St. Andrew's Scots School
The Saint Andrew's Scots School (Spanish: Escuela Escocesa San Andrés), mostly known simply as Saint Andrew's, is a bilingual school established in Buenos Aires in 1838 and the oldest school of British origin in South America. The school offers early childhood, primary and secondary education and has a university founded in 1988. The school's campus is located in Benavídez, Tigre Partido, inside the urban agglomeration known as Greater Buenos Aires.
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