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Torrelavega, Spain · State
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A state secondary school in Torrelavega (Cantabria), on Avenida de España. The school runs ESO in two cycles, with the PMAR programme, bachillerato in the humanities and social sciences track and the science track, and an evening bachillerato (Bachillerato nocturno) taught in three blocks. The school has run the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since the 2007-2008 school year, in a humanities and a science variant; IB pupils take the Spanish bachillerato at the same time and receive two leaving certificates at the end. The school stresses that the IB programme deepens the subjects: in the science track pupils get 300 hours of mathematics and 300 hours of physics over two years, against 240 and 180 in ordinary bachillerato; to the six subjects are added theory of knowledge, an extended essay of up to 4000 words and CAS, and the school recommends keeping IB groups to no more than twenty pupils. In ESO there are bilingual AICLE programmes: a French one and a combined English and French one. The school takes part in Erasmus+ and in eTwinning projects, including one with the Lycée Laperouse in Albi, runs the PROA study support programme, Spanish language and mathematics workshops in the first three years of ESO, the Me Quiero, Me Cuido health project, the Escuela 4.0 programme and the school digital plan, and keeps a section on emotional wellbeing on its home page. The school site is currently not responding; information is from its last saved version.
Key facts
Languages of instruction
Spanish
Languages taught
English, French
Admissions A place at the institute, including in the IB Diploma Programme, is requested during the general application period for institutes, at IES Marqués de Santillana itself, in the same way as the other places. The school addresses the IB programme to pupils with good abilities or strong motivation to study; it is a two-year programme for pupils aged 16 to 19. Nothing is said separately about admitting foreigners.
Stages and year groups Grades ESO year 1 - bachillerato year 2. ESO in two cycles, with the PMAR programme and bilingual AICLE programmes (French and English-French); bachillerato in the humanities and social sciences track and the science track; the IB Diploma Programme in a humanities and a science variant, taken together with the Spanish bachillerato; evening bachillerato in three blocks.
Address Avda. de España, 2, 39300 Torrelavega
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeschool 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: DP (ages 16-19). 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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The school site is not responding; information is from its last saved version.. We have asked the school for the data directly.
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
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: A building on Avenida de España in Torrelavega; digital equipment under the Escuela 4.0 programme and the school digital plan.
Clubs and activities: eTwinning projects · Erasmus+ · Me Quiero, Me Cuido · PROA programme
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
Departments: English, French, Latin, Spanish language and literature, mathematics, physics and chemistry, biology and geology, geography and history, economics, philosophy, technology, music, drawing, physical education, religion, and also the educational guidance department. The IB programme teachers, according to the school, chose it voluntarily, have long experience of teaching bachillerato and are trained at IB workshops.
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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has an educational guidance department, a tutoring plan and a coexistence plan as part of its educational project, and keeps a section on emotional wellbeing on its home page.
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Academics and programmes (16%)82 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 data55 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 data70 Value for money (6%) scored at the median74 "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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