Picassent · Valencia · Founded 1972 · IB World School · Forbes Top 100 Spain 2026
Over 50 years
shaping people.
Not just students.
Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March has been building a singular educational project in Valencia since 1972: secular, with no political or religious affiliation, and committed to the holistic development of every student.
Over 50 years shaping people. Not just students.
A singular educational project in Valencia, secular and committed to the holistic development of every student since 1972.
Start the admissions processWho we are
A private school in Valencia
with a character
entirely its own.
Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, founded in 1972, is a private school in Picassent, 20 minutes from Valencia city centre. Secular, with no political, religious, cultural, or professional affiliation of any kind. With capacity for 1,014 students on a 20,000 m² campus, and more than 20 nationalities represented every year.
For over 50 years we have developed an educational project with a character entirely its own, making this school a benchmark in private education in the Valencian Community. Not because of what we say, but because of our results, our recognitions, and above all, the people who have been part of this community.
Our educational approach
What makes us
genuinely different.
This is not a project built overnight. It is the result of over 50 years of thinking about what each student needs to be happy today and prepared for the world of tomorrow.
Built on warmth, mutual respect, and a genuine knowledge of each student as a person, our teachers are, above all, educators in the fullest sense: they guide, support, and listen. Dialogue between teacher and student is essential. Students being happy at school is not a secondary goal: it is the foundation of everything else.
8.9/10 · Voice of Parents 2024We believe there is no learning without emotion. The Emocionándote Project runs across all stages: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. In preschool, mindfulness and yoga are integrated into the timetable. Across all stages, teachers are trained to support every student emotionally as well as academically.
SEL · Social Emotional Learning50% of the school day in English in preschool, 45% in Primary, 33% in Secondary. French or German from Year 7. Cambridge certifications in Secondary and sixth form. IB Diploma, exchanges in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia. And our own NGO ASAM and the AMUN Model United Nations, because global citizenship is also learned by doing.
Cambridge certifications · IB World SchoolOur compass
What we believe in
and what we work towards
every single day.
To educate people committed to improving society and the world.
To develop a distinctive profile in our students and to become a benchmark school whose purpose is the wellbeing and personal and professional development of every member of the school community.
To educate and develop free, compassionate, critically minded people with a strong, holistic foundation that enables them to face the challenges of their immediate environment and a globalised world, within the warm and safe framework of trust and security on which our educational project is built.
Our history
Over 50 years
building something
that lasts.
We are not a new school making promises. We are a school with a history that speaks for itself. Every milestone in our story is a decision made with our students' future in mind.
The school opens in Picassent as a private, secular institution with no political or religious affiliation. From day one, with an educational approach of its own, built on a warm relationship between students and teachers.
Pioneers in the implementation of quality management systems in Spanish education. A commitment to continuous improvement that defines how we work to this day.
ISO 9001 · Pioneers in SpainThe Club de Excelencia en la Gestión awards Ausiàs March the EFQM 400+ seal, based on the European quality management model. The school's first certification at this level.
Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March is recognised as an IB World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme. A track record of outstanding results begins, and continues to this day.
IB World SchoolThe EFQM recognition is extended to the 500+ level, placing Ausiàs March among the best-managed educational organisations in Europe.
EFQM 500+The school celebrates its 50th anniversary throughout the 2022–23 academic year. Five decades of history, two generations of families, and an educational project that continues to grow.
50th anniversary · 2022–23Ausiàs March expands its IB offer with the authorisation of the Middle Years Programme for Secondary, completing the IB continuum from ages 12 to 18.
MYP · IB AuthorisedTwo independent external recognitions in the same year. Forbes places the school among the top 100 in Spain; El Español names it among the 30 most innovative schools in the country.
Forbes 2026 · El Español 2026
A message from the headteacher
"We know that choosing a school for your children is one of the most important decisions you will make, full of hope but also uncertainty. That is why we want to thank you for considering Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March as a possible part of that journey."
"At Ausiàs March, true to our purpose Committed to your child's future, we work every day with a genuine commitment to quality education, always placing the student at the heart of the learning experience. We provide a warm and safe environment that respects each child's pace, abilities, and talents, helping them feel valued, heard, and motivated to give their very best."
Carles Girbés Headteacher, Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March
Our students
What they achieve
speaks for itself.
The strongest arguments for choosing a school are not written by the school. They are built by its students.
Víctor Zhou earned a Gold Medal at the National Chemistry Olympiad and represented Spain at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Dubai. He subsequently won a Gold Medal and the award for the best theoretical exam at the Ibero-American Chemistry Olympiad in Mexico.
Yi Xuan Chen Zhang, an IB Diploma student, attended Ausiàs March from the age of 3 to 17. In 2025 she was awarded the UOFT International Scholar Award by the University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts and Science.
International network
Part of Affinitas Education.
Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March is part of Affinitas Education, an international group of bilingual and international schools with a presence in Spain, Italy, the USA, and Mexico. A network that strengthens our educational project without replacing our identity.
Admissions open · 2026–27
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in person?
We would love to meet you.
The best way to understand Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March is to come and see it for yourself. We will show you the campus, walk you through the educational project, and answer every question you have. No obligation.