If you have older children already in GCSE, you may choose one from the many private British schools here that use the very same syllabus used in the UK or choose to integrate them into a Spanish school.

Importantly, the levels of passing and entrance to university are above the national UK average.

LANGUAGE
Although Spanish is widely spoken in Mallorca the national language is Mallorquin, a dialect of Catalan and is not very similar to Castellano Spanish which is the main language of Mainland Spain. However, Spanish is understood by everyone so if you have been practising your Uno, Dos, Tres and Cerveza por favor, don’t worry it will be understood.

The majority of your suppliers and, in fact, most people involved in the tourist side of business will speak English to some degree.

It really is worth learning some Spanish, its appreciated by the locals. Normally a local school will hold Spanish lessons for English speaking residents.

You will find some pages of Spanish words and phrases on our link “Spanish Language”