Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
710. |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
At least 10. |
| Most common nationality |
Spanisch. |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
Two-thirds are local students. |
| Native German and Spanish speaking teachers |
Yes, most of them are native speakers. |
| Language support for students not fluent in German and Spanish |
There are special classes for students with difficulties in spanish and german. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
English, French. |
| Max. number of students per class |
26 |
| Average number of students per class |
24 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
We use Ipads, digital boards, pc and document cameras. |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes, all the students and teachers have Microsoft Teams accounts and a special school platform for online teaching in case of emergencies. |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
Yes, but only if they chose to do so. Christian religion. |
| How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
We have ethic classes as an alternative. |
| External examinations or assessments available |
German Abitur and, if they want, spanisch EVAU. |
| Results in these examinations |
For 2022: 8,35/10. They all passed. |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes, but in Primary, e.g. this happens in a coordinated way so that students don't have to many homework at one. |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
About an hour a day. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
Most of them. |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes, a psychologist. |
| Learning support offered |
Those children have the support of the psychologist, who helps tutors with the adaptations that need to be taken in consideration. |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
With special competitions (Model UN, mathematics competitions...) and, in some subjects, with more complicated tasks. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes. |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
The evaluations is specially made when stundents start in higher education, where it is important to see if the student has enough german and other skills to follow our lessons. |
| Waiting list |
Yes, specially for Primary. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
31th march |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Only in justified and special situations. |
| School start time |
8:00 |
| School finish time |
15:40 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes, from 7.15 until 17.10 |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
There is a uniform, but it is not mandatory. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
(e: extern teachers ; i: intern, our own teachers)
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| Sports activities included |
A very wide range, because we have very good sport facilities. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes. |
| Facilities at the school |
Library, theater, science labs. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Different courts, sports halls, running track, fitness equipment. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife is an official German international school in Tenerife, Spain. It is a bilingual school, in which students are prepared
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| Teaching approach of the school |
Cooperative and autonomous learning methods are especially important, in which not only content prevails, but also a more complex process than promotes social and linguistic competences. |