British School of Tenerife - Trinity Site vs Centro Educativo Británico S21 La Laguna

	B British School of Tenerife - Trinity Site Tenerife, Spain	C Centro Educativo Británico S21 La Laguna Tenerife, Spain
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €3,730 - 5,950	Fees / year €3,860 - 4,760
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type —
Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, EYFS (Early years foundation stage), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels	Curriculum British Curriculum, American Curriculum, Cambridge (Secondary)
Pupils	Pupils 615	Pupils 605
Typical class size	Typical class size 25	Typical class size 16
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language Spanish, English, French
Opened	Opened 2010	Opened 1975
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location La Luz Site (Early Years and Primary) Carretera la Luz, 28, 38312 La Luz, La Orotava; Trinity Site (Secondary and Sixth Form) Calle Los Almácigos, 3C, 38410 Los Realejos. The school operates across two campuses in the north of Tenerife, with a dedicated bus service connecting multiple towns and the two sites. The Bus service runs on two routes—one from Santa Cruz and one from Puerto de la Cruz—with pickups/drop-offs in Santa Cruz, La Laguna, Guamasa, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza, Santa Ursula, La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz. Bus enrollment is fee-based, with monthly prices published for the 2025-2026 school year.	Location The school is located in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Its address is Camino de Las Mantecas, 26 (El Charcón), 38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna. El Charcón is the area indicated in the address.
Stages	Stages 18 months to 5 years (Early Years); 5 years to 11 years (Primary); 11 years to 18 years (Secondary).	Stages Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Baccalaureate.
School type	School type Private international school following the British Curriculum; Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels offered.	School type Private school.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix 30+ nationalities represented.	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support Neurodiversity and inclusive learning support; multi-sensory teaching approaches; early identification of learning differences and Cambridge-based arrangements for examinations.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation British	Country affiliation —
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation Catholicism
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details Bus service with two routes: Santa Cruz and Puerto de la Cruz. Pickups/drop-offs include Santa Cruz, La Laguna, Guamasa, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza, Santa Ursula, La Orotava and Puerto de la Cruz. Bus program available for a fee; monthly prices published for 2025-2026.	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application and registration fees - Registration fee: EUR 400 per child, payable annually and non‑refundable. - Reservation payment to secure a place: EUR 250 (discounted from the registration fee when the child starts); this reservation payment is non‑refundable. Tuition fees (per month, per term, per academic year) — Family fees (1 child) - Playgroup: EUR 323 per month · EUR 1,077 per term · EUR 3,230 per year. - Nursery: EUR 376 per month · EUR 1,253 per term · EUR 3,760 per year. - Reception: EUR 428 per month · EUR 1,427 per term · EUR 4,280 per year. - Year 1, 2, 3: EUR 473 per month · EUR 1,577 per term · EUR 4,730 per year. - Year 4, 5, 6: EUR 505 per month · EUR 1,683 per term · EUR 5,050 per year. - Year 7, 8, 9: EUR 538 per month · EUR 1,793 per term · EUR 5,380 per year. - Year 10, 11: EUR 545 per month · EUR 1,817 per term · EUR 5,450 per year. - Year 12, 13 (Sixth Form): EUR 599 per month · EUR 1,997 per term · EUR 5,990 per year. Sibling / family discounts - Two children: 8% discount on tuition. - Three children: 11% discount on tuition. - Four or more children: 12% discount on tuition. Other compulsory and recurring fees - IT fee: EUR 100 per child, payable annually in October. - Deposit (guarantee): EUR 1,200 per pupil for the 2025/26 fees schedule. The deposit is held as security for school fees and school property; it will be refunded three months after the last school fee has been paid provided there are no outstanding amounts and school property is returned in good condition. If required notice is not given or if the pupil is expelled, the deposit may be forfeited. - Exam fees: fees for official examinations taken in Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 are the responsibility of parents. - iPad/device: From Key Stage 2 (Years 3–4) pupils are required to purchase an iPad through the school for classroom use (price not specified). - Meals/snacks: The school operates a meal program (healthy lunches and morning snacks for Early Years). Meal program places are charged for and the dining fees are payable monthly; exact meal prices are provided by the school. - Uniform: Students must wear the school uniform. Uniforms are purchased from the school's provider, Uniformes La Percha; specific price lists are provided by the uniform supplier. - School bus: A school bus service is available on multiple routes; monthly bus prices are published by route (examples: Santa Cruz return EUR 207; Santa Cruz one‑way EUR 126; Puerto de la Cruz return EUR 115; other routes listed with sibling discount of 9%). A Trinity–La Luz sibling shuttle is available at EUR 40 per family per month. Billing schedule and payment terms - Monthly payments: paid by direct debit and debited on the first day of the billed month. - Termly payments: paid by direct debit and debited on the first day of the term (terms billed in September, January and April). - Annual payment: may be made by bank transfer at the start of the academic year or upon enrolment. - All fees are due by the first day of the month or term as applicable. Returned or unpaid bills incur an additional 3% charge. Fees remain payable even if a student does not attend or leaves during the academic year. - Withdrawal notice: A full term's written notice is required to withdraw a pupil; failure to give the required notice obliges the parent to pay the outstanding term's fees and may result in forfeiture of the deposit. The last day to give written notice for the following academic year is 31 March. - Late payment: If fees remain unpaid for more than one month, the school may initiate legal proceedings to recover outstanding amounts and may refuse to renew a pupil's enrolment or require withdrawal. Boarding - The British School of Tenerife operates as a day school and does not provide boarding. Refunds and refundable items - Registration fee: non‑refundable once a place is offered and the place is not accepted; exceptions for unsuccessful applications are noted in the school's admission conditions. - Deposit refund: the deposit (EUR 1,200) is refundable (without interest) three months after the student leaves the school provided all fees and other payments are settled and school property (textbooks, equipment) is returned in good condition. If required notice is not provided or the pupil is expelled, the deposit will not be refunded. Accepted payment methods and administrative notes - Regular tuition billing is handled by direct debit (mandated for monthly or termly payments). Annual payments may be made by bank transfer. Returned direct debit/bank payment incurs a 3% charge. The school uses a management platform (Educamos/Engage) for invoicing and communications. No public information is provided about accepting credit‑card payments. Summary note on items with no published price on the public fee documents - The school publishes uniform supplier details and a meal program but does not publish uniform price lists or a menu price on the publicly available pages; device (iPad) purchase is required for KS2 but no purchase price is listed; meal program and some ancillary service prices are given on separate documents or on request. The bus route monthly prices are published by route.	Fee details Application / registration fee - Registration (Matrícula): EUR 410. This fee covers administration, school insurance, medical services and consumable materials for the whole course (textbooks are excluded). Tuition fees (by school stage) — annual and instalment detail - Educación Infantil & Primaria: EUR 3,730 per academic year, payable in 10 monthly instalments of EUR 373 (September to June). - Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO): EUR 3,960 per academic year, payable in 10 monthly instalments of EUR 396 (September to June). - Bachillerato: EUR 4,610 per academic year, payable in 10 monthly instalments of EUR 461 (September to June). School meals (Comedor) - Meal price structure: EUR 133 for the month of September; EUR 180 per month from October to June (9 monthly payments). Daily price: EUR 10 per day. These charges are billed separately to the tuition above. Sibling discount - First child: no discount. - Second child: 10% discount on the second child. - Third child and subsequent: 20% discount on the third child and following children. - These sibling discounts apply to Registration (Matrícula), Tuition (Enseñanza) and School Meals (Comedor). Billing schedule and payment terms - Tuition is structured as 10 monthly instalments charged from September through June. Registration is charged at enrolment. Meal charges follow the monthly pattern noted above. Optional services and activities have separate charges and payment requirements. Optional services and other recurring fees - Extracurricular activities: monthly prices vary by activity (examples from the activities schedule include EUR 44/month for many sports and arts activities, EUR 26/month for theatre, EUR 52/month for minitennis and EUR 54/month for robotics). Optional activity fees are charged in addition to tuition and meals. - Summer camp and seasonal campus fees are charged separately and require payment to formalize registration for those programmes. Uniforms and textbooks - Uniform: mandatory for Educación Infantil, Primaria and 1º–2º of Secundaria; the school is the sole point of sale for the uniform. Cost of the uniform is charged separately at the school's uniform point of sale. - Textbooks: textbooks are not included in the registration fee and must be requested/purchased separately; a books ordering system is available for the school year. Textbook costs are additional to tuition and other fees. Boarding / residential provision - The school's published information lists day‑school services (meals, transport, permanence, extracurriculars) and does not list boarding or residential accommodation as a service; boarding fees are not applicable. Refunds and cancellations - No specific public refund or cancellation schedule for registration, tuition or meal fees is published with the fee schedule; refund and cancellation conditions are handled under the school's administrative terms. Parents should expect registration and programme fees to follow the centre's administrative conditions. How fees are paid (payment options) - Tuition, meals and optional programme fees are administered through the school's administrative office / secretary and through the school's established enrolment procedures; specific electronic payment methods (credit card, bank transfer) are not itemised in the published fee documents. Payments for optional courses and camps are required to formalize registrations. For day‑to‑day activities and material purchases (uniforms, books) the school operates its own point‑of‑sale arrangements.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details The British Curriculum is followed. In Key Stage 4, students take IGCSE examinations. In the Sixth Form, students prepare for Cambridge A Level examinations. Cambridge International AS & A Levels are used to gain entry to leading universities worldwide. The Cambridge Examinations Board and the UK national curriculum underpin the programme.	Curriculum details The school's pedagogical model is based on education as socialization, with a focus on the student's well-being, individuality and personal development. Learning is prioritized over traditional teaching, with teachers acting as guides to facilitate ongoing discovery. Language learning is central: English and French are taught as first and second foreign languages. The school runs a trilingual project to master Spanish, English and French by the end of Baccalaureate, certifying levels through Cambridge Exams and the Alliance Française; French begins in the first year of primary education, and English and French are used in transversal projects across Primary, Secondary and Baccalaureate. The learning environment emphasizes significant and functional learning and leverages new technologies and spaces such as the Project Room and Smart Zone to center the student in their own learning.
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Exam results	Exam results During Year 11, students take the IGCSE exams. In Years 12–13, they take the A Level exams and an English language examination, with other assessments as required by universities. The majority of students go on to higher education in the UK, Spain, Germany or the United States. A Level qualifications are recognised worldwide.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Most BST graduates go on to higher education in the UK, Spain, Germany or the United States. A Level qualifications are recognised worldwide. In Sixth Form, university applications are supported, including pathways to Spanish universities via the PAU examination.	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented Gifted and talented students are identified, with some Primary pupils assessed as Gifted & Talented and reassessed by age 13. These pupils are stretched with differentiated approaches via a SP/EHCP, and the school collaborates with external specialists. Some AGT students are referred to workshops run by the University of Laguna outside school.	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 01 Application: Complete the online admission form with student details. Start Application leads to the online admission portal. The form collects the student information for the admissions process. This step begins the application flow. 02 Visit the School: Schedule a visit to see the facilities and meet our staff. Contact us to arrange your visit. The visit lets you observe the school environment and meet staff involved in the admissions process. Arranging the visit is through the provided contact channels. 03 Interview / Assessment: Parents and student attend an interview and assessment session. The interview involves both parents and the student. The assessment session is part of the admissions process. The information gathered informs the school's understanding of the applicant. 04 Document Review: Our team reviews the submitted documentation to finalize admission. The admissions team reviews the documents provided. The document review is the final step in the admissions process.	Admissions —
Scholarships	Scholarships —	Scholarships —
Waitlist	Waitlist Waitlist: If there is no availability for places, we place applicants on a waitlist and contact you if places become available. If the waitlist is large, preference is given to: children with siblings in the school; children that had studied in the British education system; families that would enroll multiple children into the school; and students with strong academic results. We are happy to accept new students during the school year.	Waitlist —
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