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Liceo Europeo American School

Primary and secondary school in Alcobendas, Spain

Liceo Europeo American School is the American high school programme of Liceo Europeo, a family-owned private school founded in 1982 at Camino Sur 10 in La Moraleja, in the north of the Madrid region. The school is accredited by NEASC to offer grades 9 to 12 of the American high school, leading to a U.S. college preparatory diploma. Teaching is fully in English, with Spanish as a second language.

The diploma programme combines core subjects with electives and a mentoring and university guidance service:

  • English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and Social Sciences (History, Economics)
  • Electives such as Economics, Anthropology, Art History and Psychology
  • Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) for all levels
  • Individual mentoring and university application support

Liceo Europeo teaches pupils aged 1 to 18. Besides the American programme it offers the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP and Diploma) and the Spanish Bachillerato, and its early years section is authorised by MSA-ESS to teach the American curriculum. Admissions are open all year and can be completed online; the school states that it supports families relocating to Madrid with guidance on transfers and recognition of studies. More than 15 bus routes serve Madrid and the surrounding area.

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Programmes

  • American High School Diploma programme, grades 9 to 12 (NEASC-accredited), taught in English
  • Secondary: IB Middle Years Programme or the American programme (grades 9 and 10)
  • Bachillerato stage: Spanish national programme, American programme (grades 11 and 12) or IB Diploma Programme
  • Early years (from age 1) with English immersion and Primary education

Admission

Admissions are open all year, in person or fully online, in three steps:

  • Contact the school ([email protected] or +34 91 650 00 00)
  • Interview with the head of the relevant stage, in person or online; it is not an admission test and no documents or tests are required
  • Enrolment once a place is confirmed

The school considers the family interview and the student's profile and, in the upper stages, the academic record and a personal interview.

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