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Los Realejos, Spain · est. 1921 · Private
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A Catholic school under agreement with the state (concertada) in Los Realejos in the north of Tenerife, from infant education to the baccalaureate, the national one and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It belongs to the Pureza de María congregation, founded by Alberta Giménez in Palma de Mallorca in 1874. On Tenerife the school opened in 1921 in Puerto de la Cruz, and in 1975 it moved to its present building on the slope of the volcanic cone of Montaña de los Frailes, designed by the architect Francisco Coello de Portugal; in 2021-2022 the school marked its centenary on the island. It builds its project on four pillars: Christian education, educational innovation, internationalisation and technology. Lessons are in Spanish, and there is more English than the curriculum requires: from infant education with native teachers, in primary music, creative movement, art and project lessons are in English, in ESO history and geography, economics, technology, music and physical education. The school belongs to the BEDA network of bilingual schools. A second foreign language, French or German, is chosen from the fifth grade, and the school calls itself the only one in the north of the island with such a choice. It is a Cambridge English (ESOL) exam centre, prepares for DELF and Goethe-Institut exams, takes part in Erasmus+ and eTwinning, and runs exchanges with Ireland, France and Germany; from ESO pupils can start the dual baccalaureate with an American High School diploma. The school was the first on Tenerife to offer the IB Diploma Programme: two years for pupils aged 16-18, with Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS, part of the subjects taught in English. From the fifth grade every pupil and teacher has a Chromebook, and the school is recognised as a Google for Education Reference School. In primary and ESO there is swimming once a week in the school's own indoor pool. Its own kitchen belongs to the network of ecological school canteens of the Canary Islands. The director is Hna. Carolina Somarriba Munguia. The school's website does not respond at present; the information follows its last saved version.
Key facts
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Spanish, English
Languages taught
French, German
Admissions A place in infant education, primary and ESO is applied for through the electronic office of the Canary Islands education authority, on the common calendar; the family saves the completed application as a PDF and sends it to the school, and the school office helps with the application if needed. For the 2026-2027 school year applications for infant education and primary were taken from 6 to 17 April, for ESO from 10 to 23 April, for the baccalaureate, national and IB, from March to May. On its admissions page the school publishes a map of its catchment area. Families are invited to open days and to a personal tour by appointment. Nothing is said separately about foreigners.
Stages and year groups Grades infant education (age 3) - 2nd year of baccalaureate. Infant education from three to five, primary from the first to the sixth grade, ESO from the first to the fourth year, then the baccalaureate to choose: the national one or the IB Diploma Programme. Under the agreement with the state the school has 7 infant classes, 18 primary and 12 ESO; the baccalaureate is not part of the agreement.
Address C/ Ciudad Jardín 16, La Montañeta, 38419 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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 website does not respond; the information follows its last saved version.. We have asked the school for the data directly.
Facilities from the school's official website
✓Swimming pool
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground · Makerspace
Campus: A 1975 building on the slope of the volcanic cone of Montaña de los Frailes, 13563.71 square metres on 10 levels, from the sports grounds to the sisters' residence and the former boarding house; 46 classrooms, 3 laboratories, an indoor pool, a climbing wall, a school garden, a chapel.
Clubs and activities: Robotics · Drama workshop · Fun English · Fast typing · English afternoon · Swimming · FOC · Volunteering: «Marcamos la diferencia»
Summer programme away from campus: . The school runs no camp of its own on campus
In summer 2026, from 22 June to 31 July, the school hosts the camp "Juguetes en acción" for infant, primary and ESO pupils, run by the company Docendo: from 8:30 to 13:30, with early care from 8:00 and lunch until 15:00; languages, STEAM, sport and an intensive swimming course. Prices: 22-30 June - 130 euros, a week in July - 100, 1-15 July - 215, 16-31 July - 200, the whole period - 435 euros; a second child gets 10 percent off, lunch is extra, from 48 to 220 euros. Besides that, the school offers a summer language camp in England, at Framlingham College: English lessons, sport, excursions and a certificate.
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 sizenot stated
What the listings show: English at C1 or above for teachers hired; native speakers teaching English
The staff numbers more than 80 professionals, plus administration, kitchen, infirmary and pool instructors. On its transparency portal the school names 69 teachers and 4 sisters included in the agreement with the state. English is taught by native and bilingual teachers, with native language assistants; hiring requires English at C1 level, and the whole staff takes continuous training and coaching. Each stage has its own coordinator, the IB Diploma Programme is coordinated by Eduardo Souto Gross, and there is a psychologist and school counsellor.
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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school calls itself a space of care: it has an ethical code, a safe environment manual and a reporting channel, and training for all adults at the school. A nurse works every day and looks after children with diabetes, allergies and special diets. Conflicts are handled through mediation: in every ESO class pupils elect two helper mediators, who are trained at the start of the year; in infant education there is an "ear and mouth corner". For 3rd and 4th year ESO there are sessions on preventing bullying. At lunchtime the playgrounds are supervised by monitors.
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