C.E.S Santa María de los Ángeles

C.D.P. Santa María de los Ángeles is a state-funded private (concertado) school in Málaga, Andalusia, that offers the Bachillerato and vocational training (FP) under agreement with the Junta de Andalucía, together with a private semi-attendance and distance offer. The school dates from the 1950s and, according to its own history, was the first vocational school for women in Spain. Since 1984 it has been run by a cooperative of teaching professionals. It is located at Plaza Pío XII 2.

• Bachillerato in Humanities and Social Sciences, and in Sciences
• Intermediate vocational courses (grado medio) in Commercial Activities, Administrative Management, Pharmacy and Parapharmacy, and Nursing Care Assistance
• Higher vocational courses (grado superior) in Travel Agencies and Event Management, and in Administration and Finance, both in dual mode
• Semi-attendance or online courses in Pharmacy and Parapharmacy, Dietetics, and Administration and Finance

Practical training includes SEFED, a simulated company in which students learn by working. Through Erasmus+ the school offers work placements, exchanges and volunteering, and it runs an academic exchange for first-year Bachillerato students. In 2012 the Junta de Andalucía awarded the cooperative the Premio Arco Iris al Cooperativismo. Admission to the state-funded Bachillerato follows the Junta de Andalucía procedure, which opens in March. The centre is open from Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 21:30.