Colombia, Bogota
Let the school know you're thinking of applying — they can share their prerequisites and help you through the process.
It's best to ask — circumstances can change at any time.
No boarding is offered. The school operates as a day school for students. Transportation is provided by the school through Ontrack Global; students travel to and from home following the school's transportation policies.
Everyday uniform: knee-length plaid pinafore, white blouse, white knee socks, brown school shoes, and a green V‑neck blazer with a yellow stripe. Sports uniform: the school hoodie, gray pants with an orange side stripe, gray shorts, and a white V‑neck polo shirt with orange stripes on the sleeves. For Kinder levels, the pinafore is optional and may be used for celebrations and special occasions.
The cafeteria provides a healthy, varied, and balanced daily menu. Special diets are accommodated as prescribed by a physician or treating nutritionist. The daily menu is published on the school's website.
The governance structure includes Rectoría, Consejo Directivo, Consejo Académico, and other participation bodies: Consejo de Padres, Consejo Estudiantil, Comité Escolar de Convivencia, and the Personero. Parents may form an Asociación de Padres de Familia. The school is part of the Redcol network (Redcol‑Colegio Santa Francisca Romana) and maintains collaborations with Universidad del Rosario and Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Colegio Santa Francisca Romana, in Bogotá, Colombia, is part of the Cognita family of schools. The campus serves students aged 3 to 17 and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP), the American curriculum, and a bespoke Colombian program. In the DP, 11th and 12th graders study six subject groups: Language and Literature (Spanish); Language Acquisition (English) at Higher Level; Individuals and Societies (History/Global Politics); Sciences (Biology or Environmental Systems and Societies); Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation; and an Arts or elective (Philosophy, Global Politics or French). The DP core covers Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay (Monografía) and Creativity, Activity and Service. In the later DP years, courses from the national curriculum accompany the Diploma, and French is available through DELF with Orientation Professional – ICFES. The school emphasizes well-being, uses modern classrooms with technology, and provides spaces for sport and recreation. It offers a triple diploma—American, international and Colombian—and linguistic immersion programs with the UK, France, Canada and the United States. Transport is included.