Axular Lizeoa Kooperatiba Elkartea

Name

Axular Lizeoa Kooperatiba Elkartea

Legal name

AXULAR LIZEOA IKASTOLA

Website

https://axular.eus

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611), Language Schools (61163), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Bilingual/Language-Immersion Preschools (EDACABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilingual & Language-Immersion Early Learning Academies (EDACADAG), Nursery School Wraparound Care (Extended Hours) (EDACACAG)

Keywords

• Cooperative education services
• Plurilingual K-12 education
• Basque language schooling
• Ikastola primary secondary
• Supplementary school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Donostia (San Sebastián)

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Services: Axular Lizeoa operates as a Sociedad Cooperativa providing integral education services from ages 2 to 18. Revenue is generated through tuition and educational fees for its comprehensive educational program covering all stages from Haur Hezkuntza (Infantil) through Batxilergoa (Bachillerato), including supplementary services such as cafeteria, transportation, childcare, and extracurricular activities.
2. Supplementary Services: Additional revenue streams from auxiliary services including school transportation, cafeteria/meals, childcare (zaintza), sports programs, and extracurricular activities. The school also accepts donations for specific educational projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Axular Lizeoa is a cooperative school providing comprehensive integral education from Early Childhood (age 2) through Bachillerato (age 18), with plurilingual instruction in Basque, Spanish, English, and French. The school offers supplementary services including cafeteria (serving 700+ students daily), school transportation with real-time tracking, childcare (zaintza), extracurricular sports, and cultural activities such as the Tamborrada. It also delivers specialized educational programs including STEAM initiatives, robotics (Overclock Axular), CANSAT satellite project, Forensic Science, and volunteering programs.

Product overview

Axular Lizeoa Kooperatiba Elkartea is an educational cooperative (ikastola) offering comprehensive integral education from Early Childhood (2 years) through Baccalaureate (18 years). The institution operates a multi-platform digital learning ecosystem centered around the Moodle-based Aula Virtual for virtual learning, the Mahara-based Portfolio Elektronikoa for learning evidence, and the Inika platform for family communication. Key educational products include the Overclock Axular robotics team, CANSAT satellite project, Forensic Science, and various media projects (Axular News, Digital Radio, Axular TV). Supplementary services include school transport with real-time tracking, canteen services for 700+ students, care services, and extra-curricular sports programs. The institution emphasizes plurilingual education in Basque, Spanish, English, and French, alongside values-based education, STEAM initiatives, and sustainability programs through Ikastola Sostenible 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pedro Axular KKE (Asociación Deportiva Cultural Pedro Axular): Sports and cultural association that provides professional sports activities for primary and secondary school students

Products and services

• Aula Virtual (Virtual Classroom / Ikasgela Birtuala) A multilingual virtual learning environment built on Moodle, providing informational resources, communicative tools (forums, chat, internal mail), and evaluation-enabled work tools (tests, wikis, surveys, workshops, learning itineraries, games) for ESO and Bachillerato students at the cooperative school.
• Portfolio Elektronikoa (Electronic Portfolio) Collaborative open-source tool based on Mahara that enables students to compile and organize learning evidence, create CVs, design blogs, and manage group work, complementing the virtual classroom.
• Inika Academic Management Platform
• Overclock Axular Robotics Program Robotics team participating in First Lego League competitions since 2009, having won over 20 awards including European FLL finals, developing skills in science, technology, engineering and teamwork.
• CANSAT Project
• Forensic Science
• School Canteen Service
• School Transport Service
• Zaintza (Care Service)
• Plurilingüismo (Plurilingualism Program)
• Programa de Voluntariado (Volunteer Program)
• Extra-Curricular Sports Program
• Tamborrada (Traditional Drum Parade Participation)
• Axular News (Digital Magazine)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 700 students served daily through cafeteria services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Matia FundazioacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Since 1997, Axular Lizeoa has collaborated with Matia Fundazioa on an intergenerational volunteer program where over 60% of 1st year Bachillerato students participate. Activities include visits to care facilities, Christmas festivals, Tamborrada participation, and weekly sessions with elderly residents. The program has received multiple recognitions including Matiazaleak award in 2015 and celebrated its 20th anniversary with a commemorative event.
• Ikastolen ElkarteacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAxular Lizeoa is a member of Ikastolen Elkartea, the Federation of Ikastolas, which provides educational resources, materials (Txanela, Urtxintxa, EKI projects), and collective representation for Basque-language schools. The federation supports the Euskaraz Bizi campaign and coordinates inter-ikastola projects.
• Euskalit - Fundación Vasca para la CalidadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality management and excellence organization that has certified Axular Lizeoa through EFQM-based assessments, awarding Q de Plata (2004), Q de Oro (2008), and A de Plata nivel avanzado (2022). Euskalit also organizes quality improvement forums where Axular has presented multiple award-winning papers.
• Erkide (Cooperativa de Utilidad Pública)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque cooperative federation providing support and representation for public utility cooperatives including educational cooperatives like Axular Lizeoa.
• European Space Agency (ESA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the CANSAT project, students participate in competitions organized by ESA where they design and build miniature satellites. The Axular Cansat team won 1st place in the Spanish competition (2018) and achieved 3rd place overall in the European final held in the Azores.
• Haurralde FundazioaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild sponsorship foundation with which all Secondary education students participate in an apadrinhamiento program. Each class sponsors a child in Mozambique or India, learning about the country's culture and raising over €2000 annually to support 12 sponsored children.
• Innobasque - Agencia Vasca de InnovaciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque innovation agency that collaborates on STEAM projects including Forensic Science, which has expanded internationally to schools in Finland, Estonia, Poland, USA, Canada, India, Chile, Peru, South Korea, Italy, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and Philippines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Other Ikastolen Elkartea member schools: Federation of Basque-language cooperative schools that share Axular's ikastola model, plurilingual pedagogy, and cooperative ownership structure. Members compete for the same families across the Basque Country with similar curricula (Txanela, Urtxintxa, EKI projects) and overlap in target demographic, language immersion approach, and values-based education.
• Jakintza Ikastola: Cooperative ikastola in the Goierri region (Ordizia area) offering comprehensive K-12 education through Basque-language immersion within the Ikastolen Elkartea federation. Directly comparable to Axular in mission, structure, and target families seeking values-based Basque-medium education.
• Arizmendi Ikastola: Basque cooperative ikastola based in Arrasate/Mondragón operating K-12 education with the same Basque-language immersion model, Ikastolen Elkartea affiliation, and cooperative governance as Axular. Serves an overlapping demographic of families seeking plurilingual education rooted in Basque culture.

Others

• Ikastolen Elkartea (Federation of Ikastolas): Federation to which Axular belongs, providing shared educational resources, collective representation, and inter-ikastola coordination. Functions as an enabling/ecosystem organization rather than a competitor, supporting member schools with curriculum projects (Txanela, EKI) and policy advocacy.
• Haurralde Fundazioa: Child sponsorship foundation partner of Axular running apadrinhamento programs. Not a direct competitor but a closely aligned ecosystem partner — included because Axular's secondary students participate annually in its sponsorship activities, making it part of the school's educational ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Hezkuntza Public System (Basque Government): The publicly funded Basque education system that competes directly with Axular for student enrollment. Increasingly offers trilingual models (Basque, Spanish, English) and is heavily subsidized, putting pricing pressure on private cooperative ikastolas targeting the same families.
• Colegio Mayor de San Sebastián / Private Concertado Schools: Privately operated and publicly subsidized (concertado) schools in the Donostia area offering K-12 education with varying degrees of bilingual programming. Compete with Axular for middle-class families seeking alternatives to public schools, though generally with less deep cooperative governance and Basque-language specialization.

Regional players

• International School of San Sebastián: English-medium international K-12 school in the same Donostia metropolitan area as Axular, competing for internationally-oriented and multilingual families. Overlaps with Axular in offering English-language instruction and serving expatriate or globally-oriented local families, though focused on international curricula rather than Basque immersion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/axular_lizeoa
• Facebookfacebook.com/axularlizeoake
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/axular-lizeoa
• Instagraminstagram.com/axularlizeoa

Compliance11 records

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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