Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight

Costa Rica, Turrialba

Ask School a Question

Shortlist

Ask School a Question

Shortlist

🔒

Asking this school a question isn't available on this profile

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight doesn't currently receive questions from parents through doris.

Schools that manage their doris profile answer parent questions directly.

Is this your school? Claim your profile to start receiving enquiries from parents.

Why request through doris?

Book multiple tours with one click

doris will follow up with the schools on your behalf

Keep all your bookings in one place

Format

In person Video

Your timezone

Preferred slots (9am–4pm in school's timezone — pick at least 2)

Tell Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight you're interested

Let the school know you're thinking of applying — they can share their prerequisites and help you through the process.

The school confirms eligibility before you commit

Doris keeps you updated and follows up if they go quiet

How many children are you applying for?

Where's your family from?

Some schools have residency / visa requirements — this helps the school answer you.

I want to enrol in…

Anything you'd like to mention? (optional)

🔒

Live availability isn't shared on this profile

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight doesn't currently share live availability, places or waitlist updates through doris.

Schools that manage their doris profile answer availability questions directly.

Is this your school? Claim your profile to start sharing live availability with parents.

Independently researched by doris.
Not yet claimed by the school

Is this your school? Claim your profile

The school at a glance

Fees Fees not listed

Ages Not listed

Type Co-educational

Opened 1944

Bus Service No

Availability Not shared by this school

Academic offering

Curriculum IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum

Taught languages English

Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Languages

Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language

Stages Middle School, Secondary School, Sixth Form

Introduction

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight is a public secondary school in Costa Rica that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme alongside a bespoke curriculum. It serves students in the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with an international mindset and a humanistic, integral, and holistic approach. The school aims to form self-critical, reflective, analytical, and inquisitive learners who communicate effectively, are open-minded, supportive, bold, and engaged with their learning community. Intercultural learning and values-based development underpin daily practice, with emphasis on academics, sports, culture, environmental responsibility, and social development. Founded in 1944 as La Escuela Complementaria de Turrialba, the institute later moved to its current campus, which hosts 41 classrooms, a library, a computer laboratory, a videoconference room, a dining hall, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall, accommodating more than 1,000 people. The school emphasizes community involvement and ongoing staff development.

clodomiropicado.jimdofree.com

Gallery

The school has not added photos

Vibes and Culture

The school has not added this information

The Essentials

Location

The school is located in Turrialba. It is a public secondary institution serving Secondary Education, including the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with an international mindset. The campus includes 41 classrooms, a library, a computer lab, a videoconferencing room, a dining hall, a gym, and an assembly hall.

Stages

Secondary education; Third Cycle of General Basic Education; Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education.

Type

Public secondary school

Diving Deeper

The school has not added this information

Fees

Application fees

- No application or enrollment fee is charged. The institute is a public educational institution and does not require a separate application or matriculation payment for admission.

Tuition fees (by year group and term)

- There is no tuition charged for any year group or term. This applies to the third cycle of Educación General Básica, secondary education and diversified (bachillerato) levels offered by the institute; no annual or per-term tuition is required.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- There is no institutional billing schedule for tuition because no tuition is charged. No periodic tuition payments, instalment schedules, late-payment penalties for tuition, or term invoices are applicable.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- The institute operates as a day school and does not provide dormitory/boarding services; therefore there are no boarding fees. The listed campus facilities include classrooms, library, computer lab, videoconference room, comedor (canteen), gymnasium and assembly hall, with no accommodation/dormitory services indicated.

Other costs and fees (uniforms, meals, materials, transport, extracurriculars)

- No school-wide mandatory tuition or application charges are collected. Parents should plan for routine ancillary expenses that families commonly meet for day schools, such as:
- Uniforms and footwear (purchase and replacement as required).
- Personal school supplies (notebooks, stationery, textbooks if not provided free by the State).
- Meal payments for the comedor (canteen) when a paid meal service is used.
- Transport costs for routes not covered by State transport subsidies.

These ancillary items are ordinary family expenses associated with school attendance; the institute does not assess a tuition charge. The institute's facilities include a comedor (canteen) which can involve separate meal payments when used.

Refund information

- Because there is no application fee or tuition to refund, standard tuition-refund provisions do not apply. Any payments made for optional services (for example, paid canteen meals) would be subject to the institute's operational refund rules for those specific services; no public tuition-refund schedule is published.

Fee payment options

- No institutional tuition or application payments are required; therefore there is no published list of accepted payment methods for tuition. For optional paid services (for example, canteen payments or voluntary activities), payment methods and procedures are handled case by case by the school administration. Contact the school's administration for the accepted methods for any optional service payments.

Brief summary of findings

- The Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight is a public secondary and diversified education institution that does not charge tuition or application fees as part of its core educational provision; public education at these levels is provided free under Costa Rican public-education arrangements. No published school fee schedule for tuition, boarding or term billing was found for the 2026/27 academic year. For optional on-site services (meals at the comedor) or ordinary family expenditures (uniforms, supplies, transport), parents should expect to meet those costs directly or follow any local arrangements the school sets for those services.

Academics

Curriculum

Secondary education with an international mindset across the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education. The program emphasizes a humanistic, integral, and holistic education. It aims to form self-critical, reflective, analytical, and inquisitive students who are well-informed, thoughtful, and balanced. It promotes strong communication, open-mindedness, solidarity, and boldness. It prepares students to engage with the educational community and their learning environment. It supports intercultural learning and holistic development across academic, sports, cultural, environmental, and values-based areas.

Wellbeing

The school has not added this information

Parent Experience

The school has not added this information

Facilities

The school has not added this information

Extra-Curricular Activities

The school has not added this information

Languages

The school has not added this information

Reputation

The school has not added this information

Admissions

1. If you are a tenth-grade student interested in joining this IB experience, complete the Enrollment Form with the requested data. 2. The program coordinator, Professor Jesús Quirós Paniagua, will contact you after the closing date to provide details of the admission process. 3. The deadline to complete the form is August 31, 2021.

School Events

The school has not added events

FAQs

Where is Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight located?

The school is in Turrialba, Costa Rica. It is a public secondary school serving the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with a campus that includes 41 classrooms plus a library, computer lab, videoconferencing room, dining hall, gym and assembly hall. The campus can accommodate more than 1,000 people.

What levels and curriculum does the school offer?

The school provides secondary education including the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with an international mindset. The program is humanistic, integral and holistic, aiming to develop self-critical, reflective and balanced students, with intercultural learning across academic, sports, cultural, environmental and values-based areas.

Is the school co-educational and public?

Yes. It is a co-educational public secondary institution.

Does the school offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme?

Yes. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) at upper secondary, including the 11th grade.

Are there application or enrollment fees, and is tuition charged?

No. As a public school, there are no application or enrollment fees, and there is no tuition charged for any year group.

Are there any meal or ancillary costs?

There is a canteen (comedor) with paid meals if you choose to use it. Families should also budget for uniforms, personal school supplies and transport costs not subsidized by the state.

Is the school a day school or does it offer boarding?

It operates as a day school and does not provide dormitory or boarding services.

What facilities does the campus have?

The campus includes 41 classrooms, a library, a computer laboratory, a videoconference room, a dining hall, a gymnasium and an assembly hall, with capacity for more than 1,000 people.

Are there sports facilities available?

Yes, the gym is available for indoor sports, and the campus serves as a center for academic, cultural and sports activities.

What languages are taught?

Languages taught include Language A: Literature and Language B: English. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is offered at upper secondary.

What wellbeing and guidance support is available?

Guidance counselors are assigned by grade level, and the school maintains a CONVIVIR program to support student wellbeing. Contact details are provided for each grade.

Who are the guidance counselors for specific grades?

Seventh grade: Andrea Madríz Núñez; Eighth grade: contact any guidance counselor; Ninth grade: Carmen Martínez Quirós; Tenth grade: Dania Rebeca Badilla Ramírez; Eleventh grade and IB program: Isabel Arroyo Esquivel.

How does the school involve the community in learning?

The school emphasizes involvement of the educational community in academic, recreational and cultural processes and highlights ongoing staff professional development to meet learners' needs.

When was the school founded and what is its history?

The school was founded on March 3, 1944, as La Escuela Complementaria de Turrialba and renamed Doctor Clodomiro Picado Twight later that year. In 1960 it moved to the current campus, which now hosts 41 classrooms and facilities and serves as a center for academic, cultural and sports activities.

What is the campus capacity?

The campus has capacity for more than 1,000 people.

What is the governance status of the school?

It is a public secondary education institution.

How does the school address intercultural education?

Intercultural learning is a core part of the program, supported by the school's mission to foster intercultural awareness and values across education, culture and sports.

Does the IB programme support international relocation families?

The program's international mindset and guidance services support student wellbeing and integration, though specific relocation-focused programs are not detailed.

Is there any remote learning provision or technology for distance learning?

The campus includes a videoconference room, which supports remote connections and potential distance-learning activities.

What about transport and subsidies?

Transport costs may apply for routes not covered by state transport subsidies.

Search for more schools

Search schools in Costa Rica View all schools in Turrialba View all schools in Costa rica IB curriculum schools in Costa Rica Open days & tours in Turrialba What is the IB curriculum? View all schools Search all schools

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight

Asking this school a question isn't available on this profile

Request confirmed

The school will be in touch soon. Schools typically confirm bookings within 5 business days

Tell Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight you're interested

Sent to the school