Lady Elizabeth School

LAUDE Lady Elizabeth School
Location
Province of Alicante Spain
Information
Type	private
Opened	1987
Principal	Richard Wijeratne
Grades	from Pre-Nursery to 6th Form
Campus type	day
Website	http://en.laudeladyelizabeth.com/

LAUDE Lady Elizabeth School is a British international school in the Province of Alicante, Spain. The junior school is located in Benitachell and the senior school is located in Llíber. It was ranked by El Mundo as one of the best international schools in Spain. The Headmaster of the school is Richard Wijeratne and the Deputy Head is Alister Castle.

It opened in 1987 with a Junior School. Its Senior School opened in the 1990s. The company LAUDE began operating the school in 2007.

Prior to 2010 the student population decreased due to the devaluation of the euro relative to the Pound sterling and a depression in the Spanish economy; both factors caused British families to return to the UK.

All senior school pupils except Year 10-13 do the following subjects:

Art

Citizenship

Drama

EFL - English as a Foreign Language

English

Food Science

Humanities

Information Technology

Mathematics

MFL French or MFL German

MFL Spanish

Music

Physical Education

Science

Textiles

All Spanish pupils are required to do the Spanish Section's subjects:

Lengua

Sociales

Valenciano

As of 2010 there were 620 students; 60% were British and 35% were Spanish. The peak student count was 720.

School Council is the school's student government. Each Tutor Group is represented by two ore more pupils. Headmaster, Deputy Head or Head Pupils usually "preside" over the meetings.

"When they enter The Lady Elizabeth School, students from both the Junior and Senior Department are placed in one of four 'Houses':- Woburn House (Blue), Chatsworth House (Green), Longleat House (Yellow) or Marlborough House (Red). Throughout their School life pupils remain with the same House and are proud to be rewarded House Points for many different reasons including; good behaviour, consideration of others, initiative, and performance in all aspects of schooling. Our House tradition contributes to the students’ sense of belonging and loyalty. Many Sporting and Charity events are organised within the Houses and this gives pupils across all age groups the chance to be involved in fun and a variety of pursuits working together as a team." - school's website.

There are also a charity club and a school magazine in the school.

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