International School in Spain on the Costa Blanca

Xabia International College, Alicante:
Based in Javea, Alicante on the Costa Blanca, Xabia International College provides an International Primary and Secondary School education based upon the English National Curriculum, ranging from nursery at 3 years of age, through to GCSE at 16 and to 'A' level at 18+. The current total of approx. 300 students is made up of children of some twenty nationalities.

Nursery, Primary School, Secondary School (GCSE, IGCSE A2 and AS Levels).

Our full Spanish programme is introduced from the age of 5. We also offer a wide variety of extra curricular activities, including karate, tennis, football, sport, golf, drama, art, computing and gardening. Children have the opportunity of joining our orchestra and choirs.

At lunch time all the junior children participate in various clubs. The clubs on offer give the children a wide variety of choice. There are academic options such as Spanish and ICT as well as gardening, sport, orchestra and choir. Children choose new clubs each term but are encouraged to remain in gardening and orchestra for the full year.

In Secondary, the maximum class size is 21 pupils, encouraging an atmosphere in which effective teaching and learning can thrive. For the benefit of students a few subjects are taught in ability groups – English, Mathematics, Science, German, Spanish – whilst the majority of the curriculum is delivered to mixed ability form groups. We offer First Language Programmes in Spanish and German in addition to the broad and balanced English National Curriculum. The curriculum is enriched by visits to local places of interest. The main extra-curricular activities are karate, football, drama, art, fencing and golf.

The exam results are excellent and compare favourably with other non-selective independent schools elsewhere in Europe. Virtually all our sixth form leavers proceed to University, mainly in the UK, Germany and Spain. Secondary is a thriving community which provides a relaxed but purposeful learning environment in which students of all abilities are encouraged to fully develop their potential.

Xabia International College is based in Javea, Alicante on the Costa Blanca. The Secondary site is only minutes from the centre of Javea and some 400 metres from the Mediterranean Sea. Teaching rooms are clustered around a central courtyard with a separate playground to the rear, generally used for ball games. There are two science laboratories, an ICT suite, assembly hall, music/ drama room, art & design room and specialist rooms for all the conventional academic subjects.

Set in a privileged position in Portichol, Jávea, with spectacular sea and coastal views, our Primary School is approximately 2 km from the Secondary site. We have excellent outdoor recreational facilities, including gardens and a swimming pool, as well as specialist language and music rooms, a fully equipped computer suite and infant and junior libraries.