Spain, San Sebastian
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The school is at Calle Lanberri, 25, in the Aiete neighbourhood of Donostia-San Sebastián, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. San Sebastián is a coastal city near the French border with its own airport and rail connections.
Four stages: Early Childhood (Infantil), Primary (Primaria), Secondary (Secundaria/ESO), and Upper Secondary (Bachillerato). This covers the full Spanish educational pathway from age 3 to 18.
St. Patrick's is a Concertado (state-subsidised) cooperative school, meaning it receives public funding while operating as a cooperative with family, student, and staff involvement in governance.
A Spanish school with strong English and international connections. Teaching staff come from Ireland, the UK, and the USA. 14 international exchanges across 4 countries.
Bus service operates from Irún, Errenteria, Oiartzun, Trintxerpe, and Lasarte.
St. Patrick's English School is a state-subsidised cooperative school in San Sebastián (Donostia), Spain, founded in 1976. The trilingual school teaches in English, Spanish, and Basque (Euskera), with 86% of students achieving the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (C1) and 44% of Bachillerato students reaching C2 Proficiency level. The school achieves a 100% pass rate in university entrance examinations (Selectividad) over seven consecutive years, with an average score of 7.4. It has been ranked among Spain's top 100 schools, with family satisfaction rated 9.24/10. The school fields 17 sports teams, operates a music school teaching 13 instruments, and organises 14 international exchanges across four countries during a student's school career.