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Highlands School El Encinar

Spain, Madrid

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History

Highlands School El Encinar was founded in 1999. It started with 84 students and 64 families in Soto de la Moraleja. Today the school has more than 1,300 students and 700 families. The school offers large learning spaces and quality sports facilities in a 22,000 m2 environment that blends nature and urban surroundings.

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Highlands is a private, Catholic and trilingual school located in La Moraleja (Madrid) with more than 25 years of experience, serving students from 1 to 18 years old. The school forms a large educational family that shares experiences and values, aiming for academic excellence and personal growth. The motto Semper Altius (always higher) guides the development of students to become the best version of themselves and transformative leaders in society. The institution seeks to prepare students to understand the globalized world through mastery of other languages and to become recognized as excellent people and professionals.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Spanish
Fees €5,890 - 9,530
Ages 1 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1300
Type Co-educational
Opened 1999
Bus Service Yes

Highlands School El Encinar is a private, Catholic, trilingual school in La Moraleja, Madrid, serving ages 1–18. The curriculum blends a British-English-Spanish approach: from early childhood, students follow an integrated British-Spanish curriculum with a bespoke program; the Cambridge International path offers IGCSE exams in 4th ESO with a double qualification in British and Spanish, and an A-level route for the upper years. The school also offers a Leadership Baccalaureate with an A-Levels option. English language targets reach C1/C2, and French reaches B2 by Baccalaureate. The campus spans more than 22,000 square metres with large learning spaces and quality sports facilities. Notable features include a tri-lingual public speaking program and Highlands Arts Agora, offering arts, music, theatre and cultural activities. A University Counsellor supports university destinations. Extracurriculars include sport, performing arts and languages across after-school and weekend programs. The school emphasizes a holistic development within a large, natural-urban campus for families.

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