Colombia, Pereira
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Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. The campus is located in a suburban area at Km 5 Vía Cerritos Entrada 17, Pereira. The school is located in a suburban area.
Preschool; Elementary; Secondary.
Private bilingual educational institution (English-Spanish) following Calendar B.
Three full-time counselors, a college counselor, a speech pathologist, an occupational therapist, and a full-time nurse provide student support.
Cognia accreditation (formerly SACS/CASI) and affiliation with the Colombian Ministry of Education.
Application fees
- No public, fixed application or admission fee amount is posted for general viewing. Application and enrollment are handled through the school's admissions process and the school's parent/payment portal.
Tuition (annual and per-term)
- The school does not publish a single public price list for annual tuition or per-term installments for each grade level. Tuition amounts are provided to families as part of the formal enrollment/registration process and managed through the school's payment systems. Families receive a personalized fee schedule for their child at enrollment. Payments are processed via the school's payment portal and by the school treasury.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The institution follows a Calendar B academic year (school year begins in August and ends in June); billing cycles and detailed payment deadlines are communicated to families at enrollment and appear to be managed through the school's payment portal and treasury office.
- Complementary services (for example, transport and meal plans) are contracted at the time of enrollment through a complementary-services contract; selection of transport zone and confirmation of service availability occur during enrollment. Expect separate charges and contract terms for those services.
- For issuance of academic or financial certificates the family must be "a paz y salvo" (account settled) before documents are released; certificate requests are processed after payment and confirmation of clearance.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable. The school operates as a day school with stated school hours (7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday). There are no published boarding facilities or boarding fees.
Other costs and fees (examples and specifics available publicly)
- Certificates, duplicates and similar administrative items: specific fixed costs are published for document requests (values shown in Colombian pesos):
- Certificado de Estudio: COP 11,000.
- Certificado de Calificaciones (por cada grado): COP 21,000.
- Duplicado Acta de Grado (digital): COP 21,000.
- Duplicado Acta de Grado (físico): COP 43,000.
- Duplicado Diploma (digital): COP 70,000.
- Duplicado Diploma (físico): COP 145,000.
- Meal service: a school meal program and monthly menus exist for preschool, primary and secondary; meal plans are provided as a complementary service (menus are published), and the meal service is subject to separate charges and contracting. No public per-meal or per-month prices are published in the publicly accessible menu document.
- Transport: transport is offered as a complementary, contracted service with zoned pricing (zones defined by area). Transport must be requested at enrollment via the complementary-services contract; pricing is handled separately from tuition. No public per-zone pricing is published on general pages.
- Uniforms, textbooks, extracurricular activities and field trips: these items are referenced as part of normal school expenses but no public fixed prices for uniforms, textbooks or extracurricular fees are posted for general viewing; these costs are normally communicated to families during enrollment or via internal school communications.
Refunds and cancellations
- Refunds and cancellation terms for tuition and for complementary services are governed by the school's enrollment and complementary-services contracts. Specific refund schedules or percentages are not published openly on general pages; families are required to follow the contractual cancellation procedures included in enrollment documentation. For complementary services (transport, meals, etc.), enrollment and cancellation are handled through the contracted process at registration.
Fee payment options
- Bank transfer (transferencia bancaria) to Fundación Liceo Inglés: Bancolombia savings account and Davivienda savings account numbers are published for certificate payments and used for treasury receipts. The form lists: Bancolombia Ahorros N° 708-903679-67 (convenio 410) and Davivienda Ahorros N° 126370269022. Cash or card payments are accepted in person at the school treasury during posted hours.
- Online/payments portal: the school uses an online payments portal for family billing and payments; that portal is used to manage tuition and related payments (portal login required to view account-specific invoices and payment options).
- In-person payments: the treasury office accepts payments in person (cash and datafono/point-of-sale) during treasury hours. Certain administrative items (certificates) specifically note the in-person payment option.
Summary (practical points for parents)
- Exact tuition amounts (annual and per-term) and any grade-specific pricing are not published as a single public price list; each family receives a fee schedule during enrollment and payments are managed through the school's portal and treasury.
- Complementary services (meals, transport) are contracted and billed separately; transport is zoned and must be requested at enrollment.
- Administrative fees for certificates and duplicates are published with specific COP amounts and may be paid by bank transfer or in person; account numbers are provided for treasury payments.
The student body is predominantly Colombian, with a small percentage of Colombian-American citizens or other dual nationals.
Fundación Liceo Inglés is a private, bilingual school in Pereira, Colombia that follows the American Curriculum on a calendar B schedule. The campus serves Preschool through High School, including a WeeCare program for the youngest Kinder students, with small class groups and two teachers per room in the early years. The Primary and Secondary divisions share the same site, supported by a central library and extensive English- and Spanish-language resources. Students access Raz-Kids, Epic Reading, Destiny Library, EBSCO, Seesaw, BrainPop, Follett Destiny, Prodigy, Epic and Literacy Planet to support reading, research and literacy development. The school holds Cognia accreditation (formerly SACS/CASI) and maintains affiliation with Colombia's Ministry of Education, ensuring international and national standards. Five formative pillars—Leadership, Best Effort, Integrity, Kindness and Citizenship—guide student life and decision‑making. Extracurriculars include STUCO, NHS, NJHS, FLIMUN and ARTSSO, with sports such as volleyball, soccer and basketball. The school emphasizes global awareness and service.