I am delighted to welcome you to the British College of Andorra.  

You can read elsewhere on this website about our Mission, the way that we define High Quality Learning, and the philosophy of discovery that underlies our students’ learning experience. As such, BCA is a happy, vibrant and forward thinking school. Our campus is beautiful, and the mountain setting makes this an amazing place to work and study, for both students and staff.

Our programmes of study follow the English National Curriculum, and our students are taught by inspiring and well-qualified teachers, all with knowledge and experience of British education, the majority being UK-educated and trained, or having a strong track record of international education with English as the language of instruction. In addition, our students have Catalan, Spanish and French, which is taught by specialist teachers. Thus we provide a high quality, engaging British education that is sensitive to and inclusive of our local and global context. Finally, as must all schools in Andorra, we offer a skiing programme through the winter months, with all students enjoying a once-a-week ski day for physical and social development. My own teaching career began with the Outward Bound organization, and during a career in British and international schools, my philosophy has remained strongly influenced by the ideas of educators such as Kurt Hahn.

We are inspected by the NABSS agency on behalf of the British Council. We are proud to be an International Baccalaureate World School, and recognise the responsibilities this places upon us to deliver authentic, enquiry-based education of the highest quality.

We look forward to making you feel welcome when you come to visit the British College of Andorra, where we celebrate the uniqueness of every student on their educational journey.

Harry Lock
Principal

Welcome to The British College of Andorra. 

In this school we want everyone to feel very comfortable and happy. We are very proud of our school values and how each of our students and staff puts them into practice every day. It is great to see that people from all around the world have joined this school, are sharing their cultures between others, and are having a great time together.
Every student in the school, from Nursery to Diploma Programme, is assigned to one of four houses, each named after a famous natural feature of Andorra: we have Juclar (a lake), Coma Pedrosa (a mountain), Incles (a valley) and Valira (a river). 

The purpose of the House system is to promote a sense of community, belonging and school spirit. This is achieved through activities which encourage teamwork, leadership, courage, communication, compassion and inventiveness. Competition between houses is less important than the participation and collaboration they encourage. There is an events calendar for the year. 

We have two house captains for each house in primary, and the same goes for secondary. House captains are also members of the House Council which is the elected body (combined vote from students and teachers) representing students. The Council meets regularly with the school leadership, as a group of sixteen students, to suggest areas of school improvement and work together to achieve them. The Council has five areas of work:

• Wellbeing
• Environment & School Facilities
• Academics- the learning experience.
• Events
• Charities & Service Learning

“Every child has a right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously” Article 12, UNCRC.

BCA House Council, January 2025

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