Chester College International School
International School in Santiago de Compostela
Quick answer
Chester College International School offers a multi-track American and Local+English programme, with notably small class sizes averaging 8 students. Well-suited to boarding families. Graduates leave with US Diploma and AP and Spanish Baccalaureate.
Key facts
- Curriculum: American, Local+English leaving qualifications include US Diploma and AP and Spanish Baccalaureate.
- Avg class size: 8 (max 12) Santiago de Compostela international school · 75 students total.
- 8 nationalities top: Spanish.
- Ages: Ages 3 to 18 school day starts at 09:20.
75
8 (Spanish)
8 avg / 12 max
Available
1985
US Diploma and AP and Spanish Baccalaureate
About Chester College International School
Chester College International School is a small, private, coeducational, international American day and boarding school founded in 1985, for students from Early Childhood I (age 3) up to Grade 12 (age 18), located in the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
American, Local+English
US Diploma and AP and Spanish Baccalaureate
Dual diploma if all requirements are completed: the American High School Diploma and the Spanish Título de Bachiller. Most students sit the EBAU (Spanish University-access exams). A significant percentage sit SATs and APs at school: Chester College is an official The College Board examination centre for these tests.
95% pass rate.
German, French, Gallego.
Individual learning programs.
The school assessed every case individually. A suitable individual learning program is offered to a student with special learning needs, in all cases where - post-assessment - the School's Board decides that the School can pull together all the necessary internal & external resources the student's particular situation requires.
English as a Foreign Language Spanish as a Second Language
09:20 – 16:50
Yes
All dietary requirements can be catered for.
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Common: Spanish
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