St Anthony's College is an independent educational establishment located between Mijas and Fuengirola, Spain. It is notable as it is the oldest British college on the Costa del Sol, and indeed in Andalucia. It currently offers British education, with convalidated Spanish curriculum from ages 3–18 and has a large range of nationalities in both its student faculty and its teaching staff. It is an accredited school with the British Council,
[http://www.britishcouncil.org/spain/sites/default/files/pdfs/list-of-british-schools-in-spain.pdf ] the Spanish Ministry of Education and the Junta Andalucia.
Location
The college is situation on the Camino de Coín, 5 km from
Fuengirola
Fuengirola (), in ancient times known as Suel and then Suhayl, is a large town and municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located on the central coast of the pr ...
and 8 km from
Mijas Pueblo
Mijas Pueblo is the historical core of the municipality of Mijas, situated in the heart of the Costa del Sol in southwestern Spain. It lies only 30 kilometres from Málaga Airport. It has a varied landscape that goes from the mountains all the way ...
. The College serves both of these two population centres as well as
Mijas Costa Mijas Costa is the main commercial and residential zone of, although not limited to, Fuengirola.
Overview
Covering 12 kilometers, Mijas Costa encompasses El Chaparral, La Cala, Riviera and Calahonda, from East to West respectively. The area is a ...
,
La Cala de Mijas
La Cala de Mijas (''English: Mijas Bay'') forms part of the Municipality of Mijas in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, southern Spain.
In the middle of the Costa del Sol, La Cala is located in the coastal zone of the municipality, and except fo ...
,
Alhaurin el Grande and
Coín
Coín () is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, Spain, c. 33 km west of the provincial capital, Málaga, and about 30 km north of Marbella. The town has an official population of 22,000 inhabitants.
Foreigners now mak ...
History
Origins
St Anthony's College was established in 1968 in Benalmadena, initially a drama school it became full education in 1974. The school also moved to Plaza de la Constitucíon, Fuengirola, before moving again to Avenida Acapulco, Los Boliches (current address of the Swedish school) It initially had 6 students and 1 member of staff.
Expansion
The college moved to its current location on the Camino de Coín in 1994 and has continued to grow ever since, adding a school hall (with stage), science laboratories and an astroturf playing field.
Houses
As with many independent schools, St Anthony's College is divided in houses. These are:
* Cordoba (Blue)
* Granada (Green)
* Sevilla (Yellow)
Sports
St Anthony's College participates in a range of sports. Traditionally, the main college sports have been Football and Basketball, however students also experience competition in Athletics, Swimming, Cross-Country running, Tag Rugby, Hockey, Volleyball and Badminton. The college's sport colours are Red, Black and White. The college participates in school competitions annually and term-by-term.
The college participates in many national and international trips annually of sporting, charitable and cultural significance. Recently these have included trips to Brussels and the European Parliament, World War One trenches, Berlin, Skiing in Sierra Nevada, Adventure trips to Cazorla National Park and trips around the local Malaga area.
The college is also the centre for Stagecoach Drama School and Field of Dreams Football Academy
Alumni
*
Duane Da Rocha
Duane Da Rocha Marcé (born 7 January 1988) is a Brazilian-born Spanish swimmer. She has received medals for the Mediterranean Games, World Championships and European Championships.
She won the 200 metres backstroke gold medal in the 2014 Eur ...
, Spanish Olympic swimmer
References
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1968 establishments in Spain
Educational institutions established in 1968
International schools in Spain