Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas

What Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas does

Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas is a private K-12 institution founded in 1950 in Caracas, Venezuela, operating as a civil association (Asociación Civil, or A.C.) under the legal name A.C. Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas. The school delivers full-time education across 13 grade levels spanning Maternal, Preescolar, Primaria I and II, and Media General I and II (through 5th year), serving families in Caracas seeking continuous private schooling from early childhood through secondary completion. Its core academic offering is delivered in morning sessions, followed by an integrated on-site afternoon extracurricular program — the Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago (EDCS) — operating from 12:45 PM to 7:00 PM and covering sports (swimming, volleyball, basketball, soccer, karate), languages (English), and cultural activities (dance, yoga, chess, audiovisual, crafts), eliminating the need for students to travel to external academies.

The school's technology stack is functional rather than differentiating: a learning management portal (Aula en Red), a digital enrollment platform (cupo.cslc.edu.ve), an online school supply list system, a parent-assembly voting platform (sistvotos.cslc.edu.ve, powered by Demokratian), an in-house digital magazine (El León Perspicaz), an in-testing digital radio station (Radio Digital CSLC), and an alumni reconnection portal (soydelsantiago.org). Supporting on-campus infrastructure includes a swimming pool, sports courts, library (Biblioteca SAE), two outsourced cafeteria concessions (Meriandes CA and Quickito CA), and a first-aid unit.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through recurring monthly tuition payments from enrolled families, supplemented by EDCS afternoon program fees. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via scheduled campus visits and an online enrollment process, with no third-party resellers or external distribution channels. The institution maintains an active alumni network and community events (e.g., Encuentro Familiar Santiagueño, Verbena) that reinforce word-of-mouth enrollment. There is no disclosed parent company, no external funding, and no public ticker; the entity is governed internally under Lic. Ingrid Bardasz as Directora, with no reported M&A, restructuring, or leadership turnover beyond her formal directorship designation.

Name

Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas

Legal name

A.C. Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas

Website

https://cslc.edu.ve

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas is a private K-12 school founded in 1950 in Caracas, Venezuela, delivering continuous education from Maternal through 5th year of secondary school, supplemented by an on-site afternoon extracurricular program (EDCS) and serving Caracas families via direct monthly tuition enrollment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Primary secondary school
• Extracurricular activities program
• Preschool education services
• Civil association school

Headquarters

HQ city

Caracas

HQ country

Venezuela

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition payments collected monthly from families. Payment is accepted via bank transfer to Banco Venezolano de Crédito and Banco Mercantil, Pago Móvil mobile payments, and credit/debit card transactions at the school administration office.
2. Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago: Afternoon extracurricular program offering disciplines including sports (volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer, karate), English, arts, yoga, chess, dance, and audiovisual workshops. Operates from 12:45 PM to 7:00 PM as a complement to morning academic instruction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas is a private K-12 school that delivers formal education from Maternal (early childhood) through 5th year of Media General (secondary) across 13 grade levels. The school operates a dual-session model: morning academic instruction complemented by the Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago (EDCS) afternoon program from 12:45 PM to 7:00 PM offering sports, languages, arts, and academic support on the same campus.

Product overview

Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas is a private educational institution offering comprehensive K-12 education through three main levels: Educación Inicial (Maternal to Preescolar), Primaria (1° to 6° grado), and Media General (1° to 5° año). The school operates a dual-session model with morning academic instruction and afternoon activities through the Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago. Supporting digital infrastructure includes an admission platform (cupo.cslc.edu.ve), voting system (sistvotos.cslc.edu.ve), digital magazine (El León Perspicaz), intranet (Aula en Red), and a school radio (Radio Digital CSLC in testing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago (EDCS): Afternoon extracurricular program offering sports, academic support, languages, and cultural activities from 12:45 pm to 7:00 pm
• El León Perspicaz
• Radio Digital CSLC
• VIMUN

Products and services

• Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago (EDCS) Afternoon extracurricular program offering sports (volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer, karate), cultural activities (crafts, dance, audiovisual workshop), and academic support (English, comprehensive school care) from 12:45 PM to 7:00 PM. Designed for enrolled students of the school as a complement to morning academic instruction.
• K-12 Academic Education Program (Maternal through 5th year Media General) Comprehensive private K-12 academic instruction spanning 13 grade levels across three main levels: Educación Inicial (Maternal to Preescolar), Primaria (1st to 6th grade), and Media General (1st to 5th year), coordinated by academic departments including Castellano y Literatura, Ciencias Sociales, Computación, Educación Física, Física, Inglés, Matemática, Natación, and Química/Biología/Ciencias de la Tierra. Delivered to enrolled students and families in Caracas.
• Revista Digital El León Perspicaz Digital magazine publication showcasing student work, school news, and educational content from the Santiago de León de Caracas school community.
• Plataforma de Votación CSLC Online voting system for student council elections and parent assemblies, powered by the Demokratian platform.
• Sistema de Solicitud de Cupo (Admission Application) Digital admission application system for new students, requiring PC/Mac browsers Chrome or Mozilla, with document upload capabilities to process enrollment requests.
• Aula en Red (School Intranet) School intranet portal providing access to educational resources, student information, and administrative services for enrolled families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students receive comprehensive education without leaving campus through integrated extracurricular program (EDCS)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago (Internal Program)coreOthers · 16 September 2025The Centro de Actividades Complementarias Santiago is an internal program of the school that organizes and administers all extracurricular activities in the afternoon schedule. Disciplines offered include: Atención Escolar Integral (AEI), Inglés, Voleibol, Basquetbol, Natación, Fútbol, Karate, Manualidades en Crearte, Yoga, Ajedrez, Danza, and Taller audiovisual. Operates from 12:45 PM to 7:00 PM.
• Red de Historia Venezuela (Archivo Histórico Rafael Vegas Sánchez)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school's historical archive of founder Rafael Vegas Sánchez is maintained by Red de Historia Venezuela at archivo.redhistoriave.org, preserving the institutional memory and historical documentation of the school.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colegio Internacional de Caracas: International K-12 school in Caracas catering to similar premium family segment with bilingual curriculum. Comparable in service breadth and target demographic.
• British School Caracas: Private K-12 institution in Caracas offering British curriculum. Direct competitor for international-curriculum-focused families, with stronger host-country alignment than fully foreign schools.
• Colegio Jefferson: Private K-12 school in Caracas with American-style curriculum. Comparable in customer profile and grade-level coverage, competing for the same premium Caracas family segment.
• Colegio Champagnat: Marista (Marist Brothers) private K-12 school in Caracas with comparable educational tradition, values emphasis, and full grade-level pathway. Overlap in target customer and operating model.
• Colegio Emil Friedman: Bilingual private K-12 school in Caracas serving a similar mid-to-upper market segment. Comparable in operating model (morning academics plus extracurriculars) and customer base, with stronger English/bilingual emphasis.
• Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola: Jesuit private K-12 school in Caracas, Venezuela, offering full Maternal through Media General education. Most directly comparable to CSLC in geography, scale, and traditional private K-12 positioning.
• Colegio La Salle Caracas: De La Salle private K-12 school in Caracas with similar long-standing tradition and values-based education. Competes for the same traditional private school family segment.
• Escuela Campo Alegre: American international school in Caracas offering K-12 education with US curriculum. Direct competitor for premium Caracas families, differentiated by international accreditation rather than traditional Venezuelan curriculum.
• Colegio San José de Tarbes: Private Catholic K-12 school in Caracas with similar traditional values-based positioning and full grade-level coverage. Comparable in scale, mission, and target demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Nord Anglia Education: Global operator of premium international K-12 schools with presence across Latin America. Relevant for benchmarking scalable premium school business models and digital/EdTech integration, though not a direct Venezuelan competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CSLC_oficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChh9-BiqaHi5wwmv-cZVc2w?view_as=public
• Facebookfacebook.com/Colegio-Santiago-de-Le%C3%B3n-de-Caracas-Fundado-1950-220344495103851
• Instagraminstagram.com/cslc_oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-santiago-de-le%C3%B3n-de-caracas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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