Education
Education Guide

Schools & Universities

Iriska Estate·Education

For relocating families, the school decides the address. We place the family first — the house follows.

Catalonia holds one of Europe's densest concentrations of international education. Sant Cugat alone offers half a dozen leading schools within ten minutes of each other; Barcelona adds the American and British systems; the coast and the islands have strong options of their own. We guide the whole path — shortlist, campus visits, applications, waiting lists — the way the Iriska team once walked it for their own families.

Systems differ more than brochures admit. The British path builds towards GCSE and A-Levels; the IB Diploma keeps six subjects open until eighteen; the American way values breadth and the transcript; Spanish bilingual schools root a child in the language of the street. The right answer depends on the child — age, temperament, the universities you have in mind — and on how long Spain will be home.

When the direction is not obvious, we bring in an educational psychologist. A psychometric assessment — abilities, interests, learning style — followed by guided conversations helps a teenager understand themselves and choose the track for upper school and university with confidence rather than by default. Families tell us it is one of the most valuable things we do.

Sant Cugat & Collserola

  • Europa International School
  • Agora International School
  • Thau Sant Cugat
  • La Farga
  • Japanese School of Barcelona

Barcelona & the Coast

  • American School of Barcelona
  • Benjamin Franklin International
  • Oak House · St Peter's
  • British School of Barcelona — Castelldefels · Sitges
  • Mallorca: Agora Portals · Baleares Int. College

Universities

  • ESADE Business School
  • IESE Business School
  • UPF — Pompeu Fabra
  • UB — University of Barcelona
  • UAB — Autònoma

Our education service covers school selection for international and bilingual programmes, admissions and documentation, psychometric assessment and career orientation with a specialist, university pathway planning — and the practical map around it: neighbourhoods within the school run, clubs, tutors and the first month's logistics.