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Stages Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form
Introduction
The European School of Alicante provides education from Early Years through Secondary, culminating in the European Baccalaureate. A distinctive feature is its language section system, where students enroll in the English, Spanish, French, or German sections, taking core subjects in that specific language. For students whose mother tongue differs, the school provides the SWALS (Students Without A Language Section) program to maintain their native language proficiency.
In Secondary year 6, students participate in a mandatory "Work Experience" program, spending two weeks in a professional internship environment to develop practical skills and inform future career choices. The campus includes specific facilities for art, music, ICT, alongside biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories. Extracurricular activities are managed by specialized organizations, Mundosport and Auca, providing sports and creative options. Situated in Alicante, the school emphasizes multilingualism, serving children of European institution staff alongside other local and international families.
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
Bus service
AMPA (Parents Association) organises the school transport service; routes and fees managed via the AMPA website
Fees
Annual tuition at European School of Alicante ranges from EUR 3,566 to EUR 8,195 for 2026/27.
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.)
Academics
European School of Alicante teaches Bespoke Curriculum for students aged 4 to 18.
Curriculum
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.
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.
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.
Wellbeing
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school has four language sections: German, English, French and Spanish. Language I is taught from nursery and is the language of the section in which the pupil is enrolled. SWALS pupils receive Language I in their mother tongue, and Language II is the language of the section. The School reserves the right to determine the pupil's dominant language and language section.
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.
Waitlist
The European School of Alicante does not have a waiting list.
FAQs
What does European School of Alicante offer?
The European School of Alicante (E.S.A.) follows the European Schools curriculum from Early Education through the European Baccalaureate. The school operates in multiple languages and offers student exchanges, work experience programmes for secondary.
What age range?
Ages 4-18.
What are the fees?
Annual fees: EUR 200 to EUR 8,195.
How many students?
Approximately 1098 students.
Co-educational?
Yes.
SEN support?
Not specifically mentioned.
Where?
In Spain.
Languages?
English and Spanish are typically offered.
Transport?
Contact school.
What makes it special?
The European School of Alicante (E.S.A.) follows the European Schools curriculum from Early Education through the European Baccalaureate. The school o.
