School in La Dehesa Santiago Chile

Private Schools are the best systems for expats, when looking for a private school in Chile, there are all kinds of them; religious schools (especially Catholic and sometimes Jewish or other religions), international and foreign schools and single sex schools.

School Calendar
In Chile, school starts in March to December, with two weeks of winter holiday in July and summer holidays from mid December to March. Enrollments must be made in July and August to start lessons in March the next year, depending on the school. Check with them so you don’t miss the application deadline. Exception to this rule is the Nido de Aguilas School that use North American school calendar system.

School uniform
It is very common in Chile to have a uniform in schools, whether they’re state schools or private schools. It is not compulsory, however most institutions choose to have it, also as a contrast between school and university. It is usually a dark blue jacket, grey trousers and white shirt for boys and grey dress or skirt, white shirt and blue trousers and tights for girls. This uniform gave students the nickname of penguins. Nowadays, private schools often prefer to implement their own uniform design in order to identify the students with the school. Exception to this rule is the Nido de Aguilas School from seventh grade up.