Colegio Arenas

What Colegio Arenas does

Colegio Arenas, legally constituted as Colegio Arenas, S.L., is a family-owned private international school group (AIS Group / Arenas International Schools) headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and founded in 1940 by Lucía Pérez and Antonio Ojeda. The institution is currently in its third generation of family management and operates across multiple sites: the main Las Palmas de Gran Canaria campus (Infant and Primary education), the Arucas-based Colegio Arenas Atlántico (Secondary and Bachillerato on 68,000+ m²), a wholly-owned residential immersion center in Bath, England (Sulis Manor), and the Conservatorio Privado Superior de Música Arenas Albéniz in Las Palmas. Additional sub-brands include Arenas Saturday School, Estival Arenas summer programs, Arenas Academy, and the recently incorporated Arenas Playa Blanca Nursery School. The institution serves families with children from 4 months to 18 years and is the only school in the Canary Islands authorized to deliver the full International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, Diploma).

The educational offering centers on a multilingual, internationally accredited curriculum combining the IB continuum with STEAM methodology, instruction in English, German, French, and Mandarin Chinese (with preparation for Cambridge, Goethe-Institut, CIEP, and Confucius Institute exams), and a private music conservatory. Technology deployment includes VR-enabled classrooms, WiFi, interactive screens, robotics and science laboratories, and a 5,000 m² Aqua & Sports Center. The school holds ISO 9001 (since 2000), ISO 14001 (since 2018), and European Blue School certifications, and reports an 8.42 average EBAU score in 2025 with IB Diploma results above the national average. It was ranked among the top 100 schools in Spain by El Mundo in 2025 and recognized as the only school from the Canary Islands in the Forbes ranking.

Colegio Arenas generates revenue through private tuition (the dominant recurring stream), ancillary services (extended hours, cafeteria, transportation, extracurricular activities, psychopedagogical support), summer and immersion programs, and music conservatory fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market model is direct sales: families submit online admission inquiries and proceed through personalized admissions consultations and campus visits, supported by word-of-mouth reputation, an institutional website with 3D virtual tours, news/earned media coverage, and community events. The school operates under a sales-led GTM motion emphasizing its 85-year heritage, exclusive IB authorization, and international program portfolio as primary differentiators.

Name

Colegio Arenas

Legal name

Colegio Arenas, S.L.

Website

https://aisgrancanaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colegio Arenas is a family-owned private international school group in the Canary Islands, Spain, offering the full International Baccalaureate continuum and multilingual education from nursery through Bachillerato across campuses in Gran Canaria and Bath, England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 International Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (61), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• International baccalaureate schools
• Bilingual primary education
• Music conservatory programs
• STEAM education methodology

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Private school tuition covering educational programs from Nursery (4 months) to Bachillerato (18 years), including IB program fees.
2. Ancillary Educational Services: Additional revenue from extended hours (horario ampliado), cafeteria/dining (comedor), school transportation (transporte), extracurricular activities (extraescolares), and psychopedagogical services.
3. Summer Programs: Estival Arenas summer courses and English immersion programs in the UK through Sulis Manor residential center.
4. Music Conservatory: Conservatorio Privado Superior de Música Arenas Albéniz offering regulated music education to both enrolled students and external pupils.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colegio Arenas is a private international school group (AIS Group) that delivers regulated K-12 education from Nursery (4 months) through Bachillerato (18 years), integrated with the full International Baccalaureate Continuum (PYP, MYP, Diploma). It supplements classroom instruction with a multilingual program (English, German, French, Chinese), a STEAM methodology, an in-house private music conservatory (Arenas Albéniz), an owned UK residential immersion center (Sulis Manor), and ancillary services such as extended hours, cafeteria, transport, psychopedagogical support, and extracurricular activities.

Product overview

Colegio Arenas is a private international school group (AIS Group) based in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Founded in 1940, it operates a multi-campus structure comprising Colegio Arenas (Las Palmas - Infant/Primary), Colegio Arenas Atlántico (Arucas - Secondary/Bachillerato), and affiliated institutions including Conservatorio Privado Superior de Música Arenas Albéniz (music conservatory), Sulis Manor (UK residential language center in Bath), Estival Arenas (summer programs), Arenas Saturday School, and Arenas Academy. The school offers comprehensive educational services from Nursery (4 months) through Bachillerato, featuring a full International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum as the only school in the Canary Islands authorized for all three IB programs (PYP, MYP, Diploma). The educational offering integrates multilingual instruction (English, German, French, Chinese), STEAM methodology, music education, and extensive extracurricular and support services including extended hours, dining, transportation, and psychopedagogical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Conservatorio Privado Superior de Música Arenas Albéniz: Private professional music conservatory integrated within the school, the only one of its kind in the Province of Las Palmas.
• Sulis Manor
• Arenas Saturday School
• Arenas Academy
• Estival Arenas
• Aqua & Sports Center Gran Canaria

Products and services

• Colegio Arenas (Infant and Primary Campus) Private international school campus in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria delivering Infant (3-6 years) and Primary (6-12 years) education with IB Primary Years Programme integration and bilingual Spanish-English instruction. Located at Llano de Los Tarahales, 76, 35013 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
• Colegio Arenas Atlántico (Secondary and Bachillerato Campus) Private international school campus in Arucas delivering Secondary (12-16 years) and Bachillerato (16-18 years) education, part of the IB World School continuum including Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. Located on 68,000+ m² at Paseo San Patricio, 20, 35413 Arucas, Gran Canaria.
• Nursery (Early Childhood Education, 4 months to 3 years)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.42 average EBAU score in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American School of Madrid: Long-established private international K-12 school in Madrid offering IB programs and a multilingual curriculum aimed at internationally mobile families — directly comparable on curriculum breadth and premium tuition model.
• International School of Madrid: Private K-12 school in Madrid offering IB programs with a multilingual curriculum — comparable on premium international positioning and parent profile.
• Hastings School: Private international school in Madrid offering a full IB continuum and bilingual education from Infant through Bachillerato — the closest direct peer in terms of positioning, curriculum and target family segment.
• Swiss International School Spain: Network of private international schools across Spain delivering multilingual IB programs from early years through secondary — directly comparable in curriculum model and target demographic.
• Casvi International School: Madrid-based private school delivering the full IB continuum alongside the Spanish curriculum, mirroring Colegio Arenas' IB-authorized, multi-stage model with similar premium positioning.
• British School of Barcelona: Private bilingual and international K-12 school in Barcelona offering IB programs alongside a British curriculum, serving internationally oriented families in a similar premium private segment.
• Yago School: Private international school in Seville delivering IB programs from Infant through Bachillerato with a bilingual Spanish-English model — comparable in offering the IB continuum to premium-seeking Spanish families.
• San Patricio International School: Madrid-based IB World School offering K-12 international education with a strong multilingual program — closely comparable in curriculum structure and premium positioning.
• Brains International School: Spanish private K-12 group with IB programs and STEAM/bilingual methodology, comparable in offering a STEM-rich international curriculum aimed at premium-segment families.

Regional players

• Colegio Heidelberg: Private bilingual school in Tenerife (Canary Islands) offering German-Spanish bilingual education — competes for the same regional pool of premium-seeking families in the Canary Islands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-arenas

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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