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Santa Coloma, Andorra · est. 1883 · Private
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Col·legi Mare Janer in Santa Coloma (Andorra la Vella parish) is a Catholic private school of the Spanish education system run by the «Institut de Germanes de la Sagrada Família d'Urgell» (Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell). The school calls itself a «centre espanyol confessional a l'estranger finançat íntegrament pel M.I. Govern d'Andorra» (Spanish denominational school abroad fully funded by the Government of Andorra) that admits students from all parishes of the country. Its history starts with the congregation's school in Andorra la Vella, opened in 1883; it moved to its current building in Santa Coloma in the 1968-1969 school year, and teaching has been free since the 1977-1978 school year. Stages: Infantil from I2 (age two), Primària and ESO up to age 16; there is no Batxillerat. Lessons are taught in Catalan: the family information sheet first names the «vehicular d'ensenyament-aprenentatge» language (language of instruction) with a level certificate in 4t d'ESO, while Spanish is described separately as the «L. Castellana» subject; the ESO mathematics textbook for the 2026-2027 school year is in Catalan, and the whole website and forms are in Catalan. English starts in I2, and from I4 a native assistant joins lessons once a week; French starts in Infantil, with a native assistant every two weeks. The school has been in the UNESCO network since 2004 and in «Escoles Verdes d'Andorra» since 2014, is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and since the 2023-2024 school year has worked with Language Kingdom so students can join study programmes abroad. School day: Infantil and Primària from 8:40 to 17:00, ESO from 8:00 to 16:00.
Key facts
Programmes
Spanish programme
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Catalan
Languages taught
Spanish, English, French
About the fees Teaching is free: the school states «NO quota mensual» (no monthly fee) and «No es paga matrícula, només allò que es consumeix» (no enrolment fee, only what is consumed: canteen, textbooks, materials). The school is fully funded by the Government of Andorra, and teaching has been free since the 1977-1978 school year.
Admissions The website publishes a pre-registration form («Full de preinscripció») asking for country of birth, nationality, passport or DNI, CASS number, home language and previous school; signing it means accepting the «Caràcter Propi» (the school's own ethos) and the internal rules. Submitting the form is not enrolment: the student is admitted if there is a place. The school says it admits students from all parishes of Andorra; a visit can be arranged with the management by email or phone.
Stages and year groups Grades Infantil I2-I5, Primària 1r-6è, ESO 1r-4t. Educació Infantil in two cycles: I2 (first cycle, from age two) and I3, I4, I5 (second cycle); Primària - 6 years, ESO - 4 years; the school says children spend 13 years there. In 2012 the school dropped vocational training to keep three classes per year across all stages from Infantil to ESO. The school does not offer Batxillerat.
Address C/ Roureda Tapada, 2, AD500 Santa Coloma
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MEFPDSpain's state register of schools lists the school in its "abroad" section as a private Spanish school (Centro Privado Español en el Extranjero, code 60000918): the Spanish curriculum and the Spanish certificate.
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MEFPDMinistry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports of Spain
A school of the Spanish education system abroad: run by the Spanish state, or a private Spanish school supervised by the ministry, or a school under an agreement with the ministry. The curriculum is Spanish, and leavers receive the Spanish certificate. Every such school is named in Spain's state register of schools, each with its own code.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Spanish school abroad, and that can be checked in Spain's state register. The entry is not a quality inspection: a school is on the register as part of the Spanish system, not as the outcome of an assessment. The curriculum and the certificate are Spanish. What other programmes the school offers, and what it charges, are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The state school programme of Spain, with the Spanish certificates: ESO at 16 and the Bachiller after the baccalaureate.
What this means for this school. The programme is set by the Spanish Ministry of Education, which also names the school in its state register of schools, in the "abroad" section. Leavers receive Spanish qualifications: the Graduado en ESO after secondary school and the título de Bachiller after the baccalaureate. They are used for entry to Spanish universities; in other countries they are matched to local ones.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓CateringCanteen with its own kitchen, menus designed by a dietitian, with themed menus.
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: Building in Santa Coloma (since the 1968-1969 school year) and a block behind it built in the 1997-1998 school year; interactive whiteboards in all 13 classrooms, school computers for Primària.
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 sizenot stated
The guidance department («Departament d'orientació») has a psychologist, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist, and there is learning support. From I4 a native assistant joins English lessons once a week, and French lessons every two weeks. The school does not publish its teaching staff by name.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a psychologist, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist. In Infantil the educational psychologist leads emotional education, in Primària there is the «Un camí cap al cim» (path to the summit) project, and in ESO the «Germà gran - germà petit» (big brother - little brother) mentoring. The school runs an ISO 9001:2015 quality system.
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Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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