Yesterday we started a topic that is quite hot these days as is the choice of school for our children. Taking advantage of the dates, the newspaper The world publishes every year a selection with the 100 best private schools in Spain.
Yesterday we explained what are the criteria used in that newspaper to decide which school is better and which school is worse and today we are going to show you the data they offered just over a week ago in the ranking of the best schools.
There are centers throughout Spain
In the list of the 100 best schools we find centers throughout Spain. In total, really, we talk about 150 schools, because in addition to the list of the 100 best we can find a list with the 30 notable ones, considered thus to stand out for their academic excellence, despite having stayed at the doors of the main list, and a list with the 20 best international centers, which do not fall within the valuation of others because they follow the curriculum of other countries.
The 30 best private and concerted schools in Spain
In order not to put on an endless list of schools, I leave you with the first 30 best schools according to El Mundo.
Advertising- Colegio Lauaxeta, in the province of Vizcaya, with 96 points out of 100 possible.
- Montessori School, in the province of Girona, with 95 points.
- Colegio Montserrat, in the province of Barcelona, with 95 points.
- Colegio Meres, in the province of Asturias, with 94 points.
- Colegio San Patricio, in the province of Madrid, with 94 points.
- Colegio Centro SEK, in the province of Madrid, with 94 points.
- Vizcaya College, in the province of Vizcaya, with 94 points.
- Colegio Base, in the province of Madrid, with 93 points.
- Colegio Liceo Europea, in the province of Madrid, with 93 points.
- Colegio Ágora, in the province of Barcelona, with 92 points.
- Colegio Jesús M. El Salvador, in the province of Zaragoza, with 92 points.
- Colegio Gaztelueta, in the province of Vizcaya, with 92 points.
- Urkide College, in the province of Álava, with 92 points.
- Colegio Sta. Mª del Pilar, in the province of Madrid, with 92 points.
- Colegio San Cernín, in the province of Navarra, with 91 points.
- Colegio Irabia-Izaga, in the province of Navarra, with 91 points.
- Colegio Ramón y Cajal, in the province of Madrid, with 91 points.
- CEU San Pablo School, in the province of Madrid, with 90 points.
- Miravalles-El Redín School, in the province of Navarra, with 90 points.
- Colegio Montfort, in the province of Madrid, with 89 points.
- Colegio Agustiniano, in the province of Madrid, with 89 points.
- Colegio San Ignacio, in the province of Asturias, with 89 points.
- Colegio Palacio de Granda, in the province of Asturias, with 89 points.
- Colegio Logos, in the province of Madrid, with 89 points.
- Colegio Mirabal, in the province of Madrid, with 89 points.
- Colegio Internacional Nuevo Centro, in the province of Madrid, with 89 points.
- Colegio La Miranda, in the province of Barcelona, with 89 points.
- Colegio San Fermín, in the province of Navarra, with 88 points.
- Colegio Urdaneta, in the province of Vizcaya, with 88 points.
- Colegio Obradoiro, in the province of A Coruña, with 87 points.
The remaining 70, notables and internationals
If you are interested in knowing which are the other schools, which are considered notable and which are the 20 international schools chosen and valued, You can see it in the publication of El Mundo on Wednesday, March 7. If you do not find it, you can always take a tour of Youkioske to take a look.
How the listing is made
As in previous years, the classification is achieved through the study of more than 1,000 private and concerted schools in the Spanish state. This year, in fact, 13 schools have been valued more than last year.
The objective of this classification is help parents of 30% of school-age children, which are considered to be part of these schools, to decide which school is most suitable for their children. Obviously, in the publication, in addition to being classified by points, they are described based on their main characteristics.
As the classification criteria have not changed with respect to the previous year I still think the same as I said at the time: I think that the opinion of parents and alumni should be more influential. Of the 100 possible points, only 3 come from the users of the schools. These are the 3 points that are destined to the so-called “Loyalty Index”, which scores the number of students who start and finish their school life in the same center, as well as the number of ex-student parents who decide to take their children to the same school to repeat experience.
My opinion about it
I know that there are thousands and thousands of schools in Spain, so it is clear that a list of the best schools in Spain that also had public schools would be an impressive job for the amount of hours that should be devoted to it.
However, I think it would be appreciated for all parents to be able to know the centers available in our city and know the assessment made of them On the part of people understood.
Then, finally, each parent should make their own classifications and elections, because surely you are more than one and more than two parents who tell me that you went to see a school that had recommended you much that you almost ran out because it did not approach , not even by now, to the philosophy of education (or of life) with which in your day you married.
Bearing in mind that public education tries to get a little closer to the education model of northern Europe (I am a staunch fan of the Finnish model), and proof of this is that my son does not have books and that in some schools in my city they do not learn to read until well into 6 years, because they give priority to other things, I am inclined to think that, with appropriate criteria, where the learning and satisfaction of children is valued more, many public schools would unseat many of the private ones that make up that list.
I, again, have looked at the list above because, as I said last year, the closest to my house is far enough to decide not to wear it, they wear a uniform with their corresponding pants, clothes, shirt, tie and shoes , is confessional and is exclusively masculine. Come on they would have to pay me to start thinking about whether to take them there or not. But this, of course, depends on the beliefs, tastes and expectations of each parent.
