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Majadahonda, Spain · est. 2002 · State
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A state institute in Majadahonda which calls itself the town's first bilingual institute. It opened in 2002; it runs ESO and bachillerato in two tracks (sciences; humanities and social sciences), and since the 2021-2022 school year the IB Diploma Programme, and writes that it was the first state institute in the western district of Madrid with this programme. Diploma students receive two bachillerato certificates, the Spanish one and the IB one; for admission to the programme the institute has set its own criteria on top of the IB requirements. School projects: the school radio "Ondas Saramago", the IPAFD sports programme, themed exhibitions, Global Classrooms (a model United Nations for ESO year 3 pupils of bilingual institutes, supported by the Fulbright Commission, the US Embassy and the British Council), 4+Empresa, Xcelence, formative assessment, the SI! health programme of the SHE foundation, Erasmus+, service-learning projects, a reading plan and a chess tournament. The school describes itself as an institute with a stable teaching staff, combining high standards with inclusion, and with close ties to families. Textbooks are lent through the ACCEDE programme.
Key facts
Languages of instruction
Spanish, English
About the fees The institute is a state school; the site names no tuition fee, and education in Spanish state schools is free of charge.
Admissions Entry to the institute goes through the general admission process of the Community of Madrid: for the 2025-2026 school year the school held an open day in early March (separately for ESO years 1-3 and for ESO year 4 and bachillerato) and accepted applications in the second half of March. The institute admits to the IB Diploma Programme by its own criteria, which it calls aligned with the IB requirements: disciplined, persistent and motivated pupils; applications are made through an online form.
Stages and year groups Grades ESO year 1 - bachillerato year 2 (IB Diploma). ESO years 1 to 4 in a bilingual institute, bachillerato "Ciencias y Tecnología" and "Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales", and the IB Diploma Programme in bachillerato years 1 and 2. The school names no class size.
Address Calle del Maestro 1, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid
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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.
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