Instituto Internacional

What Instituto Internacional does

Instituto Internacional is a private K-12 bilingual educational institution headquartered in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, operating from a single campus at Calle Internacional 63, Col. Brisas del Jagüey. The institution serves students aged 5-18 across three vertically integrated academic levels — Primaria (Elementary), Secundaria (Junior High), and Bachillerato (High School) — each operating under a distinct legal name and separate RVOE accreditation issued by Mexican education authorities: Instituto Internacional Juana de Asbaje (RVOE: P20211406), Instituto Internacional Alfonso García Robles (RVOE: SG20151410), and Instituto Internacional Octavio Paz (RVOE: MSBG20141404). Approximately 95% of students are reported as bilingual in English and Spanish, and the curriculum culminates in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme during the final two years of high school under IB School Code DP49450.

The core product portfolio consists of the three accredited academic programs plus the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) component required by the IB framework and House Wars, an inter-house extracurricular competition. The instructional model is built on a bilingual (English-Spanish) curriculum delivered in person at the Chapala campus; the institution does not disclose a proprietary digital learning platform, AI-enabled tooling, or remote delivery infrastructure in the available data. Marketing relies on organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and a Google Sites-hosted website, with no evidence of paid digital acquisition or programmatic content marketing.

The business model is a tuition-funded private school with direct enrollment: prospective families contact the admissions office via phone or email and enroll on-site. Tuition and fee schedules are not publicly disclosed. The institution is privately held with no disclosed parent company, investor ownership, or external funding; it operates independently within its single geographic market. With approximately 33 employees and no disclosed revenue, the operation is small in scale and entirely dependent on local enrollment in the Chapala, Jalisco catchment area.

Name

Instituto Internacional

Legal name

Instituto Internacional

Website

https://iiop.edu.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto Internacional is a private K-12 bilingual (English-Spanish) school in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, serving students aged 5-18 across elementary, junior high, and high school levels, with an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the final two years of high school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Bilingual K-12 education
• International baccalaureate program
• Private school education
• Primary secondary schooling
• IB diploma programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Chapala

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Instituto Internacional is a private K-12 educational institution in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, delivering bilingual (English-Spanish) instruction to students aged 5-18 through three accredited levels: Primaria (Elementary, DBA: Instituto Internacional Juana de Asbaje, RVOE P20211406), Secundaria (Junior High, DBA: Instituto Internacional Alfonso García Robles, RVOE SG20151410), and Bachillerato (High School, DBA: Instituto Internacional Octavio Paz, RVOE MSBG20141404). The Bachillerato culminates in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme during the final two years (School Code DP49450). Tuition-funded direct enrollment is processed via the school's admissions office.

Product overview

Instituto Internacional is an educational institution offering a unified academic program spanning three school levels: Primaria (Elementary), Secundaria (Junior High), and Bachillerato (High School). The institution follows the International Baccalaureate curriculum, with the IB Diploma Programme as the culminating program in the final two years of High School. The product portfolio includes core academic programs at each level, the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) component within the IB framework, and extracurricular activities such as House Wars. The institution serves students aged 5-18 years, with 95% of students being bilingual in English and Spanish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primaria (Elementary)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Greengates School: Private bilingual K-12 school in Mexico City with IB Diploma Programme offering and English-Spanish immersion track. Comparable on curriculum structure, IB positioning, and target family segment (international-minded, fee-paying families).
• Edron Academy: Private bilingual K-12 school in Mexico City serving nursery through Bachillerato with international curriculum emphasis. Comparable as a Mexico-based, fee-paying bilingual school competing for the same family demographic seeking international education outcomes.
• American School Foundation (ASF): One of the largest and most established private international K-12 schools in Mexico City, offering IB programmes in a bilingual environment with a long track record. Directly comparable to Instituto Internacional in offering a full IB-aligned bilingual pathway, but at materially greater scale and brand recognition.
• Westhill Institute: Private international K-12 school in Mexico City with IB programmes and bilingual English-Spanish instruction. Closely mirrors Instituto Internacional's bilingual IB model at significantly larger scale, making it a strong product/market comparable.

Emerging players

• Maple Bear Canadian Schools: Network of bilingual (English-language of instruction) schools across Latin America and other emerging markets using Canadian curriculum methodology. Comparable as a bilingual, international-curriculum school operator targeting emerging-market families seeking English-medium education.
• Enko Education: Fast-growing network of international schools in Africa and Latin America offering IB-aligned programmes at single-campus sites. Comparable as an emerging international-school operator with a similar single-campus, IB-focused playbook that Instituto Internacional could emulate as a regional consolidator.

Regional players

• Instituto de Educación Moderna (IEM) / Canadian School Guadalajara: Canadian-curriculum bilingual K-12 schools operating in Guadalajara. Comparable as a regional Jalisco-based competitor offering an alternative international (Canadian) framework in lieu of IB, targeting the same international-education-seeking family demographic.
• The American School of Guadalajara (ASG): Bilingual K-12 school in the Guadalajara metro area, located in the same western Mexican region as Instituto Internacional. Regional peer competing for similar families in Jalisco with an American-style curriculum and English-Spanish instruction.

Broad incumbents

• Cognita Schools: International group operating a network of private K-12 schools across multiple geographies with bilingual and IB offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent demonstrating the institutional investment thesis around international K-12 operators.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global operator of premium private international schools with multiple campuses across regions including Latin America. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the international K-12 space with IB-aligned curricula, though operating at much larger scale and portfolio breadth than Instituto Internacional.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/InstitutoInternacionalChapala
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/instituto-internacional
• Instagraminstagram.com/instituto_internacional

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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