. The school posts the common Globeducate group policies. The school does not mention video surveillance, security guards or a nurse.
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