Colegio Los Alerces

What Colegio Los Alerces does

Colegio Los Alerces is a private Catholic girls' school (colegio particular pagado) located in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile, operating under the non-profit SEDUC educational foundation alongside five other member schools. It delivers K-12 differentiated (single-sex) education with a bilingual immersion model in which 60% of basic-education content is delivered in English and 40% in Spanish. The school's pedagogical core rests on two proprietary programs developed through a long-running collaboration with Harvard's Project Zero: Enseñanza para la Comprensión (EpC) and Programa Educativo Integral SEDUC (PEIS), the latter serving prekinder through 4th grade with attention to varied learning rhythms and autonomy. Spiritual formation is delivered through a partnership with the Prelature of Opus Dei, including dedicated chaplaincy services, Mass, confession, and retreats.

The school serves approximately 220 employees and a multi-thousand-student body drawn from families seeking Catholic, single-sex, bilingual education in the upper-middle-class Santiago corridor. Beyond the academic core, it runs structured extracurricular programs in athletics (volleyball, hockey, tennis, artistic gymnastics, ballet), arts and culture, technology, and special educational needs support (NEE), the last of which has been publicly highlighted by Fundación Complementa for inclusion practices. The institution's marketing and admissions operate through a six-step funnel — website discovery, online SIAE application, maturity assessment or entrance exam, family interview and campus visit, admission response, and enrollment — managed by Director Juanita Gazmuri and Family Coordinator Teresa Lecaros.

The business model is tuition-driven and recurring (monthly billing), with a graduated sibling-discount schedule that reaches 100% off from the seventh child enrolled. Tuition packages mandatory school insurance that covers remaining schooling costs for surviving children if the supporting parent dies. From 2026, the SEDUC network including Los Alerces is certified as an Oxford Test of English Advanced testing center, layering an internationally credentialed assessment service onto the core tuition product. The school reports no public revenue disclosure and operates within a single geography (Santiago Metropolitan Region), with national academic standing validated by a 23rd-place PAES 2024 ranking.

Name

Colegio Los Alerces

Legal name

Colegio Los Alerces

Website

https://colegiolosalerces.cl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Colegio Los Alerces is a private Catholic girls' K-12 school in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile, part of the SEDUC network. It offers single-sex bilingual immersion (60% English) education built on Harvard Project Zero-derived curricula and Opus Dei spiritual formation for fee-paying families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Catholic girls' school
• Bilingual immersion program
• Differentiated single-sex education
• Opus Dei formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lo Barnechea, Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Colegio particular pagado (private paid school) with tuition-based revenue model. Families pay monthly tuition fees with sibling discounts available (10% for 3rd child, 40% for 4th, 50% for 5th, 90% for 6th, 100% for 7th or more). Tuition includes school insurance coverage for surviving parent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Colegio Los Alerces is a private Catholic girls' school (colegio particular pagado) that provides K-12 differentiated (single-sex) education in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile. Its core offering is a comprehensive bilingual education program (60% English / 40% Spanish) integrated with Harvard Project Zero-based pedagogical programs (EpC and PEIS), Christian formation under Opus Dei spiritual guidance, and extracurricular programs in sports, arts, culture, and technology. The school operates as a member of the SEDUC educational network and sells annual enrollment seats to families through a structured admission process.

Product overview

Colegio Los Alerces is a private Catholic girls' school that operates as a single unified educational institution offering differentiated (single-sex) education. The school provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs including bilingual education, pedagogical programs (Enseñanza para la Comprensión - EpC, and PEIS with its PLP and PMP sub-programs), differentiated education, special needs education support, technology programs, sports (athletics, volleyball, hockey, tennis, artistic gymnastics, ballet), and arts and culture. The institution is part of the SEDUC network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bilingüismo (Bilingual Education Program) Immersion bilingual education program delivering 60% of basic education content in English and 40% in Spanish, designed to develop communicative fluency under international standards. Targeted at students enrolled in the school's K-12 program.
• Programa Enseñanza para la Comprensión (EpC) Teaching program based on Harvard's Project Zero promoting comprehension, critical and collaborative thinking among students, implemented since 2010 through professional learning communities.
• Programa Educativo Integral SEDUC (PEIS) Integral educational program for preschool through 4th grade that accommodates different learning rhythms, promotes autonomy, teamwork and creativity through interactive and play-based methods.
• Educación Diferenciada (Differentiated Education) Single-sex educational model that recognizes inherent differences between sexes and optimizes learning opportunities by educating boys and girls separately during certain developmental stages. Delivered as the school's foundational model for girls.
• Necesidades Educativas Especiales (NEE Support) Special education support program for students with learning differences, recognized by the Complementa Foundation for inclusion practices.
• Deporte (Sports Program) Athletic programs including athletics, volleyball, hockey, tennis, and artistic gymnastics offered as extracurricular activities to enrolled students.
• Arte y Cultura (Arts and Culture Program) Arts and cultural programs developing interests, skills and talents through art, music, technology, science and sports academies.
• Tecnología (Technology Program) Technology education program integrated into the curriculum to develop digital competencies for enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23rd place nationally in PAES 2024 according to Universidad Católica ranking
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SEDUC (Sociedad Educacional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColegio Los Alerces is a member of the SEDUC educational network, a non-profit foundation that manages various educational institutions. SEDUC provides pedagogical programs, teacher training (including Harvard-based methodologies), administrative support, and shared educational standards across member schools.
• Prelatura del Opus DeicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpus Dei, a prelature of the Catholic Church, provides spiritual formation and priestly assistance to students and families of the school. Two Chaplin services are available for students and families interested in Catholic spiritual services including Mass, confession, retreats, etc.
• Harvard University - School of Education (Project Zero)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEDUC began training teachers in 2010 using teaching methodologies developed by Harvard's Project Zero, promoting comprehension-based teaching and critical thinking skills.
• Oxford University PressmajorTechnology or IntegrationStarting 2026, SEDUC network schools including Los Alerces are certified as Oxford Test of English Advanced testing centers, providing internationally recognized English proficiency certification.
• Fundación ComplementaminorOthersThe foundation has highlighted Los Alerces' case regarding school inclusion practices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Colegio Sagrados Corazones: Traditional Catholic girls' school in Santiago run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. Directly comparable as a Catholic differentiated (single-sex girls) private school competing for families seeking faith-based single-sex education in Santiago.
• Redland School: Premium private bilingual school in Santiago offering K-12 education with international orientation. Comparable as a high-tuition private school competing directly for upper-middle-class Santiago families seeking bilingual education.
• The Grange School: Premium private co-ed K-12 school in Santiago with strong bilingual (English-Spanish) immersion and a similarly affluent catchment. Directly comparable as a high-tuition, internationally oriented private school competing for the same upper-middle-class Santiago families.
• Nido de Águilas: Long-established premium American-style private school in Santiago offering bilingual K-12 education. Comparable as a high-tuition, internationally oriented bilingual school competing for the same expatriate and upper-middle-class Santiago family segment.
• Saint George's College: Catholic Jesuit private school in Santiago offering rigorous bilingual K-12 education. Comparable as a faith-based, academically strong, bilingual private school targeting similar Santiago families seeking premium education with religious formation.
• Colegio Santa Úrsula: Catholic girls' school in Santiago with a long history and similar differentiated-education model. Comparable as a faith-based private single-sex school serving similar families in the Santiago private-Catholic segment.

Broad incumbents

• Colegio Alemán de Santiago: Large, established German-bilingual private school in Santiago. Comparable as a premium foreign-language immersion private school with international curriculum and strong brand recognition, competing for similar upper-middle-class Santiago families.
• Colegio San Ignacio: Large Jesuit private school in Santiago known for academic rigor and strong extracurricular programs. Comparable as a faith-based, academically strong private school competing for similar Santiago families seeking premium Catholic education.
• Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: French international school in Santiago offering bilingual French-Spanish K-12 education. Comparable as a premium international-curriculum private school targeting affluent, internationally oriented Santiago families.

Regional players

• Colegio Cumbres (Mexico): Catholic Opus Dei-affiliated school in Mexico and part of the broader Regnum Christi / related Opus Dei-influenced school networks in Latin America. Comparable as a sister-school concept in the Latin American Catholic differentiated-education market, useful as a regional benchmark rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/colegiolosalercesoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-los-alerces

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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