Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo

What Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo does

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo is a private Catholic K-12 school operating under Spain's concertado regime (government-funded with private management) in Orihuela, Alicante. It serves students across four stages — Educación Infantil (ages 3-5), Primaria (6-12), ESO (13-16), and Bachillerato (17-18) — and is owned by the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, with the Discípulas de Jesús religious congregation present on campus. The school's revenue derives from a combination of family tuition and per-pupil government subsidies, supplemented by ancillary services such as cafeteria, bookstore, library, and extracurricular activities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and enrollment is handled through the school's secretariat and online pre-registration system.

The institution is anchored in a 16th-century Renaissance building known as 'El Escorial de Levante,' which is classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) and is the largest BIC in the Valencian Community at over 15,000 square meters. The school's proprietary core technology is iInventi, an internally developed school management platform and virtual learning environment used as the operational backbone. Complementary capabilities include Erasmus+ international teacher mobility (€14,349 grant for the 'Grandes Esperanzas' project), the Escolanía cathedral choir, daily Mass, pastoral retreats (Retiro Bartimeo), and youth programs such as the Santo Domingo 0'0 Fest. The school has obtained European Excellence Seal +400 certification, Manos Unidas 'Solidarity Entity' recognition, and hosts the Cátedra Arzobispo Loazes with the Universidad de Alicante.

Commercial operations are single-site and concentrated in Orihuela, with no multi-campus footprint disclosed. The customer base consists of enrolled local families, acquired primarily through direct outreach, open days, the AMPA parent association, and a presence across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the school's website. The educational proposition is differentiated by the synthesis of Catholic faith formation (Fe y Razón) with academic preparation for university, anchored in a heritage setting that no competitor in the region can replicate.

Name

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo

Legal name

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo

Website

https://cdsantodomingo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo is a private Catholic concertado K-12 school in Orihuela, Spain, owned by the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, serving students ages 3-18 across Infantil, Primaria, ESO, and Bachillerato, and operating from a 16th-century BIC-protected Renaissance building with its proprietary iInventi management platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Private Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• K-12 Catholic education
• Private school services
• Faith-based schooling
• Concertado education
• Extracurricular programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Orihuela

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: As a private Catholic school with concertado (government-funded with private management) status at all educational levels, the school generates revenue through a combination of tuition fees paid by families and government subsidies. The school offers various services including cafeteria, bookstore, library, and extracurricular activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo is a private Catholic K-12 school (concertado status) that delivers the complete Spanish educational pathway from Educación Infantil through Bachillerato for students aged 3 to 18, integrating Christian formation and academic instruction. The school supplements its academic offering with cafeteria, library, and bookstore services, extracurricular activities, the Escolanía cathedral choir, sports clubs, Erasmus+ international mobility programs, and pastoral/spiritual activities such as daily Mass and retreats. It runs on its proprietary iInventi platform for school management and virtual learning.

Product overview

Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo is a Private Catholic school (concertado) offering comprehensive education from ages 3 to 18 across four stages: Educación Infantil (ages 3-5), Educación Primaria (ages 6-12), Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ages 13-16), and Bachillerato (ages 17-18). The institution operates its proprietary platform iInventi as its core school management and virtual learning environment. Beyond academic instruction, the school provides a range of complementary services including extracurricular activities, evangelization programs (daily mass, retreats, spiritual activities), Escolanía choir, sports clubs (C.F. Santo Domingo football teams), and utilizes its historic 16th-century Renaissance building for events and tourism. The educational project emphasizes language learning, responsible technology use, and the synthesis of faith and reason rooted in Christian humanism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iInventi: Proprietary school management platform developed by and for education professionals as a virtual learning environment.
• Escolanía de la S.I. Catedral de Orihuela
• Coro Misionero CDSD
• Retiro Bartimeo
• Santo Domingo 0'0 Fest

Products and services

• Educación Infantil (Early Childhood Education)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Discípulas de JesúscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe religious congregation Discípulas de Jesús is present at the school, contributing to the Catholic educational mission and spiritual formation. The order, founded by Beato Pedro Ruiz de los Paños, maintains an active community within the school premises.
• Manos UnidasminorOthersManos Unidas, a Spanish international cooperation NGO, has recognized the school as a 'Solidarity Entity' for charitable collaborations, particularly for development aid initiatives.
• European Union (Erasmus+)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerErasmus+ program providing international professional development opportunities for teachers. The school received €14,349 grant for 'Grandes Esperanzas' project enabling teacher mobility to Italy, Netherlands, Hungary, and Greece.
• Universidad de Alicante - Cátedra Arzobispo LoazesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school hosts the Cátedra Arzobispo Loazes of the University of Alicante, establishing an academic connection with higher education.
• Conselleria de Educación, Universidades y OcupaciónminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional Education Department recognized the school's participation in Erasmus+ program and the professional development work carried out.
• Bureau Veritas CertificationminorOthersAwarded the European Excellence Seal +400 following quality management certification process.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Colegio La Salle: La Salle operates a broad network of Catholic K-12 schools across Spain and globally. While larger and networked rather than single-site, the schools share faith-based orientation, concertado-style funding models, and integral formation pedagogy with Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo, competing for similar families in many Spanish regions.
• Colegio San Agustín: Agustinos Recoletos runs a Spanish network of Catholic K-12 schools with concertado funding, full Infantil through Bachillerato coverage, and similar emphasis on values-based education. Comparable in mission and stage structure though larger and multi-site.
• Colegio Marista: Maristas operates a multi-site network of Catholic K-12 schools across Spain with faith-based integral formation, similar academic stages, and similar reliance on concertado funding. While networked and larger in scale, they compete for the same Catholic-education-seeking families as Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo.
• Colegio Padre Manyanet: A Catholic K-12 school network in Spain operating under a religious order, offering full educational stages with concertado funding and faith-based formation. Comparable in operating model to the subject school, though distributed across multiple sites versus the subject's single historic campus.

Direct peers

• Colegio Everest: A private Catholic K-12 school in Pontevedra offering complete educational stages with strong academic orientation and values-based education. Comparable in mission and structure to the subject school, though located in a different Spanish region and serving a different local market.
• Colegio Retamar: A private Catholic K-12 school in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid) offering full Infantil through Bachillerato with strong language and international programs. Comparable to the subject school in religious orientation, full K-12 offering, and emphasis on integral formation, with similar profile of supplementary extracurricular activities.
• Colegio San Patricio: A private Catholic K-12 school in Madrid offering complete Infantil-through-Bachillerato education under a religious educational project. Operates with a similar faith-based identity and concertado-style funding approach, making it directly comparable to Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo in mission and structure, though larger in scale and located in a different region.
• Colegio Santa María la Blanca: A private Catholic K-12 school in Madrid with complete Infantil through Bachillerato offering and faith-based educational project. Comparable to Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo in being a single-site independent Catholic school serving families seeking values-based education at the upper-secondary level.
• Centro Educativo Vallmont: A private Catholic K-12 school in Madrid offering full Infantil through Bachillerato with concertado funding. Comparable to the subject school in operating model, religious orientation, and complete K-12 vertical, providing a close functional peer in a different region.

Regional players

• Colegio San José: A Catholic K-12 school in the Valencian Community region, sharing concertado-style funding and faith-based orientation with the subject school. Most directly comparable on regional demographics and regulatory environment, though specific site identity should be verified by the user.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cdsdorihuela
• Facebookfacebook.com/ColegioDiocesanoSantoDomingo
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdsantodomingo_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-diocesano-santo-domingo

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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