Year 1892
Foundation of the “San Estanislao” School, by D. José Olavarrieta y López.
Year 1902
Application for official recognition of the College.
Years 1932-35
Dr. Andrés Chiclana Molino acquires ownership of the College.
Year 1935
D. Felipe Segovia Martínez acquires the College and changes its name to «San Estanislao de Kostka».
Year 1936
During the war, Felipe was mobilized and assigned to teach soldiers how to read and write. His wife, Carmen, took over the school, which had been seized by the anarchists. The school was renamed “Numancia”.
Year 1939
With the end of the War, the College resumed its name «San Estanislao de Kostka».
Years 1942-46
– First internal regulations.
– First study trips, festivals, and academic events.
– First transportation service.
– First study trips, festivals, and academic events.
– First transportation service.
Year 1947
Dr. Felipe decides to establish a new office on Arturo Soria Street.
Year 1952
– 60th Anniversary of the Institution.
– Creation of the College’s Medical Service and the Psychology Office.
– Creation of the College’s Medical Service and the Psychology Office.
Year 1962
– Dr. Felipe Segovia Olmo joins the board.
– The first schools outside Madrid open.
– The magazine Didascalia is created.
– The first schools outside Madrid open.
– The magazine Didascalia is created.
Year 1980
The incorporation of Dr. Jorge Segovia Bonet to SEK marks the beginning of the international expansion phase.
Year 1982
Opening of the first SEK International School in America in Santiago, Chile.
Year 1984
Opening of SEK Ecuador.
Year 1986
Opening of SEK Panamá
and SEK Guayaquil.
Year 1988
Opening of SEK Paraguay
and SEK Costa Rica.
Year 1989
The SEK International Institution is established with management independence from the old schools in Madrid.
Year 1990
Inauguration of the SEK Chile University.
Year 1992
Opening of the first SEK in England.
Acquisition of Eirís International School.
Year 1993
Inauguration of the SEK International University of Ecuador.
Year 1994
Acquisition of Levante International School.
Year 1995
Opening of SEK Pacífico.
Year 1996
Opening of SEK Las Américas.
Year 1997
Opening of SEK Budapest International School.
Year 1999
Acquisition of Boca Prep International School.
Year 2000
Opening of SEK Guatemala.
Year 2004
Acquisition of Grantham Prep International School.
Year 2005
Opening of SEK Guadalajara.
Year 2005
Acquisition of Hout Bay International School
and SEK Los Valles.
Year 2006
– Creation of the International Education System, an autonomous management branch for English-language schools.
- Acquisition of Helderberg International School
Year 2007
Acquisition of St. John’s International School.
Year 2008
Acquisition of Blouberg International School.
Year 2013
The Unión Española team, belonging to the SEK International Institution, wins the Chilean League and the Super Cup.
Year 2017
- Acquisition of UDINE International School.
- 125th Anniversary.
Year 2018
- Opening of SEK Austral.
- Acquisition of SEK Colombia.
Year 2019
Inauguration of IUNIT, Higher Education Center (Madrid).
Year 2022
Acquisition of Cesário Verde International School.
Year 2025
Ms. Mónica Segovia assumes the presidency of SEK and IES with a global vision and educational commitment.
Year 2025
Construction of IES Regal Cairo begins in Cairo, Egypt. The school opens its doors in September of the same year (franchise).
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