Spain
Barcelona
This page lists the 3 schools we profile in Barcelona and compares them at a glance: curriculum, teaching languages, ages and boarding. Programmes on offer: IB, GCSE/IGCSE, American-style high-school diploma and host-country national programmes. All of them are day schools.
School profiles in this area
| School | Curriculum | Teaching languages | Ages | Day or boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American School of BarcelonaEsplugues de Llobregat | American curriculum · US high-school diploma · IB Diploma Programme · IB Career-related Programme | English · Spanish · Catalan | 3–18 (PK3–Grade 12) | day |
| Benjamin Franklin International SchoolBarcelona | American curriculum · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme · US High School Diploma | English · Spanish | Approximately 3–19 (Nursery–Grade 12) | day |
| Oak House SchoolBarcelona | British national curriculum · Cambridge IGCSE · Bachillerato · IB Diploma | English · Spanish · Catalan | 3–18 | day |
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