San Anton School
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San Anton School is a private co-educational school located near Mġarr, Malta
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The school was originally founded in 1988 in the village of Attard
, just a few metres away from the President's San Anton Palace - hence it was named "San Anton" School.
It was the first Parents' Foundation for Education, the first of its type for Malta. Within a few years this not-for-profit school became so popular that a new premises was built in the L-Imselliet valley, on the outskirts of Mgarr, where today it educates nearly 1000 students aged 4 to 16.
San Anton School also offers a kindergarten as well as a Summer School, the latter of which is open to all children aged 4 to 13, including non San Anton School students.
The school obtains its funding from the school's parents as well as from fund-raising activities. With regards to sports san Anton School now has a FIFA
approved football pitch and an all-weather IAAF approved running track. It also possesses other sports facilities for practising Futsal, Tennis, Basketball and gymnastics, amongst several other sports. The school also offers after school coaching activities including athletics, football, tennis, multi-sports, and makes the premises available for rent.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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The school was originally founded in 1988 in the village of Attard
Attard
Ħ'Attard is a village located at the centre-most point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. Ħ'Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo due to its many flower gardens and citrus...
, just a few metres away from the President's San Anton Palace - hence it was named "San Anton" School.
It was the first Parents' Foundation for Education, the first of its type for Malta. Within a few years this not-for-profit school became so popular that a new premises was built in the L-Imselliet valley, on the outskirts of Mgarr, where today it educates nearly 1000 students aged 4 to 16.
San Anton School also offers a kindergarten as well as a Summer School, the latter of which is open to all children aged 4 to 13, including non San Anton School students.
The school obtains its funding from the school's parents as well as from fund-raising activities. With regards to sports san Anton School now has a FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
approved football pitch and an all-weather IAAF approved running track. It also possesses other sports facilities for practising Futsal, Tennis, Basketball and gymnastics, amongst several other sports. The school also offers after school coaching activities including athletics, football, tennis, multi-sports, and makes the premises available for rent.