THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BARCELONA HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2024-2025 Director: Mark Pingitore High School Principal: Omar Ugalde High School Assistant Principal: Richard Petersen
MISSION Our mission is to empower preschool through 12th grade students to become global citizens with the critical thinking skills and the self-confidence to maximize their potential.
THE SCHOOL Founded in 1962, ASB is an international, independent, non-profit, co-educational, university preparatory day school which serves the international and Spanish communities in Barcelona from preschool to grade 12.
ACCREDITATION ASB is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is authorized by the Spanish and Catalan Ministries of Education.
ENROLLMENT
103 Early Childhood Center 284 Elementary School
235 Middle School
376 High School
998 Total FACULTY The ASB staff includes 150 faculty members (teachers and
SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS There are more than 60 nationalities represented in
assistants), 26 support staff and 19 administrators.
our student body.
The approximate composition of faculty by nationality is: English speaking countries
Other countries 61%
52% North American
Spanish
29%
25% Spanish
Other countries
19%
14% INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
ASB offers a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum
A minimum of 22, full-year credits are required to
designed to prepare students for best-fit universities around the world. Graduates earn a U.S. high school diploma and, in grades 11-12, can additionally pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Students also take some of their academic coursework in Spanish and Catalan. Many students will graduate having achieved a level of language appropriate for university instruction in all three languages.
C/ Jaume Balmes 7, 08950, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain T. +34933714016 admissions@asbarcelona.com
www.asbarcelona.com
obtain the U.S. high school diploma, including: 4 English 3 Mathematics 3 Science
3 Social Studies 3 World Language 2 Physical Education
3 Electives
1 Community Service
Accredited by: