Escola Básica e Secundária Ibn Mucana

Name

Escola Básica e Secundária Ibn Mucana

Legal name

Agrupamento de Escolas Ibn Mucana

Website

https://ibn-mucana.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Referee, Umpire & Coach Education/Certification Academies (MPAKAJAN)

Keywords

• Public school education
• Primary secondary education
• Vocational training courses
• Basic education cycles
• Digital classroom learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Alcabideche

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public school in Portugal, the school operates under government funding from the Portuguese Ministry of Education. Revenue is allocated through the national education budget for public institutions.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Escola Básica e Secundária Ibn Mucana is a public school cluster (Agrupamento de Escolas) in Alcabideche, Cascais, Portugal, comprising seven educational units that deliver pre-school through secondary education, including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycle basic education, upper secondary education, and four EQAVET-certified professional courses (Sports Technician, Transport Management Technician, Tourism Technician, and Civil Protection Technician). It operates specialized technology-enhanced learning facilities such as LED (Digital Space Laboratory) and InovaSala, alongside programs like Erasmus+, Eco-Escolas, and Desporto Escolar.

Product overview

Escola Básica e Secundária Ibn Mucana is a school cluster (Agrupamento de Escolas) consisting of multiple educational units: EBS Ibn Mucana (headquarters with 2nd/3rd cycle and secondary), EBS Helena Cidade Moura, EB Fausto Cardoso Figueiredo, EB Fernando José dos Santos, EB Fernando Teixeira Lopes, and EB Raul Lino (with kindergarten). The cluster offers comprehensive educational services including basic education (1st, 2nd, 3rd cycles), secondary education, and four professional courses (Sports Technician, Transport Management Technician, Tourism Technician, and Civil Protection Technician). It operates specialized facilities including LED (Digital Space Laboratory) and InovaSala for technology-enhanced learning, a school library, and participates in European programs (Erasmus+) and environmental initiatives (Eco-Escolas). The cluster also offers extracurricular activities through various clubs (sports, volunteer work, science, European club) and publishes Magazibn as its digital news magazine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Clube Atlântico de EsgrimaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partnership for fencing training and competition. The Agrupamento has a cooperation protocol with Clube Atlântico de Esgrima, providing electronic signaling equipment and coaching support for the school's fencing team.
• IES Itaba de TebaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ exchange partner school in Spain. Students participate in mobility programs and cultural exchanges between the two institutions.
• CAF (Centro de Atividades e Formação)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for volunteer club activities and traditional games, promoting intergenerational interaction between students and community members.
• ABESAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partner for volunteer activities and traditional games, facilitating community engagement programs.
• Câmara Municipal de CascaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership supporting various school programs including library services, educational activities, and municipal initiatives.
• Casa das Histórias Paula RegominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution partnership for educational visits and art projects including the 'Mesa' project.
• Oceanário de LisboaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educational visits and marine environment awareness activities.
• CRID (Centro de Reabilitação e Integração de Deficientes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for disability awareness and inclusion activities, including the 'Juntos Pintamos o Céu' project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Google for Education: Provider of Google Classroom, Google Drive, Google Meet, and Google Workspace, which are core platforms deployed across the Ibn Mucana cluster. Directly enabling the school's digital pedagogy stack and a strategic supplier/partner rather than competitor.
• Kahoot!: Publicly listed engagement and assessment platform widely adopted in K-12 classrooms. Comparable as an edtech tool addressing the same digital-learning modernization objectives that the LED and InovaSala initiatives pursue.
• Microsoft Education: Provider of Office 365 used throughout the Ibn Mucana cluster for productivity and classroom delivery. Enabling platform comparable in role to Google for Education within the school's hybrid digital stack.

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: One of the world's largest K-12 private school operators, headquartered in Dubai, with a strong premium-international offering. Comparable to Ibn Mucana in operating K-12 campuses with diverse curricula, but at much larger scale and in the private international segment.
• Inspired Education Group: Global premium schools group operating 110+ campuses across five continents with K-12 and vocational tracks. Comparable in offering a multi-school portfolio with broad curriculum, though focused on the private international segment rather than public education.
• Nord Anglia Education: International premium schools group operating in 30+ countries with a focus on K-12 education and partnerships (e.g., MIT, Juilliard). Comparable in delivering full-curriculum K-12 programs including vocational breadth, but targets affluent fee-paying families globally.
• Cognita Schools: Global operator of premium private and international K-12 schools across multiple continents. Comparable to Ibn Mucana in offering comprehensive K-12 education with extracurricular breadth, but serves private fee-paying families through a multi-country platform.

Regional players

• St. Julian's School: British international school located in Carcavelos/São Domingos de Rana, immediately adjacent to the Cascais catchment. Directly competes for the same affluent Portuguese families that might otherwise attend Ibn Mucana, offering K-12 with English curriculum and IB programs.
• The British School of Lisbon: Private British international school serving K-12 students in the Lisbon metropolitan area, including families from Cascais. Comparable as a K-12 alternative serving the same upper-income demographic the public Ibn Mucana cluster depends on for enrollment.
• King's College School Madrid: Premium British-curriculum school operating across Iberian Peninsula including Portugal-adjacent markets. Comparable as a British/international K-12 school operator competing for the same expatriate and affluent Portuguese families in the western Iberia corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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