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Chile, Santiago
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1. The Deutsche Schule Santiago is private, fee-charging, and multilingual. It offers trilingual instruction in Spanish, English, and German and provides the International Abitur. The school serves around 2,100 students and follows a holistic, language-rich approach with a language concept that covers early bilingual development through to higher grades. 2. An extraordinary admission process for 2026 is open for all grade levels with vacancies. Enrollment for the first half of 2026 is available. The admissions process is designed to accept applicants for all grade levels with places. 3. Admission fees: The cost of the admissions process is 50,000 Chilean pesos, payable at the time of application via WebPay. The fee is non-refundable. The amount applies to the admission process for 2026. 4. Pre-Kindergarten admissions for 2026 have closed. Pre-Kindergarten 2027 admissions begin in February 2026; the exact date is to be determined. Applicants must have completed four years by March 31, 2027. The publication of general admission criteria, application windows, requirements, and the admissions tests, as well as fees and payment modalities, is published between December and March for the Pre-K process. 5. To apply, submit the online application at dsstgo.postulaciones.colegium.com. 6. 7. The school comprises preschool, primary, and secondary levels; up to grade 4 instruction is bilingual, with Grades 5-6 offering an orientation stage and Grades 7-10 the option to study in German or Spanish; content and hours are identical, enabling the Abitur. 8. In addition to the annual admission, two special admission procedures exist: in June for the second half of the year and in December for the new school year; information on general criteria, windows, requirements, tests, fees, and payment modalities is published December-March.
Deutsche Schule Santiago is a long-established German international school serving learners aged 4 to 18 across three campuses: Cerro Colorado (preschool), Vitacura (grades 1–6) and Las Condes (grades 7–12). The school follows a bespoke curriculum balancing German and Chilean requirements and supporting holistic development through formative assessment and project work. In the early years a bilingual language concept governs learning up to grade 4, with all subjects taught in German. In grades 5–6 students enter the orientation stage to consolidate strategies and broaden German-language study. From grade 7, students may be taught in German or Spanish with content and hours aligned to the German International Abitur (DIA). The timetable aligns with the Chilean MOE and the KMK. A three-language emphasis (German–Spanish–English) supports access to international universities. With over 130 years of history, the school maintains a German educational tradition and engaged international partnerships.
