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Chile, Punta Arenas
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1. Admissions process (2023): The British School invites applications from families who share and adhere to the Institutional Educational Project and IB curriculum, and admission is subject to vacancies. There is no PIE (Special Education Integration) program, and no separate integration admission process. Chilean and foreign applicants must meet the general requirements: birth certificate; age by March 31 for Play Group through 1st Basic; minimum age per MINEDUC for the year being applied to; certificates of current year grades and promotion from the previous year; and, where required, convalidation of grades with Chile's Ministry of Education in Santiago. Families must provide additional documents including the personality report; qualitative reading, writing and comprehension report (for 1st and 2nd Basic); identity card or passport; guardian residence certificate; certificate of no debt from the previous school; the IPE (provisorio school identifier) for SIGE; relevant medical reports (psychologist, occupational therapist, neurologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist); up‑to‑date vaccination certificates through 2nd Basic; and, if relevant, medical certificates for vision and hearing. A postulation fee of 3 UF applies. Age requirements are specified as minimum by March 31 for Play Group to 1st Basic, and a maximum age of 16 for 1st year Middle during the academic year.
2. Process of evaluation: The admission process comprises three stages: a visit to the school, evaluation of the student, and a parent interview. From Play Group to Kindergarten, applicants are admitted on a first‑come, first‑served basis. For Pre‑Kinder and Kinder, a diagnostic interview assesses basic skills and socialization, with in‑class intervention as needed. First Grade entrants must take a Basic Functions test to determine eligibility; from Second Basic to Fourth Year, applicants take admission exams in Language (Spanish and English) and Mathematics, and the results determine entry. Exams are scheduled biweekly starting in September of the year of application; students who do not pass may not retake the exams in the same year but may reapply the following year.
Located in Punta Arenas, The British School Punta Arenas is a private British international school within the ABSCH network. It offers the International Baccalaureate across three programmes: PYP for Infant to Fifth Grade, MYP for Middle School, and DP for Senior School. The PYP is delivered in Spanish and English, each language used about half the time. In Senior School, DP courses include English-language Literature and Language and Literature options in Spanish/English, plus English Language B. The school serves roughly 400 PYP students and about 130 DP students, reflecting a substantial IB community. The campus comprises two main buildings, with on-site St. James Church, a canteen, gym, and dedicated music spaces; sports facilities support hockey, rugby, basketball, football/futsal and volleyball. Cultural programs include theatre, dance and choir, plus robotics, chess and other clubs. The DP features TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay, reinforcing inquiry, service and independent research and discovery.
