European School of Alicante vs Muntori Bilingual School

	E European School of Alicante Alicante, Spain	M Muntori Bilingual School Alicante, Spain
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €3,566 - 8,195	Fees / year €7,390 - 9,350
Age range	Age range 4 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum	Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 1,098	Pupils 160
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size 20
Instruction language	Instruction language German, English, French, Spanish	Instruction language Spanish, English
Opened	Opened 2002	Opened —
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Avda. Locutor Vicente Hipólito s/n, E-03540 Alicante, Spain	Location Avda Valencia, 8, 03420 Castalla, Alicante, Spain.
Stages	Stages Early Education and Primary; Secondary	Stages Infants, Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form College.
School type	School type European School (European Schools network)	School type Bilingual school; Cambridge Preparation Centre and Cambridge English School.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support Psycopedagogical support available	Additional learning support Psychopedagogical office and speech therapist.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Affiliated with the European Schools network	Country affiliation Spain
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure Opening of the school gates 8:15; Early Education arrivals until 9:00 with departures at 16:15 on Mon, Tue and Thu and 12:45 on Wed and Fri; Primary arrivals at 8:45 with departures at 16:00–16:15 for P1–P2 and 16:15 for P3–P5 on Mon, Tue and Thu, and 13:00 on Wed and Fri; Secondary arrivals at 8:40 with departures at 16:15 on Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri and 13:05 on Wed	School day structure Monday–Friday, 8:00–18:00.
Bus service details	Bus service details AMPA (Parents Association) organises the school transport service; routes and fees managed via the AMPA website	Bus service details Transport service with routes: Muro – Cocentaina – Alcoy – Castalla; Bañeres – Ibi – Castalla; Villena – Cañada – Biar – Castalla.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application fees - Category III (private) families: a non-refundable administrative enrolment fee of EUR 200 is payable when submitting the online enrolment application. This EUR 200 is deducted from the 25% prepayment invoice if the application is successful; the EUR 200 is non-refundable. Tuition fees by cycle (annual amounts and sibling reductions) — school year 2025–2026 - Nursery (per academic year): EUR 4,370.39 for the first child; second child receives a 20% reduction (EUR 3,496.31); third child onward receives a 40% reduction (EUR 2,622.23). - Primary (per academic year): EUR 6,009.36 for the first child; second child EUR 4,807.49 (20% reduction); third child onward EUR 3,605.62 (40% reduction). - Secondary (per academic year): EUR 8,194.57 for the first child; second child EUR 6,555.66 (20% reduction); third child onward EUR 4,916.74 (40% reduction). Per-term / invoicing detail (how the annual fee is billed) - A compulsory prepayment equal to 25% of the annual tuition is invoiced and must be paid before the stated deadline (example amounts for the 25% prepayment for 2025–2026: Nursery EUR 1,092.60; Primary EUR 1,502.34; Secondary EUR 2,048.64). This 25% prepayment is mandatory to confirm admission/continued admission for all Category III pupils and is non-refundable. - The remaining 75% of the annual tuition is invoiced for the new school year and is due before the stated deadline (see Billing schedule and payment terms below). Families may request, in writing and within the school's published deadline, that the October invoice (the 75% balance) be paid in three instalments; the school sets the instalment due dates. Billing schedule and payment terms - Invoices are sent by e-mail to the person designated for billing. Normal payment term is 30 days. Payments must be made exclusively by wire transfer; cash payments are not accepted. - Typical deadlines given for 2025–2026 (as an operational example): the 25% prepayment due before June 30; the balance (75%) due before November 30; if instalments are approved, the instalment due dates are set by the school (example instalment dates: end of October, end of January, end of March). These specific dates are used as the billing framework for that academic year. - Billing contact for queries: Accounting / Payments — telephone +34 965 159 861 and e-mail ALI-BILLING@eursc.eu. Boarding fees - No boarding service is offered by this school; boarding fees are not applicable. Other mandatory costs and school charges (amounts where published) - These additional costs are mandatory, have no sibling reductions, are not pro rata, cannot be paid by instalments and are non-refundable. Examples for 2025–2026 include: - Nursery: School insurance EUR 5.50; Printing fees EUR 15.00; School diary EUR 9.10. - Primary: School insurance EUR 5.50; Printing fees EUR 18.00; Intermath EUR 31.00; School diary EUR 9.10. - Secondary: School insurance EUR 5.50; Printing fees EUR 21.00; School diary EUR 7.40; Extra-curricular activities contribution EUR 70.00. - Other specific one-off fees that may appear on invoices (examples): Music project (where applicable) EUR 560.00; Mediterranean World book (Human Science for S3) EUR 23.00; European Baccalaureate registration for S7 EUR 105.98; University application file management (S7) short file EUR 130.00, long file EUR 260.00. - School-canteen and extracurricular programmes are charged separately; canteen and activity registration information and fees are administered through the contracted providers identified by the school. Uniform and related costs - Physical-education uniform is required for specified cycles and activities. The uniform is obtained through the listed supplier (El Corte Inglés for this school). Specific uniform item prices are set by the supplier and are not published as school-set fees. Refund information and non-refundable items - The 25% prepayment required to confirm admission for Category III pupils is non-refundable. The administrative enrolment fee of EUR 200 for Category III is non-refundable. Other mandatory additional charges listed as “Other fees” are non-refundable (the school states these items are non-refundable). Fee payment options and bank details (how payments are accepted) - Accepted method: bank/wire transfer only. Cash payments are not accepted; payments by other methods are not provided in the school's billing rules for the academic year referenced. - Bank details provided for the administrative enrolment payment (example instruction published for Category III applications): BANK: BBVA; IBAN: ES12 0182 5596 97 0290000330; BIC: BBVAESMM (applicants are instructed to indicate “Enrolment fee + full name and surname of the pupil” as the payment reference). The enrolment instruction indicates this amount is non-refundable and will be deducted from the 25% prepayment invoice if admission is confirmed. Key operational notes (concise) - Sibling reductions: second child 20% discount; third child onward 40% discount (applies to the published annual tuition rates). - Invoicing communication is by e-mail; contact ALI-BILLING@eursc.eu for billing enquiries. (Amounts and deadlines above correspond to the published invoicing and fee information for the 2025–2026 school year.)	Fee details Application fees - Enrollment (one-off, first year only): EUR 630. One-off / annual ancillary charges - General expenses (covers psychopedagogical services, platforms, school insurance, etc.): 2 × EUR 150 per course (two payments of EUR 150, total EUR 300 per academic year). Recurring monthly fees (published amounts by year group) - Infant education: EUR 404 per month. - Primary education: EUR 442 per month. - Secondary (1st, 2nd and 3rd): EUR 496 per month. - Secondary (4th): EUR 516 per month. - Bachillerato (1st year): EUR 565 per month. - Bachillerato (2nd year): EUR 600 per month. Canteen and transport (published monthly charges) - Canteen (school lunch): EUR 142 per month. - School transport: EUR 163 per month. Uniform and other discretionary costs - Uniform items are charged individually; sample published prices include: - Baby uniform pieces: approx. EUR 26.50 – EUR 35.70. - Full tracksuit: approx. EUR 52.20 – EUR 57.50. - Reversible school parka: approx. EUR 59.80 – EUR 66.70. - Shoes: approx. EUR 39.70 – EUR 57.50. - Individual polo/T‑shirts and socks are listed at lower single‑item prices. Billing schedule and payment terms (published information and calculated interpretation) - The school publishes all tuition and service amounts as monthly figures and lists general expenses as “2 × EUR 150 / course,” indicating the general expenses are charged in two instalments during the academic year. The fees page does not publish explicit billing dates, the number of monthly instalments, formal due dates, or details on late‑payment penalties. - Calculated (inference): because tuition is shown as a monthly amount and the general expenses are shown as two instalments, the following annual and per‑term totals are arithmetic calculations based on the published monthly figures. These calculated totals are presented for convenience and are not stated as published school billing items. - Assumption for these calculations: academic billing = 10 monthly tuition payments per academic year; two equal terms per year (each term = 5 months). (This is a calculation derived from the monthly prices and the school's two general‑expense instalments; exact instalment counts and term definitions are not published.) - Infant education: Annual (10 months) = EUR 4,040; Per term (5 months) = EUR 2,020. - Primary education: Annual (10 months) = EUR 4,420; Per term = EUR 2,210. - Secondary (1º–3º): Annual = EUR 4,960; Per term = EUR 2,480. - Secondary (4º): Annual = EUR 5,160; Per term = EUR 2,580. - Bachillerato 1º: Annual = EUR 5,650; Per term = EUR 2,825. - Bachillerato 2º: Annual = EUR 6,000; Per term = EUR 3,000. - Canteen: Annual = EUR 1,420; Per term = EUR 710. - Transport: Annual = EUR 1,630; Per term = EUR 815. - General expenses: EUR 300 per academic year, charged as two payments of EUR 150 (EUR 150 per term under a two‑term split). Boarding fees - Boarding is not listed among the school's published services and no boarding fees are published; therefore boarding is not applicable based on the school's publicly posted fees. Refund information - No published refund policy or specific refund terms for enrollment, tuition, canteen, transport, or uniform purchases appears on the school's publicly posted fee pages. The published fee items list amounts and the general‑expenses instalment structure but do not provide refund rules or conditions. Fee payment options - The school's published fee pages list amounts and instalment structure but do not state accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer, direct debit/standing order, or credit/debit card). No payment‑method details or billing‑account information are published on the fee pages. Brief note on published information and missing details - The amounts above are the school's published charges for the current academic offering: one‑off enrollment, monthly tuition by year group, monthly canteen and transport fees, and an itemised uniform price list. The school's fee page explicitly shows general expenses as “2 × EUR 150 / course,” which indicates two scheduled charges for that concept. The school's published pages do not include explicit billing calendars, exact number of tuition instalments, published payment due dates, accepted payment methods, or a published refund policy; the annual and per‑term totals above are calculated from the published monthly figures using a 10‑month academic billing assumption and a two‑term split (5 months per term) for convenience.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Education starts at age 4 in the Early Education cycle and culminates with the European Baccalaureate Diploma in year 7 in Secondary. The Primary cycle lasts five years for pupils aged 6 to 10. Secondary is organized in three cycles: Observation (years 1-3, ages 11-13), Pre-orientation (years 4-5, ages 14-15), and Orientation (years 6-7, ages 16-18). All European Schools follow harmonised programmes, with the exception of the LI programme; the harmonised programmes are identical and updated under the supervision of Education Inspectors of the member countries. The European Baccalaureate diploma is awarded at the end of Secondary and is recognised by EU member states.	Curriculum details The school uses the Muntori Project, a proprietary methodology for students in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education Obligatoria, and the Sixth Form College. The educational offer is based on project-based learning and draws on more than 40 years of teaching experience. The learning approach emphasizes project work without textbooks and is guided by a philosophy of student engagement and creativity. Individualized plans are developed according to multiple intelligences theory to tailor competencies to each learner, and class sizes are described as reduced to support personalized attention. An English language Academy offers intensive English courses for children and adults at levels A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2, with official certifications.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio The school has a reduced student-to-teacher ratio to enable personalized attention.
Exam results	Exam results BAC results are published on PDFs for multiple years, including 2009-2019 and 2021-2023. The Baccalaureate requires an overall mark of 50% to receive the diploma.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression The European School of Alicante provides information about access to European universities by country. France uses Parcoursup; Spain uses UNEDasiss (and UNED) for university access; Germany uses the DoSV pathway for many programs; information is provided for other countries as well.	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
Academic calendar	Academic calendar —	Academic calendar —
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 The European School of Alicante does not allow pre-enrolments and does not have a waiting list. The school has four language sections: German, Spanish, French and English. Age conditions: Pupils are admitted to nursery at the beginning of the school year in September of the calendar year in which they reach 4 years of age; pupils are admitted to Primary year 1 at the beginning of the school year in September of the calendar year in which they reach 6 years of age; as a general rule, entry to subsequent years follows the same age requirement; in principle, no pupil may be admitted if they are older than the normal age by more than two years. Enrolment policy for 2026-2027 should be consulted before applying for enrolment. A Vademecum for 2026-2027 will be published shortly. Enrolment procedures and deadlines: Pupils already enrolled do not need to repeat the enrolment process for the following school year. Enrolment of Category III families without siblings: From April 17 to May 8, 2026; Category III families should follow the steps: read the Enrolment Policy 2026-2027, read the circular about class availability, fill in the online application for available classes, and wait for email communication after the deadline indicating admission; the school can consider applications for at least one full school year; there are no open days or face-to-face appointments for Category III enrolments; for doubts, contact +34 965.26.95.95 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm; enrolment applications received after the deadline will not be considered.	Admissions Step 1. Enrollment is open year-round. This is indicated by the enrollment language on the school materials. Step 2. Request a guided tour to view facilities, learn about the school's methodology, and have your questions answered. The guided tour can be requested through the school's site, where staff will present the program and approach. Step 3. Download the dossier to review the program in detail and understand the school's educational project, language offerings, and campus features. Step 4. For additional information or to start the enrollment process, fill out the inquiry form on the Fees page to have a representative contact you. The Fees page notes that you should submit the form if you have doubts or questions, and you will be contacted. Language program and Cambridge components: the school provides multilingual education with English, Castellano and Valenciano as core languages; from fifth grade, German is introduced; the school is a Cambridge English School and a Cambridge Preparation Centre, with examination opportunities including Starters, Movers, Flyers, KET, PET, FIRST and CAE. Additional languages include French and Chinese, and language programs extend through primary and secondary levels; the school offers language academy and related activities. Hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00–18:00. Enrollment is 630€ for the first year; general expenses 2 x 150€; canteen 140€ per month; transport 160€ per month.
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Waitlist	Waitlist The European School of Alicante does not have a waiting list.	Waitlist —
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