Welcome to the AIS Sixth Form Hub
Navigating Your Future: Our Academic Pathways and Global University Validation
A thoughtful, flexible approach to pre-university education on the Mediterranean.
At the AIS Sixth Form Hub, we see education as a collaborative journey. The final two years of school are a unique time of transition – a bridge where academic dedication meets personal discovery. To support this growth, we have structured our pre-university curriculum around flexibility, deep focus, and individual strengths, ensuring that every student is fully prepared for their next step into the wider world. Using the globally recognised Pearson Edexcel International A-Level framework, we provide a mature learning environment where students are treated with adult trust and given the space to truly thrive.
Our Academic Pathways: Choose Your Track
We believe that every young person carries unique talents that traditional, one-size-fits-all exam routes do not always capture. To build upon these individual strengths, we have created two distinct pathways that nurture both deep academic scholarship and vibrant entrepreneurial creativity.
The Global Enterprise Track (Applied & Creative)
The Strategy: 2 Full A-Levels + 2 AS-Levels.
An inspiring hub for future founders, digital creators, and industry innovators. This track shifts the focus toward practical, real-world application. Rather than relying solely on traditional exam-hall dependencies. This fully satisfies the direct entry and homologation thresholds for universities in Spain and the Netherlands. Here are some examples of Global Enterprise Pathways:
Targeting design, marketing, fashion, or creative direction.
Core A-Levels: Business Studies + Art & Design.
Supporting AS-Levels: Drama or Music.
Targeting software engineering, UI/UX design, digital marketing, or tech startups.
Core A-Levels: Information Technology + Business Studies.
Supporting AS-Levels: Spanish + Art & Design.
Targeting sports agency, athletic coaching, physical therapy management, or commercial wellness.
Core A-Levels: Business Studies + Spanish (or Math).
Supporting AS-Levels: Physical Education + Art & Design (Media focus).
Targeting specialized music conservatories, film academies, or international event management degrees.
Core A-Levels: Drama (or Music) + Business Studies.
Supporting AS-Levels: Music (or Drama) + Spanish.
Targeting consumer behavior, human resources, corporate marketing, or public relations.
Core A-Levels: Psychology + Business Studies.
Supporting AS-Levels: Spanish + Art & Design.
Targeting athletic coaching, physical therapy management, sports psychology, or health sciences.
Core A-Levels: Biology + Physical Education (PE).
Supporting AS-Levels: Psychology + Business Studies.
Targeting game design, UI/UX development, sound engineering, or digital media production.
Core A-Levels: Computer Science + Music (or Art & Design).
Supporting AS-Levels: Business Studies + Drama (or Art).
Why the Global Enterprise Track is Uniquely AIS
1. Powered by the AIS Educational Model
In many traditional educational settings, creative expression is often treated as a secondary hobby, or set aside entirely to maintain a narrow academic focus. At the AIS Sixth Form Hub, we choose a different path. We do not ask our students to suppress their unique talents to pass an assessment. Instead, our educational model provides a supportive and rigorous academic framework that values, certifies, and elevates their natural strengths, turning individual creativity and entrepreneurial vision into highly respected academic pursuits.
2. University Admissions
We understand that navigating university entry criteria for higher education in Spain (UNEDasiss) and across Europe can feel daunting for families. Our Global Enterprise Track resolves this dilemma with absolute clarity. By utilising the flexible, modular Pearson Edexcel framework to structure a balanced combination of 2 Full A-Levels and 2 AS-Levels, our students successfully clear the formal entry requirements for European public universities. This tailored approach secures their global mobility whilst significantly reducing pressure and anxiety.
3. Seminar-style Learning and EPQ
The true heart of our sixth-form experience is our commitment to a small-group seminar framework, where every subject cohort is limited to fewer than 10 students.
At AIS, our learning spaces function as interactive Mentoring Seminars. Because our groups are so intimate, our specialised teaching team act as personal coaches, guiding each student through their A level subjects and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Rather than a rigid assessment requirement, the EPQ serves as a distinction factor project. This allows young people to develop the sophisticated portfolios and confident interview talking points needed to secure places at top universities and modern global degree programmes.
The Academic Excellence Track (Advanced STEM & Architecture)
The Strategy: 3 Full A-Levels.
This pathway is designed for students seeking traditional academic and professional distinction. It offers a deep, focused dive into STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and the Humanities. Taught in our signature small seminar groups of fewer than 10 students, this track allows for rich roundtable debates, close mentorship, and the intellectual freedom required to clear highly competitive university filters. Here are some examples of Academic Excellence Pathways:
Targeting Architecture, Civil Engineering, or Industrial Design.
Core A-Levels: Art & Design + Physics + Mathematics.
Supporting AS-Level: Computer Science.
Targeting sustainable development, green tech innovation, genetics, or environmental law.
Core A-Levels: Biology + Chemistry + Mathematics.
Supporting AS-Level: Business Studies.
Targeting computer engineering, machine learning, financial mathematics, or data science.
Core A-Levels: Computer Science + Mathematics + Physics.
Supporting AS-Level: Psychology.
A Level Spanish: A strategic foundation for global and local pathways
Choosing your subjects is about balancing your personal passions with smart, practical decisions for your future. Integrating A Level Spanish into your pathway is more than a language choice; it is a strategic academic advantage if you are aiming for Spanish universities, helping you strengthen your overall profile and improve your competitiveness when cut-off grades (notas de corte) matter.
Advanced Fluency: Beyond the examinations, you will develop sophisticated communication and analytical skills, turning your bilingual environment into a formal, certified qualification that stands out to admissions teams worldwide.
Strategic Grade Support: Taking a native or advanced language allows you to build a reassuring foundation within your options, banking a strong grade to elevate your overall points profile.
University Matriculation: This subject adds immediate, practical value to your university entry requirements in Spain, bridging the gap between your international studies and local academic goals safely.
The EPQ: Build a Professional-Grade Portfolio
We understand that standard examination models do not always capture the full scope of a young person’s analytical or entrepreneurial vision. At the AIS Sixth Form Hub, we believe that practical execution and digital innovation should be celebrated alongside traditional academic work. To support this, we integrate the Pearson Edexcel Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) “Artifact Route” into our broader academic curriculum.
The EPQ is not designed to be a standalone qualification; rather, it acts as a prestigious project that enhances a student’s core subjects. Working within our intimate seminar groups, students receive direct mentorship from specialised teachers to build real-world products, code applications, or design business models. This coursework-driven framework naturally eases exam-hall pressure whilst allowing young people to develop the sophisticated portfolios and interview talking points required to stand out at global universities. Here are some ideas of EPQ projects that can be undertaken at the AIS Sixth Form Hub.
A complete corporate visual identity, digital asset catalog, and a multi-channel market entry plan for a local Costa Blanca brand.
A fully wireframed and functional mobile application or digital platform custom-built to solve a specific infrastructure need within the local international community.
The commercial framework, marketing campaign, and operational blueprint for a regional youth sports tournament, accompanied by a data analysis of commercial sponsorships.
A live, fully produced theatrical showcase, or a multi-track musical EP recorded, mixed, and digitally marketed by the student.
A psychological consumer-behavior study and complete rebranding campaign for a local commercial entity.
A comprehensive, physiology-based physical conditioning and nutritional optimization blueprint tailored for a local sports academy.
A fully produced digital interactive media asset, short film soundtrack, or user-experience app prototype.
A rigorous structural design portfolio featuring physical scale models and digital 3D CAD rendering supervised jointly by your Art and Physics mentors.
A mathematical and scientific field research paper analyzing environmental datasets or bio-chemical water profiles on the Costa Blanca.
An advanced software script or algorithmic model designed to automate complex data analysis, backed by a technical research report.
on 4 days plus 1 extra hour.
18-20 hours per week for 3-4 A level subjects. (6 hours per subject).
1 hour - Tutor time
1 hour - Study support
1 hour - Enrichment
9 hours per week - Independent learning (unsupervised study)
1 hour lunch break and 20 minutes morning break (6 hrs./week)
Studying American Studies, Theater Direction at the Ernst Busch University in Berlin, Germany
Studying Media Studies at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia in Gandia, Spain
Studying Visual Arts at University in Bologna, Italy. She was also accepted to study Marine Biology in Wales, UK
Our Admission process: The 3-Step Roadmap
Step 1: Enquire
Fill out the form below to register your interest in a specific track. This is just an exploratory academic consultation to see if our mentoring style matches your learning goals.
Step 2: Consult
We’ll schedule a personalised interview (online or in person) to discuss your subject choices, university aspirations, and your IGCSE/ESO background. Note: Because our subject cohorts are kept small, places on specific pathways are secured on a rolling basis.
Step 3: Enrol
Finalise your A-Level track and enrol to secure your place in Class 11/Year 12.
Request Your Sixth Form Consultation
General Email email: info@altea-international-school.es
Admissions Email email: admissions@altea-international-school.es
Cami de l'Ermita 12
Alfaz del Pi 03580
Cautivador 18
La Nucia 03530
