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| Number of students |
600 |
| Native English and Spanish speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English and Spanish |
The school is able to accept students who are not totally fluent in English on entry, because they are provided with intensive tuition to bring them as quickly as possible to the stage where they can follow the English Curriculum without any difficulty. Students needing additional help in the Spanish Language are provided with it, in small groups. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French, German |
| Average number of students per class |
20 |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
As well as a full range of modern classrooms equipped with large interactive whiteboards, there are 3 science laboratories with the latest technical devices and two fully-networked computer resource centres with the latest computing equipment with Internet access. In addition, the whole school is equipped with a wireless network system, which through programmes of integral control, providing all the classrooms with connections through wi-fi, creates in the school a 100% interactive campus. |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A Levels |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depends on the subject and grade level. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| School start time |
9:00 |
| School finish time |
16:00 |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Gymnastics, choir, guitar, football, robotics, judo, drama, computer club, dancing, science, music band,k multisport club, ballet. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gymnasium |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
The British College of Benalmádena is situated between Torremolinos and Fuengirola in an exclusive, peaceful urbanisation called “Torremuelle”, right on the wonderful Benalmádena coast, set in the foothills of the Benalmádena mountains. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The British College simultaneously follows both the British Curriculum and the main areas of knowledge of the Spanish Curriculum. This means that it teaches all the subjects included in the British Curriculum, leading to Cambridge University IGCSEs and A levels, plus Spanish Language and Literature, Geography and History in Spanish, leading to the Spanish Certificate of Secondary Education and Spanish Baccalaureate. |