Antofagasta International School

The school is located in Antofagasta, Chile, at Avenida Jaime Guzmán Errázuriz

04300. The address places it in the Antofagasta region.

Play Group, Pre Kinder, Kinder, Lower School (1° - 5°), Upper School (6° - 8°), and High School (I - III).

The school is bilingual. The language of instruction is English, taught by native English-speaking teachers.

The school has a Psychopedagogical Department.

Application / Cuota de incorporación

- New students pay a one-time family incorporation fee (Cuota de Incorporación) at enrollment. Amounts are charged in Unidad de Fomento (UF):
- First child: 36 UF.
- Second child: 2.0 UF.
- Third child: 1 UF.
- Fourth child: 1 UF.

Registration / Matrícula (annual registration fee)

- Annual registration (matrícula) is charged per student at registration. Amounts for the Plan Nacional are:
- First child: CLP 599,000.
- Second child: CLP 587,000.
- Third child and subsequent children: CLP 585,000.
- The registration fee is not refundable. Parents/guardians sign the Contract of Educational Services at registration.

Tuition (Escolaridad) — by year group (annual and instalments)

- Pre‑Basic (Play Group / Pre‑Kinder / Kindergarten): annual tuition CLP 574,702.
- This annual amount is normally collected on the Plan Nacional schedule described below.

- Primary and Secondary (1º Básico to IVº Medio): annual tuition CLP 619,209.
- Sibling tuition values published for the Plan Nacional (applied to the stated escolaridad) are: first child CLP 619,209; second child CLP 606,825; third child and subsequent CLP 603,730.
- Students in IVº Medio follow a different instalment count (see billing schedule).

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Standard billing (Plan Nacional): the annual tuition is payable in 10 monthly instalments, March through December. Parents may choose fewer instalments if desired, subject to school procedures.
- Students in IVº Medio pay the Plan Nacional tuition in 9 monthly instalments, March through November.
- Parents opting to pay the full annual tuition in advance are eligible for an early‑payment discount (for the 2026 school year a 2% discount applies if payment is completed by the published deadline).
- Parents choosing monthly instalments must document the tuition at registration by providing post‑dated cheques dated within the first five days of each month (March–December) or by arranging automatic debit (sistema PAC), credit card, or web‑pay. A grace period of two days after the payment due date is allowed; after that a late payment penalty/fee is applied.

International plan (foreign students)

- Foreign students admitted under the Plan Internacional are billed according to the international plan: tuition for Plan Internacional must be paid in full in advance; monthly payments are not permitted for this plan. The Plan Internacional tuition includes all the students English‑language textbooks specified for the plan. Payments made in advance for the following year by Plan Internacional students are non‑refundable.

Other annual fees and material costs

- Annual book import fee: there is a variable annual fee (cuota anual importación de libros) charged according to course/grade to cover imported bibliographic material and/or online memberships for subjects taught in English. The amount varies by course.
- Annual materials fee for early childhood: Play Group, Pre‑Kinder and Kindergarten have a material fee that covers materials delivered by the school during the semester; parents do not need to supply those covered items.
- Textbooks and classroom materials for 1º Básico to IVº Medio must be purchased by parents; lists of required materials and textbooks are published and parents are expected to purchase those items.

Uniforms and school supplies

- The school requires standard PE and institutional items (PE tracksuit, jacket, PE t‑shirt, hat for sun protection, appropriate footwear) and other course‑specific items per the published supply lists. PE uniform items and other listed supplies are purchased by families according to the grade‑specific supply lists. Prices for uniforms and individual supplies are set by suppliers and are paid by parents.

Refunds and cancellations

- Incorporation fee: non‑refundable except in the following cases:
- If a newly matriculated student is withdrawn before beginning attendance for reasons of transfer or health, 75% of the incorporation fee will be refunded.
- For other withdrawal circumstances the school opens a credit for future re‑enrolment rather than refunding the incorporation fee.
- Registration (matrícula): the registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances and does not constitute opening of credit, except where a specific exception is published in school policy.
- Tuition and instalments: in general there is no refund of tuition for absence, family travel, exchange programs, or study abroad; instalments already due remain payable. For Plan Internacional (foreign students) payments made in advance are explicitly non‑refundable. Specific refund and credit rules are set out in the financial regulations and contract of services.

Accepted payment methods and administrative requirements

- Accepted payment methods for families on the Plan Nacional include: post‑dated cheques for the instalment months, automatic debit (sistema PAC), credit card, and web‑pay.
- Parents who select monthly instalments must provide the required payment documentation at registration (post‑dated cheques or PAC/card/web‑pay authorization).
- A short grace period (2 days) follows each due date; after the grace period the school applies a late payment charge.

Notes on sibling discounts and special cases

- Published sibling pricing examples for the Plan Nacional explicitly show discounted registration and tuition values for second and subsequent children in the family (see the listed amounts above). Plan Internacional and other special cases (late matriculation, mid‑year admissions, exchange programs) have their own billing rules (for example, Plan Internacional requires full advance payment and does not allow monthly instalments).