Baleares International College has been in operation since 1957 and serves the expatriate and local community in Mallorca. Boys and girls are accepted from the age of 3 and remain at the school until they have completed their Advanced Level examinations at the age of 18. Teaching staff are fully qualified in their subjects, trained and experienced in the UK, and bring with them the latest educational methodologies and approaches. The school follows the English National Curriculum, and a special feature of the school's curriculum is the teaching of the Spanish and Catalan languages (from Reception) and the German and French languages (from Year 3). Baleares International College, Sa Porrassa, has a large number of excellent facilities including: an indoor sports centre, playing fields with sports pitches, a swimming pool, all-weather basketball, football and volleyball courts, ICT suite and science laboratories. The classrooms are all air-conditioned for the summer and heated for the winter. Lunches are cooked in our own kitchen, and are both nutritional and balanced. Baleares International College Sixth Form is the leading British Sixth Form on the island, committed to helping all our students achieve success. We provide a friendly, tolerant and stimulating Sixth Form community in which students achieve the highest standards in their Advanced Level (A Level) or career-based applied learning subjects as a vital step to their university life or career. The academic programme prepares pupils for international IGCSE and A-Level examinations, which will enable them to enter universities around the world. Baleares International College is accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Education based upon inspection by the British HMI and is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS) and also a member of the Council of British International Schools(COBIS). BIC is also a registered examination centre for The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).
