Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

What Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán does

Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán is a Colombian government-funded public school founded on January 31, 1976, headquartered in Restrepo (Valle del Cauca) at Calle 9 # 11-71, Barrio Carlos A. Rodríguez. It provides preschool through 11th-grade education to local students across two campuses — the principal sede (with Uribe and Ucrar branches) and the recently inaugurated Sede NSC — supported by a workforce of approximately 87 staff including 51 teachers and 3 coordinators.

The institution's academic offering combines the standard Colombian basic-and-secondary curriculum with several differentiated programs: a dedicated STEAM classroom outfitted with robotics kits and augmented reality glasses launched in 2024, digital learning delivery through the DIGICAMPUS regional platform adopted in April 2024, a formal Tourism technical certification delivered via SENA, and specialized extracurricular sports in canoeing (escuela de piragüismo) and athletics (escuela de atletismo). The school also administers the national Programa de Alimentación Escolar feeding program and graduated its 46th cohort in 2022.

The business model is non-commercial: as a public institution, the school is financed through transfers from the Colombian government and operates without private tuition revenue. Governance is exercised by a Rector (administrative head) — Marino Aguirre López was succeeded by Jader Alvarado Saavedra in January 2024 — under the oversight of the Secretary of Education. The institution's addressable market is structurally capped at the K-11 public-school population of its designated catchment area, making operating scale highly dependent on local demographics and government funding cycles rather than commercial demand generation.

Name

Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Legal name

Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Website

https://iegaitan.blogspot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A government-funded Colombian public K-11 institution in Restrepo operating two campuses, offering a STEAM curriculum with robotics and AR tools, a SENA tourism technical certification, and canoeing/athletics specialty programs to local preschool-through-eleventh-grade students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Secondary education
• STEAM programs
• Vocational certification
• Public schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Restrepo

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public educational institution, the school is funded by government resources from the Secretaría de Educación Departamental del Valle del Cauca and municipal education funds. Education is provided free of charge to students. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán provides free public K-11 education across two campuses in Restrepo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Its core offering includes primary and secondary education (transition through grade 11), a technical specialty in tourism in articulation with SENA-Buga, and three technology-enhanced STEAM classrooms equipped with robotics, drones, 3D printers, and augmented reality tools. Education is delivered free of charge and funded through the Secretaría de Educación Departamental del Valle del Cauca.

Product overview

Institución Educativa Jorge Eliécer Gaitán is a Colombian public educational institution offering primary and secondary education across two campuses in Restrepo, Valle del Cauca. The institution provides a specialized Tourism program through SENA-Buga articulation, three technology-enhanced STEAM classrooms, and participates in the regional DIGICAMPUS digital education platform. The main campus serves secondary students (grades 6-11) in the morning, while the secondary campus handles both primary and secondary education across two shifts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary and Secondary Education Program
• Tourism Specialty Program (Técnico en Operación Turística Local)
• Aulas STEAM (STEAM Classrooms)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DIGICAMPUS (Valle del Cauca Digital Campus)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Digital higher education initiative by the Valle del Cauca Governor's office. Provides opportunity for students from Restrepo municipality to access Technical, Technological, Professional, Specialization, and Master's programs at regional universities (SENA, Universidad del Valle, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Universidad ICESI, UNIMINUTO, Universidad del Quindío, UNAD, UNIMINUTO). The institution participated in the launch event at Universidad Autónoma Cali on April 11, 2024.
• SENA BugacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education partnership with SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) Buga for Tourism specialty. Students in grades 11 complete technical training leading to 'Técnico en operación turística local' certification. Includes project presentations, instructor guidance (Diana Lucelly Santana, Dania Yorlady Suarez, Estefanía, Sergio Poll Naranjo), and practical event organization experience.
• Secretaría de Educación Departamental del Valle del CaucacoreOthersGovernment education authority overseeing the institution. Provides funding, educational programs, and policy guidance. Supports STEAM classroom equipment, school calendar directives, and institutional accreditation processes. The institution participates in departmental programs like DIGICAMPUS for higher education access.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Ministerio TIC (MINTIC): Ministry responsible for the Internet Azteca connectivity program used by IEGaitan's computer labs. An ecosystem enabler whose continued funding determines whether the school's labs remain online and usable for STEAM delivery.
• Universidad ICESI: Private university participating in DIGICAMPUS as a higher-education destination for IEGaitan students. Comparable as a downstream pathway provider and ecosystem participant in the Valle del Cauca education continuum.
• Computadores para Educar: National government program that has supplied laptops and desktops to IEGaitan since 2013. While not a competitor, it is a key enabling supplier whose continued operation is structurally important to the school's technology infrastructure.
• Universidad del Valle: One of the partner universities in the DIGICAMPUS ecosystem that accepts IEGaitan graduates for higher-education pathways. Relevant as a downstream recipient institution whose offerings shape the value proposition of IEGaitan's K-12 education.
• UNIMINUTO: Nationwide university network participating in DIGICAMPUS and accepting IEGaitan graduates, particularly via distance-learning modalities suited to students from Restrepo and similar municipalities.
• Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO): Regional university partner in DIGICAMPUS, located in Cali. Provides technical, technological, and professional program access for IEGaitan graduates and is comparable as a downstream higher-education ecosystem participant.

Broad incumbents

• Secretaría de Educación Departamental del Valle del Cauca: Departmental education authority that owns, funds, and oversees IEGaitan. Operates the broader public K-12 ecosystem across all 42 municipalities of Valle del Cauca, making it the institutional incumbent against which IEGaitan's outcomes and STEAM investments are benchmarked.
• Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia: National education ministry setting curriculum standards, teacher policy, and funding frameworks that govern IEGaitan's operations. Comparable as the highest-level policy and funding incumbent for Colombian K-12 public education.

Direct peers

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): Colombian national technical training institute and direct partner of IEGaitan via the SENA-Buga articulation for the tourism specialty. SENA delivers the credentialed 'Técnico' programs that IEGaitan's grade-11 students complete, making it the most operationally comparable educational provider in the institution's network.
• Campus Digital Valle del Cauca (DIGICAMPUS): Regional digital higher-education initiative launched in April 2024 by the Valle del Cauca governor's office, in which IEGaitan actively participates. Offers hybrid technical/undergraduate/postgraduate programs through partner universities and shares IEGaitan's mission of expanding educational access in the department.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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