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The British School Punta Arenas

Chile, Punta Arenas

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Spanish, English
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 1 - 18 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 1896
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum, British Curriculum
Taught languages Spanish, English, French
Strengths Sport, Performing Arts, Languages
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Social and Hobbies
Stages Infant/Toddler Care, Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School
Introduction

Located in Punta Arenas, The British School Punta Arenas is a private British international school within the ABSCH network. It offers the International Baccalaureate across three programmes: PYP for Infant to Fifth Grade, MYP for Middle School, and DP for Senior School. The PYP is delivered in Spanish and English, each language used about half the time. In Senior School, DP courses include English-language Literature and Language and Literature options in Spanish/English, plus English Language B. The school serves roughly 400 PYP students and about 130 DP students, reflecting a substantial IB community. The campus comprises two main buildings, with on-site St. James Church, a canteen, gym, and dedicated music spaces; sports facilities support hockey, rugby, basketball, football/futsal and volleyball. Cultural programs include theatre, dance and choir, plus robotics, chess and other clubs. The DP features TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay, reinforcing inquiry, service and independent research and discovery.

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Juez Waldo Seguel 454, 6200625 Punta Arenas, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile

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The Essentials

The British School Punta Arenas has instruction in Spanish, English.

Location
The British School operates across multiple sites in Punta Arenas: Junior School on Avenida España 853; Senior School, Administration, and the St. James Church building on Waldo Seguel 454; sports facilities on Avenida El Bosque S/N.

Stages
Infant & Junior School; Middle School; Senior School

Type
Private

Country affiliation
British international school network; member of ABSCH (Association of British Schools in Chile).

Religious affiliation
Anglican
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Application (right to apply)
- Application fee: UF 3.00 (three unidades de fomento). This fee is required to register a candidate and is non‑refundable.

Registration fee (Matrícula) and Annual tuition (Arancel anual) — amounts shown in UF
Note: the school publishes a single annual tuition (‘Arancel Anual') and a registration/matrícula amount in UF. The table below lists the matrícula (one‑off registration charge) and the annual tuition by year group and by sibling order (1st child, 2nd child, etc.). Values are given in UF.

- 1st child
- Matrícula: UF 15.00
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 115.00; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 125.00; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 135.00.

- 2nd child
- Matrícula: UF 14.25
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 109.25; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 118.75; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 128.25.

- 3rd child
- Matrícula: UF 13.50
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 103.50; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 112.50; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 121.50.

- 4th child
- Matrícula: UF 12.75
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 97.75; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 106.25; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 114.75.

- 5th child
- Matrícula: UF 12.00
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 92.00; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 100.00; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 108.00.

- 6th child
- Matrícula: UF 11.25
- Arancel anual: Pre‑kínder / Kínder — UF 86.25; 1° básico a 8° básico — UF 93.75; 1° medio a 4° medio — UF 101.25.

Per‑term / instalment information and billing schedule
- The school presents the charges as an annual tuition (Arancel Anual). Specific per‑term tuition amounts are not published; families may choose to pay the annual amount in instalments using the school's accepted payment methods (see below).
- Upon formal acceptance, the guardian has a 15‑calendar‑day period to pay the matrícula and arancel; failure to pay within that period is treated as withdrawal of the enrollment.

Payment terms, methods and discounts
- Online (Portal de Matrícula) or on‑site payment are both supported.
- Accepted payment methods: credit card (available in up to 12 instalments), debit card, PAC (Pago Automático en Cuenta Corriente) where available, cheque al día / cheque a fecha, and cheque en garantía (with specific internal deadlines to replace guarantee cheques).
- A 3% discount is applied if the matrícula and the full annual tuition are paid in a single payment (or by a dated cheque) by the school's published deadline for that enrollment period (example: the document for the 2025 cycle specifies the payment deadline of March 31, 2025 for the 3% discount).

Boarding
- Boarding/internado is not offered; no boarding fees apply. The school's published information and policy documents describe the institution as a day school and do not list residential/boarding services or boarding fees.

Other costs and optional charges
- Uniforms: the school maintains a uniform policy and a dedicated uniform document; specific prices for uniform items are not published in the available fee schedule. Families should budget for uniform purchase.
- Materials and textbooks: the school publishes annual lists of required materials and textbooks (Lista de útiles); costs for these items are additional to the arancel and vary by year group.
- Meals / canteen (Casino): the school operates a canteen with separate charges for lunches; canteen prices are charged independently of the arancel.
- Extracurricular activities and after‑school programmes: some activities may carry extra fees; amounts are determined per activity and are charged separately.

Refund and cancellation information
- The application fee (derecho a postular) is explicitly non‑refundable.
- No comprehensive public refund schedule for matrícula or tuition is published in the available documents; cancellation, refund or credit for paid matrícula/arancel is handled under the school's enrollment and regulatory policies and is not specified in the 2025 fee document. Guardians should note the school's stated acceptance/payment deadlines and the consequences of non‑payment.

Notes on amounts and currency
- The figures above are published in unidades de fomento (UF), a Chilean indexed unit commonly used by Chilean institutions. Annual tuition and matrícula are presented as UF values; families should convert UF to CLP or another currency using the current UF value on the date of payment. The school's payment options allow payment in instalments (credit card up to 12 cuotas) or full payment with the discount conditions noted above.

Summary of availability and currency of this schedule
- The most recent formal annual fee schedule available in the school's public documents is titled “Matrícula y Arancel Anual — año 2025” and contains the detailed matrícula and annual arancel figures listed above. The school's admissions policy document specifies the non‑refundable application fee and administrative payment deadlines. No separate published fee schedule labelled for the 2026/27 academic year was located in the school's public documents at the time of review; per‑term (termly) amounts are not separately published and would be calculated by dividing the annual arancel according to the payment instalment option selected by the family.
Academics

The British School Punta Arenas teaches IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum, British Curriculum for students aged 1 to 18.

Curriculum
The school offers International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). PYP is taught in Infant & Junior School (Play Group to Fifth Grade); MYP in Middle School (Sixth Grade to First Year of Secondary); DP in Senior School (Second to Fourth Year of Secondary). The PYP uses two languages of instruction, Spanish and English, with each language used 50% of the time. In Senior School, Diploma Programme courses include Language A: Literature in Spanish; Language A: Language and Literature (Spanish/English options); and Language B in English, with most subjects taught in Spanish and English materials or inquiry available as needed. The IB programmes began at The British School in 2007, and the school implements the three IB programmes.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Admissions process (2023): The British School invites applications from families who share and adhere to the Institutional Educational Project and IB curriculum, and admission is subject to vacancies. There is no PIE (Special Education Integration) program, and no separate integration admission process. Chilean and foreign applicants must meet the general requirements: birth certificate; age by March 31 for Play Group through 1st Basic; minimum age per MINEDUC for the year being applied to; certificates of current year grades and promotion from the previous year; and, where required, convalidation of grades with Chile's Ministry of Education in Santiago. Families must provide additional documents including the personality report; qualitative reading, writing and comprehension report (for 1st and 2nd Basic); identity card or passport; guardian residence certificate; certificate of no debt from the previous school; the IPE (provisorio school identifier) for SIGE; relevant medical reports (psychologist, occupational therapist, neurologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist); up‑to‑date vaccination certificates through 2nd Basic; and, if relevant, medical certificates for vision and hearing. A postulation fee of 3 UF applies. Age requirements are specified as minimum by March 31 for Play Group to 1st Basic, and a maximum age of 16 for 1st year Middle during the academic year.

Waitlist
2. Process of evaluation: The admission process comprises three stages: a visit to the school, evaluation of the student, and a parent interview. From Play Group to Kindergarten, applicants are admitted on a first‑come, first‑served basis. For Pre‑Kinder and Kinder, a diagnostic interview assesses basic skills and socialization, with in‑class intervention as needed. First Grade entrants must take a Basic Functions test to determine eligibility; from Second Basic to Fourth Year, applicants take admission exams in Language (Spanish and English) and Mathematics, and the results determine entry. Exams are scheduled biweekly starting in September of the year of application; students who do not pass may not retake the exams in the same year but may reapply the following year.
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