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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain · State
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IES Miguel de Unamuno is a state secondary school in Vitoria-Gasteiz with about 730 pupils in secondary (ESO) and the Baccalaureate. Most come from the assigned primary schools Abendaño, Luis Dorao and San Martín, but pupils from other schools are also admitted. Teaching follows model D, that is, in Basque; since 2003 the school has run a trilingual stream in which English is studied at a higher level and one more subject is taught in English - by the end of ESO pupils reach level B1, by the end of the Baccalaureate C1. The school is a candidate for the IB Diploma Programme and, according to the school, is in the final stage of authorisation; pupils will be able to take the IB Diploma alongside the Spanish Baccalaureate. Since the 2023-2024 school year the Baccalaureate has had a voluntary research programme, B+, in which pupils carry out real research with teachers and with researchers from the university, archives, foundations and laboratories; the school calls it the first among state secondary schools in the Basque Country. The school is the reference school for pupils of the Jesús Guridi music conservatory, who have some subjects recognised. In years 1-2 of ESO pupils read in class for 20 minutes every day, and Chromebooks are used only in lessons under a teacher's supervision.
Key facts
Languages of instruction
Basque
Languages taught
Spanish, English
Students
about 730 pupils in ESO and the Baccalaureate
Admissions Pupils from the assigned primary schools Abendaño, Luis Dorao and San Martín transfer to the school automatically, without a separate application. Pupils from other schools submit a pre-registration from February (for the next intake, from 2 to 13 February) at the school office or online, with a form, tax data and documents; places are allocated by points and criteria that the school publishes. Enrolment itself takes place in two phases: online in April, when the trilingual stream can be chosen, and in person in June. Whether the school admits pupils from abroad and on what terms is not stated on its pages.
Stages and year groups Grades 1º ESO - 2º Bachillerato (12-18 years). Secondary (ESO): the first cycle is years 1-3, the second is year 4; the Baccalaureate in several pathways described in the school's presentations. All teaching follows model D (in Basque), with an optional trilingual stream with English. The school is preparing to offer the IB Diploma alongside the Spanish Baccalaureate (LOMLOE). For children with special needs there are support programmes (aula estable, PREE, curriculum diversification), and sometimes two teachers work in one class. Thanks to a continuous timetable the school runs additional sessions, both for catching up and for extension. The school does not state class sizes.
Address Vicente González de Echávarri kalea, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava
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's main website on hezkuntza.net is closed to automated reading; the school runs a separate open day website on its own domain iesmigueldeunamuno.net.. 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
✓Laboratories
·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: The school stands on Vicente González de Echávarri street in Vitoria-Gasteiz, somewhat hidden among houses, near Txagorritxu hospital and opposite the Gazalbide health centre. For the in-class reading programme there are mobile libraries with books chosen by the pupils themselves. There is a laboratory for practical workshops, Chromebooks for class work and sports grounds which the parents' association uses for extracurricular activities; under Agenda 2030 there is a school garden. The school does not publish a detailed list of its premises.
Clubs and activities: Lab workshops · Graffiti · Robotics · B+ research programme · Normalkuntza Basque language committee · Agenda 2030 committee (vegetable garden, waste, sustainable mobility) · Parents' association extracurricular activities
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 school does not give the number or the composition of its teaching staff on the pages read. It says that teachers train in new methods - cooperative, project-based and challenge-based learning, and that when needed two teachers work in a class; the research projects of the B+ programme are supervised jointly by the school's teachers and external researchers.
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 policy
The school has a coexistence committee (Bizikidetza) whose aim is a safe environment and zero tolerance of bullying; the school approaches disciplinary problems with educational measures. A separate coeducation project (Hezkidetza) includes the prevention of violence against women and mechanisms for early detection. The school does not name security guards, video surveillance, a medical worker or a psychologist on the pages read.
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