Director: Mark Pingitore
High School Principal: Omar Ugalde
Director: Mark Pingitore
High School Principal: Omar Ugalde
HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2024-2025
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.
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.
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.
Childhood
The ASB staff includes 150 faculty members (teachers and assistants), 26 support staff and 19 administrators
The approximate composition of faculty by nationality is:
English speaking countries
Spanish
Other countries
ASB offers a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum 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.
There are more than 60 nationalities represented in our student body
Other countries
North American
A minimum of 22, full-year credits are required to obtain the U.S. high school diploma, including:
Our 9th and 10th grade curriculum is designed to prepare students for the rigorous IB Diploma Program. Most classes are 70 minutes long.
World Literature I
World Studies I
Integrated Math I or Integrated Math II
Biology and Earth & Environmental Science (1 semester each)
Castellano + Geografia de España or Spanish Language Learning
Catalan or Electives
Grade 10
World Literature II
World Studies II
Integrated Math II or Integrated Math III
Chemistry and Physics (1 semester each)
Castellano + Historia de España or Spanish Language Learning
Catalan / Catalan Language Learning or Elective
Physical Education
Model United Nations, Art, Music, Debate, Technology, Robotics, French, etc
Organization and Time Management, Identity, Community Building, Well-being
Service learning planning & activities, Clubs (Yearbook, Debate Club, EcoClub, Chess, etc.) or Academic Support
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) is a demanding, two-year course of study leading to external examinations. As part of the IBDP curriculum, students study six subjects (three standard level and three higher level), in addition to completing Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay.
Group 1
Language and Literature
English A: Literature (SL/HL)
English A: Language and Literature (SL/HL)
Spanish A: Literature (SL/HL)
Spanish A: Language and Literature (SL)
School Supported Self-taught Language A: Literature (SL/HL)
Group 4
Experimental Sciences
Chemistry (SL/HL)
Biology (HL)
Physics (SL/HL)
Computer Science (SL/HL)
Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)
Group 2
Language Acquisition
Spanish ab initio (SL)
Spanish B (SL/HL)
Group 5 Mathematics
Applications and Interpretation (SL) Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)
Group 3
Individuals and Societies
History (HL)
Business Management (SL/HL)
Economics (HL)
Psychology (SL/HL)
Global Politics (SL/HL)
Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)
Group 6
The Arts
Visual Arts (HL)
Music (HL)
Or an additional course from Group 3 or 4
(1) For an additional fee, students may also choose online courses from Pamoja.
(2)Course offerings vary per year depending on student enrollment.
IB SCORE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CLASS OF 2024
The SAT is an optional exam taken by students who plan to apply to U.S. universities. Average scores shown.
Class of:
(38 test takers)
4 (22 test takers)
(34 test takers)
ASB prides itself not only on our high academic achievement, but also on the ability of our students to make a positive impact on our community through ongoing engagement. Service learning is incorporated into the High School curriculum, as well as offered throughout the year as after-school programs, overnight and extended trips. Students are encouraged to develop their own service learning and CAS projects, or participate in one or more of the following established programs:
RefugArt - Student-initiated activity to raise awareness and support for refugees around the world through art production and exhibitions. Annual events have collaborated with the UNHCR and other international aid organizations.
Language and Career Partnerships - Students work with local organizations (schools, hospitals and corporations) to support English language development for adults who share their professional experiences with our students.
International Service Learning Trips - Student groups in recent years have traveled to Botswana to support refugee education and sustainable development, as well as to Peru to support medical service delivery in the Amazon communities.
In addition, there are numerous clubs and extracurricular activities that offer students leadership, problem-solving, performance, and team-building skills:
• Yearbook Club
• Eco Club
• Model United Nations
• Musical theater and performances
• New European Speech, Debate and Acting Association (NESDA)
• Varsity sport teams (basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, flag football, and tennis)
Graduates from the Classes of 2023 and 2024 were accepted to the following universities. (Highlighted universities indicate matriculation.)
American
Claremont McKenna College
Clark University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
College of the Holy Cross
Cornell University
Drexel University
Duke University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College Florida International University Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology Gonzaga University
Harvey Mudd College
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Loyola Marymount University
Lynn University
Macalester College
Miami University-Oxford Misericordia
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University-New
The University of Tampa
The University of Texas at Austin Trinity University
University of Arizona
University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis
University of California-Irvine
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa
University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Delaware University of Georgia
University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign University of Kansas
of La Verne University of Louisville University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Massachusetts-Boston
of Miami University of Michigan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh
of San Francisco
of Wisconsin-Madison
BIMM University
Birkbeck, University of London
Cardiff University
City, University of London
Coventry University
Durham University
Goldsmiths, University of London
Keele University
King's College London
Kingston University
Lancaster University
Leeds Arts University
London School of Economics and Political Science
London South Bank University
Loughborough University
MetFilm
Middlesex University
Newcastle University
Queen Mary University of London
Regent's University London
Royal Holloway, University of London
SOAS University of London
The University of Edinburgh
University College London University of Aberdeen University of Bath
University of Bristol
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Huddersfield University of Kent University of Leeds
University of Manchester
University of Portsmouth
University of Reading
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Surrey
University of Sussex University of the Arts London
University of Warwick University of West London
Aalto University, Finland
Brussels School of Governance, Belgium
Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
ESCP Business School - Paris, France
ESMOD, France
Istituto Europeo di Design, Italy
Istituto Marangoni, Italy
KU Leuven, Belgium
LUISS Guido Carli, Italy
Parsons Paris - The New School, France
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Sciences Po, France
Technical University of Munich, Germany
University of Galway, Ireland
University of Targu Mures Medical Campus, Romania
Webster University Vienna, Austria
Amsterdam University College
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Delft University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
Erasmus University College
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Hotel School, The Hague
Leiden University
Leiden University College
Maastricht University
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Tilburg University
University College Utrecht
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
University of Twente
Utrecht University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
SPAIN
Abat Oliba CEU University
CEU San Pablo University
CUNEF Universidad
ESADE Business School
EU Business School
ICADE Business School
IE University
La Salle - Ramon Llull University
Pompeu Fabra University
Ramon Llull University
TAI University Center of Arts
Toulouse Business School
U-TAD: University of Technology, Arts and Design
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
University of Barcelona
University of Navarra
Concordia University, Canada
ESSEC Asia Pacific, Singapore
International Christian University, Japan
Keio University, Japan
McGill University, Canada
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Osaka University of Human Sciences, Japan
Queen's University, Canada
Sophia University, Japan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
The University of British Columbia, Canada
The University of Tokyo, Japan
University of Toronto, Canada
Waseda University, Japan
18%