Colegio Guadalaviar is an international school in Valencia, Spain. Includes the educational stages from 3 years to high school (3 to 18 years). It was founded in 1959 by a group of parents inspired by saint Josemaría Escrivá[1] he school is regarded as one of the best schools in Comunidad Valenciana. The curriculum includes Dual Baccalaureate[2][3]. His educational project is based on personalized attention, multilingualism, innovation and collaboration with families.[4]
| Colegio Guadalaviar | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′30″N 0°21′20″W / 39.4751°N 0.3556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | School in Valencia |
| Established | 1959 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age range | 3 - 18 |
| Enrolment | 35 - 50 |
| Education system | IGCSE, A-level, Cambridge English Language Assessment |
| Website | colegioguadalaviar |
Organisation
The school is divided into three divisions—Elementary (pre-kindergarten to grade six), Middle (grades seven, and eight, nine and ten), and High School (grades eleven and twelve). The typical class has twenty-five students, with many language classes considerably smaller.
Mathematics Olympiad
The Guadalaviar's Mathematics Olympiad is Valencia's top mathematical problem-solving competition for High School students. The first Guadalaviar's Mathematics Olympiad was held in 1992. It is sponsored by Generalitat Valenciana, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia CF and Caixabank.[5]
Rankings
| According to | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placed in terms of Spanish University Access Tests | 2[6] | 2[7] | 1[8][9] | 2[10][11] | 1[12] | 2 | 2 | 1[13][14] | 4 | 4 |
| The best schools in Valencia according to El Mundo | 2[15] | 1[16] | 2[17] | 2 [18] | 2[19] | 1 | 1[20] | 4[21] | 3[22] |
In 2017 Guadalaviar passed the PISA exams and the results were even better than the means obtained by the centers in Finland, which remained the best performing country overall in Europe.[23][24]
Name
It is named for Guadalaviar river, a Spanish river which has its source in the Montes Universales in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico.
Notable alumni
- Laura Gallego García is a Spanish author known by The Idhún's Memories
