The Instituto Español Juan Ramón Jimenez (IEJRZ; ar, البعثة الإسبانیة خوان رامون خمینیز; french: Institut Espagnol Juan Ramon Jiménez) is a Spanish
international school in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
, operated by the
Spanish Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MEFP) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on education and vocational training, including all the teachings of the educa ...
. It is named after the Spanish
poet Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high ...
.
History and operations
Created by decree #2747/1967 of 16 November 1967, the school occupies a building which opened on 2 May 1972. It serves levels ''
educación infantil'' until ''
bachillerato''.
, 65 percent of the students were Moroccans, 30 percent were Spanish, and less than 5 percent were other nationalities.
[Lahbib, Kamal.]
La mission espagnole fait le plein
Archive
. '' L'Économiste''. 25 June 1998. Edition N°:336. Retrieved on May 1, 2016. "La majorité des élèves sont de nationalité marocaine avec 65%. Les Espagnols représentent 30% et les autres nationalités ne dépassent pas 5%."
See also
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Education in Morocco
The education system in Morocco comprises pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary levels. School education is supervised by the Ministry of National Education, with considerable devolution to the regional level. Higher education falls under ...
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List of international schools
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List of schools in Morocco
References
External links
Instituto Español Juan Ramón Jiménez
1960s establishments in Morocco
1967 establishments in Africa
Educational institutions established in 1967
Elementary and primary schools in Morocco
International high schools
International schools in Casablanca
Spanish international schools in Morocco
High schools and secondary schools in Morocco
20th-century architecture in Morocco
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