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Spain, Barcelona
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English is the language of instruction in many subjects within the Cambridge curriculum, with subjects taught in English at 60%, Spanish at 30% and Catalan at 10%. French is offered as an optional subject from the first year of secondary education, with the DEFL certification available.
The school is private, Catholic and trilingual, serving students from 1 to 18 years old. It is a Cambridge International School and an examination centre for English and French. The educational model integrates English, Spanish and Catalan within the Cambridge framework.
English immersion begins at 50% at age 1, increases to 100% by age 2, and remains at 60% from ages 3 to 5. In primary, 60% of subjects are taught in English, and the same 60% English share continues in secondary. The curriculum includes a Public Speech Programme, theatre and debates to develop language skills.
Highlands School Barcelona is a private Catholic international school in Esplugues de Llobregat serving students aged 1 to 18. It combines the Australian Curriculum and Cambridge programs (Cambridge Secondary and Cambridge IGCSE) with the IPC (International Primary Curriculum) and a bespoke curriculum, offering Infant, Primary, Secondary, and Baccalaureate stages. The school operates as a Cambridge International School with trilingual instruction, using English from infancy and integrating the Cambridge framework across age groups. Highlands is the only Catholic Cambridge International School in Barcelona and holds official language accreditations from Oxford, Cambridge, and DELF. The student–teacher ratio is 7:1, supporting personalized attention. The campus comprises about 19,000 m² of facilities for comprehensive education, including 10,000 m² of sports facilities and green areas, with technologically equipped classrooms, laboratories, an audiovisual room, a library, a chapel, a dining room and an orchard. Phase IV adds 1,170 m²—six base classrooms, an art classroom, a science lab—and expands total space to 7,500 m², with sustainability improvements.
