IES Cánovas del Castillo

What IES Cánovas del Castillo does

IES Cánovas del Castillo is a public secondary education institute (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) located at Calle San Millán 12 in the El Ejido neighborhood of Málaga, Spain, operated by the Junta de Andalucía's Consejería de Desarrollo Educativo y Formación Profesional. It serves secondary school students (ESO, ages 12–16), baccalaureate students, and vocational training students, offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes ESO plurilingual instruction in French and English, all baccalaureate specialties, vocational training cycles in Tourism and IT, and Basic Vocational Training in Accommodation and Laundry. The institution's most differentiated offering is the Bachibac program—a dual Spanish-French baccalaureate that is the only one of its kind in the province of Málaga, enabling graduates to access both Spanish and French universities.

The institute layers an extensive portfolio of support and enrichment programs onto its core academic offering, including PROA and PROA+ Transfórmate for academic reinforcement and equity, Comunidad de Aprendizaje (Learning Community) for dialogic transformation, Escuela Espacio de Paz for convivencia and conflict prevention, Erasmus+ mobility across four action lines, Ecoescuelas for environmental education, Competencia Bilingüe for oral language practice, and Programa ComunicA for linguistic communication. Technology infrastructure consists entirely of third-party platforms—Google Classroom, regional Moodle, Séneca/Pasen for administration, Cisco Netacad for IT certifications, and Ícaro for internship management—with no proprietary systems or APIs exposed for external integration. The school operates an Instagram presence and institutional website (iescanovas.es) for community communications.

As a public government entity, the institute receives 100% of its funding from the Junta de Andalucía's public education budget and European Social Fund co-financing, with no tuition fees charged to students. It holds the Label FrancEducation from the French Ministry of Education, the Bandera Verde from Ecoescuelas, and three consecutive years as Centro Promotor de Convivencia Positiva. The institution maintains a broad partnership network, including the Universidad de Málaga for teacher training practicums, CFPI Alan Turing in Cologne for IT exchanges, and inter-school coordination with three local primary schools (CEIP Las Flores, CEIP Lex Flavia Malacitana, CEIP Miguel de Cervantes) for educational continuity.

Name

IES Cánovas del Castillo

Legal name

IES Cánovas del Castillo (Instituto de Educación Secundaria Cánovas del Castillo)

Website

https://iescanovas.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IES Cánovas del Castillo is a public secondary education institute in Málaga, Spain, operated by the Junta de Andalucía, offering plurilingual ESO and baccalaureate instruction in French and English, vocational training in Tourism and IT, and the only Bachibac double-degree program in the province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK), ESL for Specific Industries (Healthcare, Hospitality, Construction, etc.) (EDAAACAD), Immigration, Citizenship & Integration Language Exam Prep (EDANACAG)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Bilingual education programs
• Vocational training cycles
• International baccalaureate programs
• Multilingual schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Málaga

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded by the Junta de Andalucía through public education budgets as a public secondary institute (IES)

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IES Cánovas del Castillo is a public secondary education institute providing compulsory secondary education (ESO), the unique Bachibac double Spanish-French baccalaureate program, plurilingual education in French and English, and bilingual vocational training cycles in Tourism and IT. The institute delivers a broad portfolio of academic, linguistic, vocational, equity, environmental, and international mobility programs to secondary school students in Málaga under the Andalusian public education system.

Product overview

IES Cánovas del Castillo is a public secondary education institute (IES) located in Málaga, Spain, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs across multiple levels and modalities. The institution operates as a unified educational center with integrated programs including the unique Bachibac dual-degree program (the only one in Málaga province), plurilingual secondary education in French and English, and vocational training in Tourism and IT. Supporting programs include PROA/PROA+ for academic reinforcement, Comunidad de Aprendizaje for transformational education, Escuela Espacio de Paz for convivencia, Erasmus+ for international mobility, Ecoescuelas for environmental education, and specialized programs in health, equity, gender equality, and sports. The portfolio is delivered through learning management systems including Google Classroom and regional Moodle, administrative platforms (Séneca/Pasen), and physical facilities including library services and the school's own intranet system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachibac (Bachillerato Francés)

Quantifiable outcome

• B2 French language certification (MCER) through Bachibac external examinations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad de Málaga (UMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with the University of Málaga for teacher training, hosting approximately 10 university students per year from the Master's in Secondary Education. Also welcomes students from faculties of Philosophy, Psychology, and Pedagogy for practicum placements. Includes collaboration with Translation and Interpretation degree students for bilingual support.
• Junta de Andalucía - Consejería de Desarrollo Educativo y Formación ProfesionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government education authority providing funding, program frameworks, and institutional support for all educational initiatives including PROA, plurilingual programs, Erasmus+, and various educational innovation projects.
• CFPI Alan Turing (Cologne, Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration with the Alan Turing VET center in Cologne, Germany for student exchanges in IT and Communications. Students from Cologne complete internships at the school twice yearly (October-November and April-May).
• European Union - Erasmus+ ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participant in Erasmus+ programs including KA121-SCH (secondary education mobility), KA121-VET (vocational training mobility), KA131-HED (higher education within EU), and KA171-HED (international mobility outside EU) for student and teacher exchanges.
• CEIP Las Flores, CEIP Lex Flavia Malacitana, CEIP Miguel de CervantesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-school coordination network for the 'School Space of Peace' program (third consecutive year) ensuring educational continuity from Primary to Secondary education in the district.
• Higher Education Consortium for Superior Degree StudentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with consortium enabling students from non-EU countries (e.g., Tunisia) to complete vocational training internships at the center, expanding international reach.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IES Beatriz Galindo (Madrid): One of the historic Bachibac-program IES centers in Spain, located in Madrid. Directly comparable in offering the Spanish-French double baccalaureate within the public secondary system, providing a benchmark for Bachibac delivery at scale.
• IES Ramiro de Maeztu (Madrid): Another leading Madrid-based public IES offering the Bachibac program and strong plurilingual tracks. Directly comparable as a public-sector institution competing for students seeking the same dual-degree pathway.

Regional players

• IES Pérez Galdós (Las Palmas): Public IES in the Canary Islands with a Bachibac program and bilingual tracks. Comparable in operating the Bachibac curriculum within a Spanish autonomous community framework, though serving a different regional labor market.
• IES La Rosaleda (Málaga): Well-established IES in Málaga with broad secondary and vocational offerings under Junta de Andalucía. Comparable as a competing public secondary school within the same city and catchment, drawing from a similar student pool.
• IES Ramón y Cajal (Málaga): Public secondary institute in Málaga offering similar ESO, Bachillerato, and vocational programs within the same Junta de Andalucía system. Directly comparable in mission, governance, and funding structure, though without the Bachibac differentiation.

Broad incumbents

• British School of Málaga: Private bilingual K-12 school in Málaga following a British/international curriculum. Competes for the same family segment seeking English-medium secondary education, but offers a different credential pathway (IGCSE/A-Levels) rather than Spanish ESO/Bachillerato.
• St. George's British School Málaga: Private British school in Málaga offering English-medium curriculum from early years through secondary. Comparable in delivering bilingual education to families in the same city, though operating as a fee-paying private institution with a broader international curriculum portfolio.

Emerging players

• Lycée Français de Málaga: French international school in Málaga offering French curriculum and baccalauréat. Competes for the same bilingual/French-oriented families as IES Cánovas, but as a private institution with tuition-based revenue and full French curriculum rather than the Bachibac hybrid model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/iescanovas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ies-c%C3%A1novas-del-castillo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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