Normal Superior School District Barranquilla

What Normal Superior School District Barranquilla does

Escuela Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla (ENSDB) is a public official educational institution (escuela oficial de carácter oficial) headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, operating under the oversight and funding of the Secretaría de Educación del Distrito (SED) de Barranquilla. The institution delivers free K-11 education (preescolar through media) across three physical campuses — Sede 1 (Calle 47 # 44-100, principal headquarters for secundaria, media, and PFC), Sede 2 (Carrera 46 # 40-41, preescolar), and Sede 3 (Calle 44 # 43-50, básica primaria) — under a Jornada única model. In parallel, ENSDB runs a Programa de Formación Complementaria (PFC), a complementary teacher-training program that prepares future educators for preescolar and básica primaria levels, operating as a distinct enrollment and grading track at the main campus.

The institution's technology stack centers on a Joomla-based website (ensdbexcelencia.edu.co) hosting a Campus Virtual that integrates G-Suite for Education (institutional email, Google Classroom), Edmodo, and a proprietary Software Académico for student information and grade management at /ensdb2015/. Educational content is delivered through Objetos Virtuales de Aprendizaje (OVAs) — interactive web-based modules covering natural sciences topics for grades 2–6 — built using eXeLearning with advisory support from MinCiencias' Programa ONDAS. A standalone digital repository (repositorioensdbexcelencia.online) houses institutional academic materials, and the PFC maintains a dedicated grading portal (agopfc). Website footers reference 256 tutors, 20,690 tutorials, and 646 video courses as aggregate platform statistics.

ENSDB operates as a non-commercial public institution: tuition is free under Decreto 4807 de diciembre 20 de 2011, and all operating funding flows from SED Barranquilla's district education budget rather than from student fees, private donors, or commercial customers. Governance is structured through a Gobierno Escolar framework including Asopadres, Consejo Estudiantil, Personero, and an Egresados alumni network. The stated headcount of 6 in firmographic data is unreconciled with the institution's clear operational scale across three campuses and thousands of students, and may reflect leadership/administrative staff only. Revenue, budget figures, founding date, and parent/ownership structures are not publicly disclosed in available sources.

Name

Normal Superior School District Barranquilla

Legal name

Escuela Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla

Website

https://ensdbexcelencia.edu.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Escuela Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla (ENSDB) is a public official K-11 school and complementary teacher-training institution (PFC) in Barranquilla, Colombia, operating across three campuses under SED Barranquilla oversight with free tuition per national decree.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Alternative, Continuation & Credit-Recovery Schools (EDAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Teacher training programs
• Preschool education services
• Virtual learning objects
• Academic management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Barranquilla

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education (Government-Funded): The institution is a public official school (escuela oficial de carácter oficial) operating under Colombian national education policy. Education is free for all students from preeschool (grado 0) through grade 11 per Decreto 4807 de diciembre 20 de 2011 (Decree on Educational Gratuity). The school is funded through the Distrito de Barranquilla's Secretary of Education (SED Barranquilla) rather than by tuition.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Escuela Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla is a public official educational institution that provides free K-11 education (Preescolar, Básica Primaria, Básica Secundaria, and Media) and a complementary teacher training program (Programa de Formación Complementaria, PFC) for future educators. The school operates three physical campuses in Barranquilla, Colombia, under the oversight of SED Barranquilla, and supports classroom instruction with a virtual campus, academic management software, and interactive virtual learning objects (OVAs) covering natural sciences.

Product overview

Escuela Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla operates a multi-level educational institution offering Preescolar, Básica Primaria, Básica Secundaria, Media, and a Programa de Formación Complementaria (PFC) for teacher training. Its digital product portfolio centers on the OVA (Objetos Virtuales de Aprendizaje) platform — a suite of interactive web-based learning objects built with eXeLearning, covering natural sciences topics (ecosystems, five kingdoms of nature, recycling, energy, human body systems, animals, levers, hygiene) for grades 2–6. This is supported by the Campus Virtual, which encompasses the proprietary Software Académico (student information and grade management), a dedicated grades portal (Calificaciones PFC), institutional G-Suite email, Google Classroom, and Edmodo. The institution also maintains an online digital repository (Repositorio) for institutional academic materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preescolar (Preschool Education)
• Básica Primaria (Primary Education)
• Bachillerato (Secondary and Media Education)
• Programa de Formación Complementaria (PFC)
• OVA (Objetos Virtuales de Aprendizaje)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Programa ONDAS (MinCiencias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ONDAS program of the Ministry of Science (MinCiencias) partnered with ENSDB to support the development of virtual learning objects (OVAs). The OVA project for 4th grade natural sciences was developed with ONDAS advisory support. The school acknowledges ONDAS for its contribution to the digital educational resources.
• SED Barranquilla (Secretaría de Educación del Distrito)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates under the oversight and funding of the District Secretary of Education (SED Barranquilla), part of the Barranquilla Mayor's office. Admissions and school governance follow district-level educational policies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Secretaría de Educación Distrital de Barranquilla (SED Barranquilla): The district-level education authority that funds, oversees, and sets policy for ENSDB and all official schools in Barranquilla. It is the closest governance/scale comparator, as it operates across the same student population, manages budget allocations under Decreto 4807, and routes programs like ONDAS and MINTIC training to ENSDB.
• Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia: National-level education regulator that defines the standards, gratuity framework, and teacher-training policy that ENSDB operates under. As the apex authority, it determines the structural conditions (curriculum, funding rules, Normalista accreditation) that shape ENSDB's operating model.

Others

• Edmodo: Virtual learning environment listed under ENSDB's Campus Virtual alongside Google Classroom. As an EdTech enabler used inside the school's academic platform, it is comparable as a peer of ENSDB's learning management layer rather than as a competitor.
• Programa ONDAS (MinCiencias): MinCiencias' nationwide program that partnered with ENSDB to develop the OVAs for 4th-grade natural sciences. As a strategic partner and ecosystem participant, ONDAS is the most direct external comparator for how ENSDB engages with national science-education funding vehicles.
• Google Workspace for Education: The technology platform ENSDB relies on for institutional email, Google Classroom, and grade workflows. As a widely-deployed EdTech backbone across Colombian public schools, it is the most relevant comparator for ENSDB's core digital operating layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ensdbOficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/normal-superior-school-district-barranquilla

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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