IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz

What IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz does

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz is a public secondary education institution (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) located in Almería, Spain, operated under the Junta de Andalucía — Consejería de Educación. It serves students aged 12–18 across compulsory secondary education (ESO), post-compulsory Baccalaureate programs in Arts (Plastics and Performing Arts), Sciences, and Humanities, vocational training cycles, and a specialized special-needs classroom (aula específica). Its core offerings include a French and English plurilingual program, the BACHIBAC Spanish-French dual baccalaureate, and a wide range of extracurricular activities spanning theater, sports, mathematics competitions, and cultural exchanges. The institution does not develop proprietary commercial technology; its operational stack consists of Moodle (accessed via the Junta de Andalucía's centralized CAS authentication at edea.juntadeandalucia.es) as its learning management system and BIBLIOWEB SÉNECA for library catalog and loan management.

The school maintains a portfolio of differentiated programs and institutional partnerships, including the Onda 5 Alborán school radio station produced in collaboration with Candil Radio (Huércal de Almería) since 2021, recurring student exchanges with Lycée de la Méditerranée (La Ciotat, France) and Lycée Janson de Sailly (Paris), and a 2023 school-twinning agreement with Hollyfield School (Surbiton, London, UK). It also participates in the regional Olimpiada Matemática Thales and the IndalMat competition coordinated through Universidad de Almería's Centro del Profesorado, and receives cultural programming sponsorship from Fundación UNICAJA. The parent association AMPA Isla de Alborán supports extracurricular programming, school governance through the Consejo Escolar, and charges a €20 annual family membership fee.

As a publicly funded institution, IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its go-to-market is administrative rather than commercial: enrollment is managed through the Junta de Andalucía's SÉNECA platform, family communication runs through PASEN, and the school's official website (iesalboran.com) plus a dedicated Google Sites page for the plurilingual section serve as the primary outbound channels for prospective and current families. The director is Rafael Esteve, the Head of the English Department is Adoración Navarrete, and the AMPA is currently led by Isabel Soler, who is set to step down following an extraordinary general assembly convened for April 15, 2026.

Name

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz

Legal name

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz

Website

https://iesalboran.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz is a public secondary school in Almería, Spain, operated by the Junta de Andalucía, serving students aged 12–18 across ESO, Baccalaureate, vocational training, and bilingual French/English programs including BACHIBAC.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

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English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs (EDAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Bilingual secondary programs
• Arts baccalaureate
• School radio projects
• International student exchanges

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Core offering

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz is a public secondary education institute (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) in Almería, Spain, that delivers compulsory secondary education (ESO), post-compulsory Baccalaureate tracks (Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts — Plastic Arts and Performing Arts), and specialized plurilingual/bilingual sections in English and French, including the BACHIBAC Spanish-French dual baccalaureate. The school also operates the Onda 5 Alborán student radio, a school library, and runs international student exchange and twinning programs with partner schools in France and the United Kingdom.

Product overview

IES Alborán-Manuel Cáliz is a public secondary education institute (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) in Almería, Spain. The institution offers a comprehensive educational program spanning ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education), Baccalaureate (Arts, Sciences, Humanities), and Formative Cycles. Its portfolio includes core academic programs (with specialized Plurilingual Sections in French and English), the Onda 5 Alborán school radio station developed in collaboration with Candil Radio, a library service managed through the regional SENECA/BIBLIOWEB platform, and parent association (AMPA) services. The institution also offers extracurricular activities including theater workshops, programming courses, sports programs, and cultural exchanges with partner schools in France and the United Kingdom. Moodle serves as the institutional learning management system accessed via the Junta de Andalucía's educational portal.

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• ESO — Compulsory Secondary Education Compulsory secondary education for students aged 12–16 covering core academic subjects, delivered in-person at the school's Almería campus under the Spanish national curriculum.
• Baccalaureate Program (Sciences and Humanities) Two-year post-compulsory Baccalaureate program preparing students aged 16–18 for the Spanish university entrance examination (PEvAU), offered in Sciences and Humanities tracks.
• Baccalaureate of Arts (Plastic Arts and Performing Arts) Specialized Baccalaureate track focused on Plastic Arts and Performing Arts, including drawing, audio-visual, theatre, and performing-arts instruction; includes a stop-motion workshop run by the Drawing Department.
• Plurilingual Section (English and French) Bilingual educational program offering instruction in French and English, including the BACHIBAC dual Spanish-French baccalaureate, with student exchanges to Lycée de la Méditerranée in La Ciotat and information sessions with Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris.
• Onda 5 Alborán — School Radio Student-run school radio station operated in collaboration with Candil Radio (Huércal de Almería), where students from the Arts Baccalaureate programs produce and broadcast programs covering interviews, culture, and artistic content.
• School Library (Biblioteca) School library offering book lending, catalog access through BIBLIOWEB SÉNECA, and literary promotion activities including bookmark and micro-story contests and Book Day celebrations.
• AMPA Isla de Alborán — Parent Association Membership Parent-teacher association (Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos) that organizes extracurricular activities, funds school celebrations, participates in school governance via the Consejo Escolar, and funds the annual membership of the Teatro Amateur de Almería.

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hollyfield School (Surbiton, London, UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023A school twinning (school-exchange) agreement signed between IES Alborán and Hollyfield School in Surbiton, south London. The partnership involves joint educational activities using English as the primary foreign language, covering linguistic and cultural aspects of both countries. The exchange culminates in visits to both schools and collaborative projects through an educational platform.
• Candil RadiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The school established a school radio project 'Onda 5 Alborán' in collaboration with Candil Radio in Huércal de Almería. Students from the Performing Arts and Plastic Arts Baccalaureate produce and broadcast programs on the station, gaining hands-on experience in radio production, journalism, and audio-visual arts.
• Lycée de la Méditerranée (La Ciotat, France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual student exchange program between IES Alborán's bilingual French section and the French high school Lycée de la Méditerranée in La Ciotat. Students participate in cultural activities, attend classes, visit landmarks in Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, and are hosted by French families.
• Lycée Janson de Sailly (Paris, France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresentation of educational offerings by representatives of the Lycée Janson de Sailly de París to IES Alborán students in the BACHIBAC program. The French school provides information on French higher education options and scholarship opportunities available after obtaining the dual Spanish-French baccalaureate.
• Universidad de AlmeríaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe university organizes the IndalMat mathematical problem-solving competition in which IES Alborán students participate annually. Universidad de Almería also hosts related conferences and awards ceremonies for participating students.
• Universidad de Almería — CPR (Centro del Profesorado)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIES Alborán participates in the regional Mathematics Olympiad (Olimpiada Matemática Thales), coordinated through the Universidad de Almería's Centro del Profesorado, with provincial phase competitions held at partner schools.
• AMPA Isla de AlboráncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parent-teacher association (AMPA) Isla de Alborán collaborates with the school to organize extracurricular activities, finance celebrations and educational events, and participate in school governance through the school council (Consejo Escolar). The AMPA also funds the annual membership of the Teatro Amateur de Almería.
• Fundación UNICAJAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFundación UNICAJA sponsors the 'Encuentros con directores' activity, through which filmmaker Gracia Querejeta visited the school to give a talk to art baccalaureate students, as part of the school's cinema and arts education program.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IES Fernando de los Ríos (Fuente Vaqueros, Granada): Public secondary school in Granada with bilingual French/English plurilingual programs and BACHIBAC offering. Closest comparable Andalusian public IES for curriculum and target student profile.
• IES Miguel Hernández (Alicante): Public secondary school offering plurilingual sections in English/French and BACHIBAC programs. Comparable Spanish public IES with similar international partnership activity.
• IES Padre Manjón (Granada): Public IES in Granada with established bilingual and BACHIBAC programs. Comparable in mission, secondary-education focus, and Andalusian regional governance context.
• IES Velázquez (Málaga): A public IES in Málaga that offers the BACHIBAC (Spanish-French bilingual baccalaureate) and plurilingual sections. Most directly comparable to IES Alborán by mandate, language offerings, and Andalusian public-school governance.

Broad incumbents

• British Council Spain: Larger, established provider of English-language education and certifications in Spain. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping the English-bilingual education ecosystem in which IES Alborán's English section operates.
• Colegios La Salle España: Network of private bilingual schools across Spain offering secondary education with plurilingual tracks. Comparable as a broader Spanish secondary-education provider with overlapping bilingual positioning.
• Alliance Française España: Network of French-language and cultural-education centers across Spain. Comparable as an established ecosystem player reinforcing demand for the French-language pathway that IES Alborán's BACHIBAC program serves.

Emerging players

• Attendis Group: Private bilingual school chain operating in southern Spain (Andalusia) targeting families seeking multilingual secondary education. Comparable as a competing secondary-education provider in the same regional market.

Others

• Colegio Oficial de Doctores y Licenciados en Filosofía y Letras y Ciencias de Almería: Regional professional college supporting secondary-education networks in Almería. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem institution tied to the Andalusian secondary-education community.
• Universidad de Almería (UAL): Local public university that organizes IndalMat and the regional Mathematics Olympiad in which IES Alborán students participate. Comparable as a downstream higher-education partner that validates the school's STEM and baccalaureate preparation.

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