Oakley College vs The British School of Gran Canaria - Tafira Campus

	O Oakley College Las Palmas, Spain	T The British School of Gran Canaria - Tafira Campus Las Palmas, Spain
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €5,533 - 7,128	Fees / year €6,367 - 8,120
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE	Curriculum British Curriculum, EYFS (Early years foundation stage), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels
Pupils	Pupils 609	Pupils 661
Typical class size	Typical class size 23	Typical class size 25
Instruction language	Instruction language English, Spanish	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 1989	Opened —
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Oakley College is on a single campus in Tafira Alta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The address is C./ Zuloaga, nº17, 35017 Tafira Alta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the campus is about 15 minutes from Las Palmas city center.	Location The British School of Gran Canaria operates on two campuses in Gran Canaria: Tafira (Crta. Tafira a Marzagán s/n, El Sabinal, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) and the South campus (C/ Mar de Azor 3, Urb. El Hornillo, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana). The Tafira campus is just outside Las Palmas city, and the South campus is in the Maspalomas/San Bartolomé de Tirajana area. The school provides education for pupils from 3 to 18 across both sites.
Stages	Stages Early Years (ages 2-5), Primary, Secondary (Key Stage 3 11-14; Key Stage 4 14-16), Sixth Form.	Stages Infants (3-6), Juniors (7-11), Secondary (12-16), Sixth Form (17-18)
School type	School type International British School following the British curriculum for England and Wales; 80% of the school day is taught in English; up to four languages taught: English, Spanish, French and German.	School type Private non-profit making, non-denominational school following the UK Curriculum
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Additional learning support	Additional learning support Learning Support Assistants support the learning; specialised programs for neurodivergent learners and More Able students.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation British curriculum in Spain (affiliated with the United Kingdom through the British curriculum; dual qualifications include British IGCSEs and Spanish Baccalaureate).	Country affiliation United Kingdom; The British School of Gran Canaria is the Only British School Overseas (BSO) accredited in Gran Canaria
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation Non-denominational
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure The school operates a two-week timetable. Every student is assigned to a tutor, who registers them at the start of each day. Enrichment activities take place daily between 15:50 and 16:50.
Bus service details	Bus service details A school bus service operates across Las Palmas and the north and south of the island; bus routes, fees and conditions are published on the site.	Bus service details Bus routes operate for Tafira and South campuses with Morning and Afternoon lines; after-clubs transport is available on both routes.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details I attempted to retrieve Oakley College's current fees from the admissions materials linked at the address you provided, but the school's detailed fee schedule is published as a PDF on Google Drive that requires a signed-in session and could not be opened from here. I can produce the precise, fully detailed fees you requested (application fee, tuition by year and per term, billing schedule and payment terms, boarding fees if any, other costs, refund policy, and payment methods) once you either upload the fee PDF or paste the fee text. If you prefer, upload the 'Oakley College - Fees - ENG.pdf' (or paste its contents) and I will extract and present the complete fees-only overview in the exact factual, declarative style you requested. (For reference: the admissions page and the FEES PDF link are present on the materials you gave; I could not open the PDF directly due to Google Drive access restrictions. )	Fee details Tuition fees (annual, monthly and termly by sector) - Primary (Nursery – Year 6): EUR 6,366.80 per year. Monthly if paid by instalments: EUR 636.68 (10 monthly instalments, September–June). If paid termly in advance: Term 1 (40%) EUR 2,546.72; Term 2 (30%) EUR 1,910.04; Term 3 (30%) EUR 1,910.04. - Lower Secondary (Year 7 – Year 9): EUR 7,754.90 per year. Monthly (10 instalments): EUR 775.49. Termly (40% / 30% / 30%): Term 1 EUR 3,101.96; Term 2 EUR 2,326.47; Term 3 EUR 2,326.47. - Upper Secondary (Year 10 – Year 11): EUR 7,967.90 per year. Monthly (10 instalments): EUR 796.79. Termly (40% / 30% / 30%): Term 1 EUR 3,187.16; Term 2 EUR 2,390.37; Term 3 EUR 2,390.37. - Sixth Form (Year 12 – Year 13): EUR 8,119.90 per year. Monthly (10 instalments): EUR 811.99. Termly (40% / 30% / 30%): Term 1 EUR 3,247.96; Term 2 EUR 2,435.97; Term 3 EUR 2,435.97. Application / Entrance fees - A non-returnable entrance fee is payable on acceptance of a place as follows: First child (Nursery – Year 9) EUR 2,000; Second child (or first child Year 10–11) EUR 1,000; Each subsequent child (or first child Year 12–13) EUR 500. A deposit equal to 25% of the entrance fee is payable when the Admission Form is presented and will be deducted from the entrance fee payable on acceptance. The entrance fee will not be refunded if the application is voluntarily withdrawn. Bus fees (annual, by route / area) - Tafira area (fee per year, collected by direct debit): - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: EUR 1,858.00. - Vecindario: EUR 1,869.00. - Sonnenland / Maspalomas / San Fernando / Bellavista / San Agustín: EUR 2,205.00. - Arguineguín / Puerto Rico: EUR 2,820.00. - South fee per year (Direct Debit): Puerto Rico / Arguineguín: EUR 1,120.00. (Parents should expect the school to adjust bus fees or change arrangements depending on numbers using the service.) School lunches - Regular Lunch Service (annual, direct debit): EUR 1,050.00 per year. - Occasional lunch: EUR 6.00 per lunch. - The monthly lunch fee is a fixed monthly charge; unused lunches may only be claimed after at least five consecutive school days of the pupil's absence. Occasional lunches must be paid in advance at the office. Billing schedule and payment terms - Tuition, bus and lunch fees are charged in 10 monthly instalments from September to June and are collected by direct debit during the first ten days of each month. - A 5% surcharge is applied to tuition, bus and lunch fees that are not paid by direct debit. - Parents who do not pay by direct debit may only pay those fees in advance: either termly (1st term 40%, 2nd term 30%, 3rd term 30% — termly payments incur a 5% surcharge) or yearly (full year payable 10 days before the start of the academic year — no 5% surcharge for annual payment). - Returned direct debit payments (two or more returns in the same academic year) trigger a 5% surcharge on all invoices for that school year. - Payments for examination fees or residential trips will not be accepted while tuition fees are outstanding. Other costs and fees (uniforms, examinations, trips, discounts, scholarships) - Uniforms: all listed uniform items are compulsory except those explicitly marked optional; sample prices include: - Cotton T‑shirt (Nursery–Year 6): EUR 17.40. - Technical T‑shirt (Year 7–Year 11): EUR 17.40. - Sports shorts: EUR 17.40. - Tracksuit trousers: EUR 20.00–26.00 depending on size. - Tracksuit jacket: EUR 31.00–33.00 depending on size. - Polo shirt: EUR 22.00–24.00 depending on size. - Lightweight raincoat with fleece lining: EUR 47.00–57.00 depending on size. - Navy skirt / skort / trousers: EUR 28.00–37.00 depending on item and size. - Other items and exact size prices are published in the school uniform price list. - Examination fees: parents are responsible for all international examination fees; such fees will not be processed if tuition fees are outstanding. - School trips: all residential trips are payable by parents; payments for trips will not be accepted while tuition fees are outstanding. - Sibling discounts: a discount of 30% on tuition is applied to the third sibling, 60% to the fourth sibling and 90% to the fifth sibling enrolled. - Sixth Form scholarship: the school offers two 50% tuition scholarships for Sixth Form based on IGCSE/GCSE results; students with outstanding fees at the end of Year 11 are not eligible and the school may withdraw the award if any fees fall into arrears. Unpaid fees, surcharges and withdrawal / refund rules - The school charges a 5% monthly surcharge on all unpaid fees (including tuition, bus and lunch). All costs incurred in collection of unpaid fees are payable by the parents. - The school may withdraw bus and lunch services, exclude a pupil from the school and/or residential trips, and will not permit a pupil to start a new term if fees from the previous term are outstanding (including interest and surcharges). - Withdrawal of a pupil requires written notice one full term in advance; failure to give one full term's written notice will result in fees being charged for a full term. - Parents may claim unused lunches only after at least five consecutive school days of the pupil's absence. - The entrance fee (application deposit) is non‑refundable if the application is voluntarily withdrawn. Fee payment options and collection method - The school's stated collection mechanism for tuition, bus and lunch fees is direct debit (monthly collection during the first ten days of each month for the 10 instalments). - Parents who do not pay by direct debit must pay in advance on a termly or yearly basis as described (termly payments incur a 5% surcharge; annual payment made 10 days prior to the academic year start does not incur the 5% surcharge). Boarding fees - The school's fees schedule does not list boarding fees; there is no boarding provision or boarding fee line item in the published fee schedule for the academic year.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Oakley College follows the British curriculum for England and Wales. About 80% of the school day is taught in English. There is an option to study up to four languages: English, Spanish, French and German. The school uses project-based learning and focuses on thinking skills. Students graduate with dual official qualifications: British IGCSEs and the Spanish 'Graduate in Compulsory Secondary Education' certificate; and the Spanish 'Baccalaureate' certificate and English A-Levels.	Curriculum details The UK National Curriculum is the foundation of teaching, with minor adjustments to take account of local and national expectations and requirements. The curriculum is delivered in English, meeting UK expectations. In Years 12 and 13, students undertake a two-year course with AS and A2 examinations. The curriculum is divided into sequential stages from ages 3 to 18: Early Years and Foundation Stages (EYFS), Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. The British School of Gran Canaria provides education for pupils from 3 to 18.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio Small classes.	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results Andrés achieved the Highest Mark in the World for the International GCSE in Mathematics A. Gabriel was Top in Spain in Biology. Oakley College was recognised in El Mundo's 2026 Best International Schools list.	Exam results GCSE pass rate for 2023 was 98%; AS 96%; A2 99%. 2022: GCSE 93%, AS 97%, A2 97%. 2021: GCSE 92%, AS 87%, A2 94%. 2020: GCSE 97%, AS 95%, A2 98%. 2019: GCSE 96%, AS 82%, A2 98%. 2018: GCSE 94%, AS 93%, A2 97%.
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Graduates are prepared for university applications. The school offers dual official qualifications: British IGCSEs and the Spanish Graduate in Compulsory Secondary Education certificate; and the Spanish Baccalaureate certificate with English A-Levels. This combination supports entry to leading universities around the world.	Higher education progression The vast majority of BSGC students continue to university after finishing Year 13. Approximately 65% select UK universities, 25% Spanish universities, and 10% study in other countries, with increasing numbers pursuing study in the USA. Where our students study includes universities such as Imperial College London, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Bristol, University of Oxford, University of Warwick, University of Leeds, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and many more.
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented Specialised programs for neurodivergent learners and More Able students.	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
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English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
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Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
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Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
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Reputation	Reputation
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Visit Oakley College during the year to observe a normal day of learning. A guided tour around the school is available with the director, allowing you to see students in class and to ask questions. The visit communicates the school's approach to learning, its values, and the emphasis on life skills. You gain a sense of the environment to help determine if Oakley College meets your family's needs. 2. Learn about the school's international education and university preparation. The international education prepares students for university in Spain (including the EBAU) and in the United Kingdom, as well as other countries around the world. The visit explains the school's learning methods and values, with an emphasis on happiness and life skills. The program supports development from Early Years through to university readiness. 3. Arrange to visit or obtain more information. The school provides an Admissions Procedure and Fees document for reference. The Prospectus and the Application Form are also available to help families learn about the school and how to apply. 4. Access important admissions materials. The Prospectus is available online, the Application Form is available online, and the Admissions Procedure and Fees documents are accessible. These materials provide background on Oakley College, outline the steps to apply, and explain the costs involved. They help families understand what is required to complete the application process.	Admissions 1. Prospective parents are invited to arrange visits to The British School of Gran Canaria and meet with key staff. 2. These visits provide first-hand information about daily life, programmes, and expectations. 3. We organise school visits and meetings to ensure prospective families are fully informed. 4. The aim is to help families understand how the school operates and what it offers. 1. An academic evaluation may be conducted based on the student's age. 2. This evaluation might include an English Entrance Test and a maths assessment, along with other subject exams for older students. 3. The evaluation helps determine readiness and appropriate placement. 4. For students who have previously attended other schools, current and recent school reports should accompany the application.
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