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Palma, Spain · est. 2012 · Private
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Palma College is a private Sixth Form college in the centre of Palma, in its words the only one on Mallorca where only the last two school years are taught, from 16 to 18. It was founded in 2012 and opened in 2013 for the island's international community. Lessons are in English. The programme is British A-Level from the Pearson Edexcel examination board, international IAL and GCE: in the Lower Sixth usually four AS subjects, in the Upper Sixth three A2 subjects; in sport and travel a Level 3 BTEC can be taken. There are thirteen subjects: art and design, biology, business, chemistry, drama and theatre, English literature, geography, history, IT, mathematics, physics, psychology and Spanish. Classes are usually no larger than twelve, and every subject teacher meets each pupil one to one for 15 minutes once a week. Besides exams the college runs a compulsory Enrichment and Next Steps programme: cooking and healthy eating, financial planning, interviews, emotional intelligence, guest speakers, time management, yoga, critical thinking. There is IELTS preparation and careers guidance, and the college draws up a special timetable for pupils who are athletes. From September 2026 the college takes international pupils into selected families under the Host Boarding programme. The college is a Pearson Edexcel examination centre. It publishes its fees itself, in euros per year.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $19 431–20 222 a year
17 200–17 900 EUR
Programmes
Pearson Edexcel
Languages of instruction
English
Class size
usually no more than 12 pupils
About the fees The college publishes its fees itself, in euros per year: 17200 euros for the first year (marked 2024-25 on the page) and 17900 euros for the second year (2025-26); the page gives no prices for 2026-2027. The fee covers up to four subjects in the first year and up to three in the second, weekly one-to-one meetings with every subject teacher, textbooks, registration and entry for three A-Levels and one AS, support for special educational needs and the Enrichment and Next Steps programmes. Pupils can also study one or two subjects: 5000 euros per subject in 2024-25 and 5200 in 2025-26, with the Enrichment programme at 3000 euros a year as an option.
Admissions The college was set up for Mallorca's international community, and from September 2026 it takes international pupils aged 16-18 living with host families. Entry requirements: a high level of spoken and written English, IGCSE or an equivalent certificate, completed or in progress, predicted grades of B or A in the subjects taken to A-Level, and an interview with the Head; it can be by video. After the interview and a tour the college takes up references and makes a written offer of a place; it must be confirmed and the registration fee paid within a week. The college warns that it does not arrange student visas and that enrolment does not help with obtaining residency. Willingness to take part in all Enrichment sessions is also a condition of entry.
Stages and year groups Grades Lower Sixth (Year 12, age 16) - Upper Sixth (Year 13, age 18). Only the last two school years. In the Lower Sixth usually four AS subjects with five and a half hours a week each, in the Upper Sixth usually three A2 subjects with seven hours a week; plus 15 minutes a week one to one with every subject teacher and weekly tutorials. Exams are Pearson Edexcel, international A-Level (IAL) and British GCE. A Level 3 BTEC in sport and travel runs as an equivalent A-Level track. Strong pupils can also write the Extended Project. The programme also includes sport and a PSHE course. A class is usually no larger than twelve.
Address Carrer Can Veri 5, 07001 Palma, Illes Balears
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · 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
PearsonPearson Edexcel, a British exam board
It gives a school approved centre status: that means Pearson exams can be sat in the school itself. What is checked is the premises, the equipment, the secure storage of papers and the presence of trained invigilators.
What the badge means for this school. The school can run Pearson exams on its own premises. The status says nothing about teaching, about results or about the school itself: any school able to run an exam securely holds it. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. Which Pearson qualifications this school is approved for is not stated here.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: University of Amsterdam · Breda University · Universidad de Navarra · Lancaster University · UAL Central Saint Martins · University of Brighton · Glion · Les Roches · Institut Químic de Sarrià · Kingston University · Loughborough University · The University of Edinburgh
and others, 29 universities in the school's list in allThe college publishes lists of destinations by year from 2014 to 2022; here are the universities of the classes of 2021 and 2022: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain. There are no more recent lists on the site.
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
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Campus: The college is in the historic centre of Palma, 20 minutes from the airport, close to galleries and theatres. The main building is an old palace on the pedestrian street Can Veri, parallel to the Born: the entrance is through a courtyard, and the college is on the first floor. The second building is a few minutes' walk away, on Estudi General between the parliament and the cathedral. Two art studios, a drama studio, classrooms for all other subjects and a careers library.
Clubs and activities: Cooking and healthy eating · Financial planning · Interview preparation · Emotional intelligence · Guest speakers · Team building · Yoga and meditation · Critical thinking · Study and research skills · IELTS preparation · Extended Project
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: degree, teaching qualification, experience of teaching A-Level or Level 3 BTEC
The college does not publish the number of its teachers. They are, it says, international and highly qualified, experienced in teaching this age group; for recruitment the college requires a degree, a teaching qualification and experience of teaching A-Level or Level 3 BTEC. A class is usually no larger than twelve pupils, and every teacher meets each of their pupils separately once a week.
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
Qualified staff give pupils with special educational needs extra lessons and, on a psychologist's report, arrange special exam conditions with the examination board. Host Boarding families go through a home visit, an interview, background checks on all household members and child protection training; a coordinator visits pupils regularly, and there is a 24-hour emergency contact. Careers guidance includes psychometric testing. The college names no CCTV, no security guard, no nurse, no psychologist on staff and no published child protection policy.
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