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Liceo Sinaí

Costa Rica, San Isidro De El General

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The school at a glance
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational
Opened 1999
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (DP)
Strengths Languages, STEM, Performing Arts
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Secondary School, Middle School, High School
Introduction

Located in Barrio Sinaí, San Isidro de El General, Liceo Sinaí offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) for students aged 16–19. It runs a Sección Bilingüe from seventh through eleventh grade to improve English to CEFR B2, with 14 weekly English lessons, 4 English literature lessons, and 2 leveling lessons, plus subjects such as Business Management, Computing, and theatre/dance workshops in a blended-learning framework. The school also operates the English on the Spot (EOS) program, launched in 2016 and renamed in 2025, providing six weekly English lessons in two blocks to help students reach CEFR A2. Geógebra is a geometry project that uses GeoGebra augmented reality to visualize prisms and 3D models. Liceo Sinaí was founded in 1999; definitive facilities opened in 2002, including 15 classrooms, a teachers' lounge, a library, administration, a dining hall, and restrooms. An Industrial Arts Workshop with German Embassy support and a PROMECE-funded Computer Center supplement the campus.

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Barrio Sinaí — located 150 meters north and 100 meters east of the Universidad Nacional (Sede Región Brunca); Barrio Sinaí is approximately 1 km east of the Parque Central in San Isidro de El General, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica

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The Essentials

Location
The Liceo Sinaí is located in Barrio Sinaí, 150 meters north and 100 meters east of the Universidad Nacional Sede Región Brunca. Barrio Sinaí is about one kilometer east of Parque Central in San Isidro de El General.

Stages
Secondary school serving seventh through eleventh grade; offers the International Baccalaureate program for upper-level students, with BI admission requiring students to be at the tenth level.

Additional learning support
The school provides curricular accommodations for students with learning needs, with some students receiving significant accommodations.

Country affiliation
Costa Rica

Bus service
Student transport service is provided, in place since 2006.
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Application fees

- Liceo Sinaí operates as a public secondary institution; there is no charge for application or enrolment fees for admission to the school.

Tuition fees by school year / term

- Liceo Sinaí does not charge tuition or term/annual school fees for attendance as it is part of the public education system. There are no recurring tuition payments assessed by the school per term or per school year.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Because the school does not levy tuition, there is no regular tuition billing schedule or term-based payment plan issued by Liceo Sinaí. Any amounts billed to families will come from third-party vendors or for optional services and are managed according to those vendors' terms.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- Liceo Sinaí is a day secondary school with campus facilities (including classrooms and a comedor/cafeteria); there is no boarding programme and therefore no boarding fees.

Other costs and fees (uniforms, meals, transport, materials, optional activities)

- Uniforms: Official school uniforms are sold by local suppliers; example retail prices published by a uniform supplier in Pérez Zeledón list an "Oficial Liceo Sinaí" uniform item at ₡8,500 and physical-education items at ₡9,500–₡14,500 (Colones). These are vendor charges for uniforms rather than school tuition.

- Meals / cafeteria: The campus includes a comedor (cafeteria). Meal charges, when applied, are handled at the point of service or via any vendor/program that operates the cafeteria; these are separate from school tuition.

- Student transport: the school has historically had student-transport arrangements; any bus or transport fees are organised externally or through local transport programs and are not part of a tuition invoice.

- Academic materials and extras: costs for textbooks, workbooks, photocopying, special programmes, field trips or optional extracurricular activities (if any) are paid separately when required and are not covered by a tuition charge from the school.

Refund information

- There is no school tuition to refund. Refunds for purchases made to external vendors (uniforms, supplies, service providers) follow the vendor's returns and refund policy; uniform vendors listing Liceo Sinaí provide contact and returns/guarantee information through their commercial pages.

Fee payment options

- The school itself does not collect tuition payments. Payments for uniforms, supplies or optional paid services are handled by the relevant vendors or service providers. Local uniform and supply vendors publish contact phone numbers and an email address for orders and enquiries (example supplier contact listed: phone 2771-5831 / 2771-0459; email ventas@elcanastico.com). Payment methods for vendor purchases are set by those vendors.

Brief note on available public funding context

- Liceo Sinaí is part of Costa Rica's public education network and has received public programme support and infrastructure funding (for example PROMECE funding for buildings). Public diversified secondary education in Costa Rica is provided free and financed by the State.

Summary of findings and gaps

- There is no school-level fee schedule (application, tuition, per-term or per-year charges) published for Liceo Sinaí because it functions as a publicly funded day secondary school. Specific, payable amounts that parents may encounter are vendor charges (uniforms, supplies, meals, transport or optional activities) and are set and collected by those third-party suppliers or programme operators. The uniform vendor listing cited above provides current retail prices for uniform items.
Academics

Liceo Sinaí teaches IB (DP).

Curriculum
The Liceo Sinaí offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (BI) for students aged 16–19, a rigorous, globally recognized pre-university program that emphasizes critical thinking, ethical development, and autonomous learning, and it is one of the few Costa Rican schools to offer BI with university admissions guidance for Costa Rican and international universities. The Sección Bilingüe runs from seventh through eleventh grade to close inequality in Costa Rica's secondary education, targets English proficiency at CEFR level B2, and includes 14 weekly English lessons, 4 English literature lessons, and 2 leveling lessons, with additional subjects such as Business Management and Computing and theatre/dance workshops in a blended-learning framework. Eight Costa Rican schools have been selected for Sección Bilingüe; admissions begin in July for seventh through eleventh grade and spaces are limited. The school runs the English on the Spot (EOS) program—formerly English Conversational Workshop—begun in 2016 and renamed in 2025; EOS provides six weekly English lessons in two blocks to help students reach at least A2 on the CEFR. Geógebra is a mathematics project that teaches geometry and solids using augmented reality and other technologies; Liceo Sinaí is located in Barrio Sinaí, San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica.

Higher Education Progression
BI provides university admissions guidance for Costa Rican and international universities.
Wellbeing
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Facilities
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Extra-Curricular Activities
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Reputation
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Admissions

Admissions
Step 1: The Sección Bilingüe runs from seventh through eleventh grade. The admissions process opens in July each year. Applicants submit an application and the grades from fourth through sixth level are reviewed. A Spanish entrance exam assesses reading comprehension and analogical reasoning; the number of slots is set by the Budget Unit of the Ministry of Public Education. Step 2: For regular secondary students, a review of available slots occurs at the start of each school year. If space exists, students enroll and take an English assessment covering listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Admissions favor higher scores within the available slots. Step 3: Documentation: Fill the Formulario de Solicitud de la Sección Bilingüe at the admissions office or on social networks. Attach the required documentation as indicated. The form and documents are used for the evaluation process. Step 4: Dates and evaluation: Registrations begin in July each year; spaces are limited. Selected candidates are invited for an interview and evaluation with the admissions team and the bilingual program coordinator. Results and slot allocations are communicated by email and at an informational meeting at the school. Bachillerato Internacional admissions: Step 1: Students must be in tenth grade and participate in the selection process that includes academic evaluations and interviews. Only 36 slots are available each year. Registrations begin in July. Step 2: For more information about BI admissions, visit the BI admissions page dedicated to applications and admissions. The page provides details about the process and lists deadlines. Families are encouraged to consult the page for the latest requirements.
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