Peru, Huaraz
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Calle los Quenuales 205, Urbanización El Pinar, Huaraz, Peru. The El Pinar College is located in the El Pinar urbanization in Huaraz.
Early Years; Junior School; Senior School
After-hours academic support is available for students who require reinforcement, remediation or topic review. The school emphasizes student-centered learning and ongoing collaboration with families.
Peru
Application and admission charges
- Solicitud de vacante (application to request a place): S/ 150.00.
- Cuota de ingreso (enrollment/admission deposit) for the Admisión 2026 process: S/ 3,000.00 (S/. 3,000.00). Families assigned a vacancy must pay the cuota de ingreso within 7 calendar days from the notification of the vacancy; a copy of the payment voucher must be sent to admision@colegioelpinar.edu.pe. The matrícula and first monthly fee must be paid on the dates set by the administration.
Tuition (colegiatura / mensualidad) — by school level (monthly and annual figures)
- Inicial (Early Years):
- Matrícula (enrollment fee): S/ 1,000.00.
- Pensión mensual (monthly tuition): S/ 695.00.
- Costo anual indicado: S/ 7,645.00 (corresponde a S/ 695 × 11 mensualidades — inference from the published monthly and annual totals).
- Primaria (Primary):
- Matrícula: S/ 1,000.00.
- Pensión mensual: S/ 695.00.
- Costo anual indicado: S/ 7,645.00 (S/ 695 × 11 mensualidades — inference).
- Secundaria (Secondary):
- Matrícula: S/ 1,000.00.
- Pensión mensual: S/ 660.00.
- Costo anual indicado: S/ 7,260.00 (S/ 660 × 11 mensualidades — inference).
Note: the published annual totals correspond to the given monthly amount multiplied by 11, indicating billing is expressed as 11 monthly payments in the available fee schedule (this is an inference based on the published monthly and annual figures).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Families pay the cuota de ingreso within 7 calendar days after a vacancy is offered. The matrícula (registration) and the first mensualidad are payable on the dates set by the administration at the time of enrollment. Monthly tuition is billed as mensualidades; the published annual costs correspond to the monthly amount multiplied by 11.
- For textbook replacements or fines related to the Banco de Libros, parents may be required to either buy an identical new copy or pay the cost at the school treasury.
Boarding (internado)
- Boarding is not offered. El Pinar College operates as a day school; no boarding program or boarding fees are published. (No boarding/residency arrangements are listed in the school's public admissions and services information.)
Other mandatory or common costs
- Banco de Libros (textbook loan service): textbooks are provided on loan by bimestre; parents must replace or reimburse any lost or damaged books either by purchasing an identical new copy or by paying the cost at tesorería. This is charged as required, not as a fixed global fee.
- APAFA (PTA): the PTA structure exists and is stated as having no cost to parents.
- Uniforms: the school enforces uniform standards; specific uniform suppliers and prices are not published in the available fee information. In case of loss/damage to items provided by the school (books, materials) replacement costs apply as above.
- Extra-curricular activities, specialized programs, transport and cafeteria may carry additional charges depending on participation; explicit fees for optional activities and transport are not published in the available fee schedule.
Refunds and legal framework
- The cuota de ingreso is subject to Decreto Supremo 005-2021-MINEDU (the legal framework referenced for payments of admission deposits). No detailed, itemized public refund policy for matrícula, mensualidades or cuota de ingreso (for example, specific refund percentages or deadlines for withdrawals) is published in the available admissions and FAQs material. Parents are required to send payment vouchers to the admissions email noted at the time of payment.
Accepted payment methods and practice
- Payment methods referenced in the admissions information and services include: sending a payment voucher by email to admision@colegioelpinar.edu.pe (implying bank transfer or deposit payment methods accepted), payment in the school's tesorería (for book replacement payments and similar charges), and an online billing portal is indicated (Smart Boleta) for fee processing. Exact options such as credit card acceptance, online card payments, or specific banking details are not published in the available fee material; payment is handled by voucher/deposit or via the school's billing channels.
Brief summary of availability of information found
- Confirmed and specific (2026): application/solicitud fee and cuota de ingreso for Admisión 2026 (S/ 150 and S/ 3,000 respectively) and administrative timing requirements.
- Published tuition figures (matrícula, mensualidad, anual) for Inicial, Primaria and Secundaria are available in a current public fee listing and show the monthly and annual totals used above; those figures indicate an annual billing base equivalent to 11 monthly payments. The published Banco de Libros policy specifies replacement options and reimbursement via tesorería.
- Not all detailed items requested are published in a single, itemised 2026/27 fee schedule: specific term-by-term invoices, explicit tuition refund timelines and percentages for withdrawal, uniform price lists, and itemized boarding fees (not applicable) are not publicly listed in the school's admissions and services pages. For those items, the school's administration or the school's billing/tesorería channels issue payment instructions and vouchers at enrollment.
El Pinar College is an international school in Peru offering a continuum from Early Years through Senior School. The curriculum combines IEYC and IPC in the early years with Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme in the upper school, anchored in International Baccalaureate framework. IB educators are IB-certified, and the program emphasizes developing global, critical, and engaged citizens. Instruction is multilingual: students study in their home language and learn Spanish as a second language; English is taught as a foreign language, with Cambridge KET, PET, and IGCSE available and IB French possible. The campus supports modern learning with technology-equipped classrooms, science and computing laboratories, libraries, auditorium, a creative arts room, and sports facilities including soccer, basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts. The school runs a four-house system (Griffin, Phoenix, Pegasus, Minotaur) with Interhouse competitions and parent involvement. Volunteering through VolunTeach Peru and Center of Investigation bolster inquiry, leadership, and service.