Sagrada Familia School
Sagrada Familia School is in Elda, Spain. Nowadays, it is a mixed and privately run school subsidized by the state, comprising every level of education up to Sixth Form (Bachillerato). History. The institution was founded by the Catholic School Parents’ Association in 1963, during the first three years of existence it was run by priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante. The Company of Jesus Church took charge of Sagrada Familia School at the beginning of the school year 1966-1967. When the Company of Jesus Church did this, the main building was not finished  yet, and it had a substantial debt with the Novelda Savings Bank (Caja de Ahorros de Novelda). A contract with this bank allowed the continuation of construction work and paid for its debt. In return, the Caja became the owner of the building considering it part of its charitable and socio-cultural character. What started being just a kindergarten, little by little became a center of culture and evangelization in the region. The school changed into an EGB (Educación General Básica) centre with 16 classroom units. With time and with the successive changes it was enlarged in 1988 and 1989  to accommodate its educational offer. Nowadays, the Parents’ Association (APA) is the owner of the center, after the purchase agreement with the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Facilities. Sagrada Familia School takes up a large plot of 26,000 m2 where two connected buildings, with more than 8,000 m2, accommodate the following facilities: There is a playground for preschoolers, “The pine tree park”, with 1,000 m2 and equipped with bathrooms. The SFS promotes sports and an indoor 1,500m2 sports hall is planned for the coming years. Educational stages. SFS is a private school receiving state subsidy offering a comprehensive education to  its students from Nursery School (Infantil) to Sixth Form (Bachillerato). In Nursery and the first three years of Primary, the school has already three lines since the year 2010-2011 and is expected to become a three-line center in the coming years.