I.E.S Besaya

Instituto de EnseñanzaSecundaria Besaya (IES or Secondary Education School) is located in Torres (Torrelavega), in the outskirts of the city, by the Besaya river and the Official Language School.Neighbouring areas are the town of Ganzo and the area of Covadonga. All these places are far from the city centre and therefore in a disadvantage regarding public services offered by the City Hall to the rest of the population. Our school offers Compulsory Secondary Education, 1st and 2nd of Bachillerato (Post-Secondary and modalities of Humanities and Social Sciences and Sciences and Technology), Intermediate-Level Vocational Training Degree in Commerce and Trade, Higher-Level vocational training in Early Childhood and Social Integration; and Basic Vocational Training (two-year training) in Cooking and Catering.

The school is located in an area of 4000 m2. It has four 1500 m2 floors, an 2500m2 outdoor playground and an1000 m2 indoor playground. It features a Sports Hall, an outstanding events hall that seats 420 people, a 200 m2 library, two sports courts and a large canteen.

Socioeconomic situation of families is diverse. They, generally speaking, could be placed in the lower-middle class, both economically and culturally. Families are generally small, being most of them composed by three or four family members.