Corona School

What Corona School does

Corona School, operating under the legal entity Fundación Educacional Corona, is a private K-12 educational institution located at Juan Martinez #1058 in Iquence, Chile. Founded on May 18, 1999 under Ministry of Education Resolution N° 645, the school serves over 700 students spanning pre-kinder through fourth year of secondary education (4to medio), with two parallel classes at each grade level. The institution operates as a nonprofit foundation since its 2018 restructuring, holding official RBD identifier 12604-7 and state recognition as a "cooperador de la función educacional del estado."

The school's academic program covers the full Chilean K-12 curriculum supplemented by four specialized programs: the Programa de Integración Escolar (PIE) for special needs inclusion, Convivencia Escolar (school coexistence), Extensión Académica (academic extension), and Vida Saludable y Deporte (healthy living and sports). The institution is a single-site operation with no disclosed technology platform, digital learning infrastructure, or proprietary AI/ML capabilities. Its only digital footprint consists of consumer-facing marketing channels — Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and a blog — used for direct-to-consumer enrollment outreach.

The business model is a recurring tuition-based subscription, with families paying monthly educational fees to the foundation. CEPACOR, the school's parent/family association, charges $10,000 CLP per family per year as a supplemental membership contribution. The institution employs approximately 12 administrative/leadership staff (teacher headcount not separately disclosed) and is led by Ricardo Corona as Sostenedor (legal representative/sustainer) and Jacqueline Williams as Director. There is no evidence of capital raises, external investment, expansion beyond the single Iquique site, or technology-platform development.

Name

Corona School

Legal name

Fundación Educacional Corona

Website

https://coronaschool.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corona School is a nonprofit private K-12 institution in Iquique, Chile, serving over 700 students from pre-kinder through 4to medio under state-recognized authority, funded through recurring family tuition and the CEPACOR parent association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Iquique

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services Tuition: Revenue generated from educational services provided to students from prekínder to 4to medio. The school operates as a state-recognized cooperador, serving over 700 students with two classes per grade level.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corona School delivers secular, pluralistic K-12 scientific-humanist education from prekínder through 4to medio to more than 700 students in Iquique, Chile, with two parallel classes per grade level. The service is offered through the Fundación Educacional Corona as a state-recognized cooperador de la función educacional del estado, featuring inclusive education (PIE per Decree 170/2009), socio-emotional learning (Convivencia Escolar), academic extension, and a healthy living and sports program. Pricing is delivered to families through recurring tuition plus an annual CEPACOR Centro General de Padres y Apoderados membership.

Product overview

Corona School is a private educational institution in Iquique, Chile, offering a unified scientific-humanist education program from pre-kindergarten to 4th year of high school. The core offering is the Formación Científico-Humanista program, complemented by specialized modules including the Programa de Integración Escolar (PIE) for inclusive education, a Convivencia Escolar program for socio-emotional development, an Extensión Académica program for academic enrichment, and a Vida Saludable y Deporte program promoting health and athletics. The institution serves approximately 700 students across two parallel courses per level, supported by a dedicated team of educators and professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formación Científico-Humanista (K-12 scientific-humanist education) Core K-12 scientific-humanist education program serving students from prekínder to 4to medio (approximately ages 4-18) at the Iquique campus, delivered through a secular and pluralistic approach emphasizing growth mindset, critical thinking, values formation, and physical wellness. Families in Iquique enroll directly through the school's online request form.
• Programa de Integración Escolar (PIE) Inclusive education program operated under Decree 170/2009, providing specialized resources and flexible teaching to support students with diverse learning needs within the national curriculum framework, delivered by in-house psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers. Available to enrolled students and their families.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Libreria NenéminorOthersLocal bookstore partnership offering benefits to CEPACOR members. One of approximately 10 commercial partners providing discounts and services to the school community.
• Centro Inclusivo AMBminorOthersInclusive center partnership providing specialized services. Part of CEPACOR network supporting students with diverse needs.
• Confecciones LeónminorOthersClothing manufacturer partnership for CEPACOR family benefits.
• PodologíaminorOthersPodiatry service partnership offering health benefits to CEPACOR members.
• Salud Integral ObeplusminorOthersComprehensive health services provider partnership through CEPACOR program.
• Travel AgenciaminorOthersTravel agency partnership offering travel benefits to CEPACOR families.
• Abogados y AsociadosminorOthersLaw firm partnership providing legal services benefits to CEPACOR community.
• Agua Santa LunaminorOthersWater/beverage provider partnership for CEPACOR family benefits.
• Oral WhiteminorOthersDental/oral health services partnership through CEPACOR program.
• La Picá del PescadorminorOthersRestaurant/food service partnership offering dining benefits to CEPACOR families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: AcadeMedia is one of the largest independent K-12 education operators in Europe (predominantly Nordics). Comparable as a broad incumbent offering private/independent K-12 education through multi-school platforms, similar in core business model to Corona School's recurring tuition-based K-12 delivery, though operating at much larger scale and in a different geography.
• Nord Anglia Education: Nord Anglia Education operates a worldwide network of premium international and private K-12 schools. Comparable as a broad incumbent running private K-12 institutions under distinct brands with secular, premium academic positioning, similar to Corona School's scientific-humanist secular orientation but at global scale.
• Cognita: Cognita is a global operator of independent private K-12 schools with a portfolio spanning multiple countries. It is comparable to Corona School as a broad incumbent in the private K-12 operating space, sharing the same fundamental product (fee-paying private education) and recurring-revenue model, but at vastly greater scale.
• Inspired Education Group: Inspired Education Group is a global operator of premium private K-12 schools across multiple geographies. It is comparable to Corona School as a broad incumbent offering secular private K-12 education with a stated academic-excellence focus, comparable to Corona's scientific-humanist program, but with multi-school and cross-country operations.
• International Schools Partnership (ISP): International Schools Partnership operates a global portfolio of private and international K-12 schools. It is comparable to Corona School as a broad incumbent in private K-12 schooling, sharing the recurring tuition revenue model and multi-grade cohort structure, though with vastly larger geographic and student reach.
• GEMS Education: GEMS Education operates one of the largest private K-12 networks in the world, with campuses across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. It compares to Corona School in delivering fee-paying private K-12 education as its core product with multi-grade cohorts, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Maple Bear Global Schools: Maple Bear Global Schools operates a Latin America-focused bilingual K-12 school network with franchise-style expansion. It is comparable to Corona School as an emerging player in the LatAm private K-12 market, but with a different pedagogical model (bilingual/Canadian curriculum versus Corona's secular scientific-humanist approach) and a multi-site operational model rather than single campus.

Regional players

• Grupo SEK: Grupo SEK is a Spanish-headquartered private K-12 education group with schools in Spain and Latin America. It is comparable as a regional player operating private K-12 schools in markets overlapping with Latin America, sharing comparable secular-academic positioning but with cross-country scale rather than a single Iquique campus.
• Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES): IES is one of Sweden's largest independent K-10 school operators, operating under a similar tuition-driven public-funded-voucher model. Comparable as a regional player in the independent/private K-12 space, with similar K-12 full-service school operations, though in a very different geography and regulatory environment from Corona School.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@claudalila
• Facebookfacebook.com/coronaschooliquique
• Instagraminstagram.com/coronaschooliquique
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corona-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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