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Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Primary and secondary school in Tabaiba, Spain

The Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife (DST, Colegio Alemán) is a German international encounter school (Begegnungsschule) in Tabaiba Alta, El Rosario, about 10 km south of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is an independent private foreign school recognised by the Spanish state, supported with staff and funding by the German Federal Foreign Office, and recognised and supervised by the Standing Conference of German Education Ministers (KMK). It holds the German seal "Excellent German School Abroad", awarded after inspections by the KMK and the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA). The school's history goes back to 1909, and it moved to its current campus in 1999.

  • Kinderkrippe (KiKri, from age 1)
  • Kindergarten (from age 3)
  • Primary school, two classes per year
  • Secondary school, with the Realschulabschluss after Class 10
  • German Abitur and Spanish Bachillerato, with access to Spanish universities

Teachers prepare pupils in four languages: German, Spanish, English and French; German lessons are taught only in German. Most children join at age 1 or 3; from Class 1, pupils with sufficient German can also apply, and the school management decides individually, possibly with placement tests. Afternoon activities, a school nurse and optional PAU preparation in Classes 11 and 12 are offered. Titsa bus lines 138 and 139 run from Santa Cruz.

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Programmes

  • Kinderkrippe (KiKri 1 from age 1, KiKri 2)
  • Kindergarten (K1-K3, from age 3)
  • Primary school (two parallel classes)
  • Secondary school, Classes 5-12, with the option of the Realschulabschluss after Class 10
  • Final qualifications: German Abitur and Spanish Bachillerato, with the Spanish university access grade (CAU)
  • Optional PAU preparation classes in Classes 11 and 12
  • Spanish integration phase (IPS) for pupils new to Spanish

Admission

  • Kinderkrippe and Kindergarten: applications all year, subject to age cut-off rules and available places; families can book a visit in person or online; KiKri 1 requires the child to be one year old
  • School from Class 1: Kindergarten pupils move up to primary; other pupils need sufficient German, and the school management decides individually, possibly after placement tests
  • If admitted, families submit further documents and pay the registration fee and deposit; when places are full, applicants go on a reserve list

Language requirements

Children joining Kinderkrippe or Kindergarten need no German. From Class 1 of primary, new pupils must have sufficient knowledge of German; placement tests may be used to choose the right class. Pupils new to Spanish can take the Spanish integration phase (IPS), charged per hour.

Fees

School fees for the 2026-27 academic year:

  • Classes 1-8: €4,250 a year (10 x €425)
  • Classes 9-11: €4,650 a year (10 x €465)
  • Class 12: €4,644 a year (9 x €516)
  • New pupils: annual enrolment €425 (Classes 1-4) or registration €850 (Classes 5-12); deposit €900 (Classes 1-8) or €1,030 (Classes 9-12), refundable on request after completing schooling at DST
  • KiKri 1 (ages 1-2): enrolment €410, one-off deposit €790, 11 monthly fees of €410

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