02 Jul 2010 4:42 PM:
Are you sure you were deliberately misled or was it miscommunication/or lack of understanding as the fee and registration system is a little peculiar. Either way if you liked the first school then is it worth looking elsewhere over a point of principal? Not all the International schools are suffering and there are still waiting lists for some schools. Swans primary is one example, very popular, particularly with the Spanish ( not hearing good reports on academic achievement for their secondary, ask for the results as they don't publish them which is suspicious in itself...all the rest do!). I love the EIC, similar price to Swans, fantastic academic achievement, great for children that are bright and supportive of those that need help. Fees do jump up from not too much for early years and reception children to around 4,000 euros per child from secondary, per term. Many classes already full with 20 children. They don't take more than 20 per class. There is an International School in San Pedro and of course Aloha. Aloha college also has excellent academic results. With ANY school you look at ask for the I.G.C.S.E results, the exams they take at 16 years. Ask what percentage of last year's students got A-C and what percentage got A-B. Look at the schools with the three highest scores and go from there.....The results of 2010 will be out at the end of August. Any school that shies away from telling you the results dismiss immediately. If there are spaces in the International Schools you can join at any point. Those with children heading to year 10 may have problems as children choose their I.G.C.S.E's towards the middle/end of year 9.
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Advice Please on Schools In/Around Calahonda
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