Servicio Local Educación Pública Andalién Costa

What Servicio Local Educación Pública Andalién Costa does

Servicio Local de Educación Pública Andalién Costa (SLEP Andalién Costa) is a decentralized Chilean government entity created under Law 21.040 (Nueva Educación Pública) and headquartered at Av. Manuel Montt 798, Coronel, in the Biobío Region. As of January 1, 2025, it directly administers 95 public educational establishments — kindergartens, primary schools, and liceos — serving approximately 20,500 students across the communes of Coronel, Lota, San Pedro de la Paz, and Santa Juana. The service was constituted with the September 2023 appointment of Ramón Jara Zavala as Executive Director through the Alta Dirección Pública merit-based system.

The entity's operational mandate is to deliver free, equitable K-12 public education (early childhood through secondary) in place of the former fragmented municipal school administrations. Its service portfolio includes pedagogical technical support, infrastructure investment (notably the $1,161 million CLP conservation works at Colegio Nuevos Horizontes and a planned rollout of 18 sensory rooms across the territory), teacher training, and inclusive-education facilities under Law N°21.545. It engages local communities through the Consejo Local de Educación Pública (CLEP) and has signed formal collaboration agreements with Universidad del Biobío, Universidad San Sebastián, CFT Lota Arauco, INACAP, Fundación CMPC, CORMA, SENAPRED, and CONADI covering teacher training, vocational pathways, disaster preparedness, safety, and intercultural education.

SLEP Andalién Costa is funded entirely through the national treasury budget appropriated via the Ministerio de Educación and the Dirección de Educación Pública. It charges no fees to students or families, and exercises no commercial revenue model. The organization has no proprietary software platform; its technology footprint is limited to institutional communications (official website, Instagram, X/Twitter), public-employment portals (Empleos Públicos, Directores para Chile), and standard administrative systems supporting payroll, budgeting, and the public account reporting process required by Law 21.040.

Name

Servicio Local Educación Pública Andalién Costa

Legal name

Servicio Local de Educación Pública Andalién Costa

Website

https://slepandaliencosta.gob.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SLEP Andalién Costa is a Chilean decentralized public education service established under Law 21.040 that directly administers 95 kindergartens, schools, and liceos — serving roughly 20,500 students across the communes of Coronel, Lota, San Pedro de la Paz, and Santa Juana in the Biobío Region.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Coronel

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding (Gobierno Central): As a Chilean government agency (Servicio Público), SLEP Andalién Costa is funded entirely through the national treasury budget, appropriated via the Ministerio de Educación and the Dirección de Educación Pública. The service assumed administrative responsibility for schools and liceos from municipalities starting January 1, 2025, transitioning to direct state funding.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SLEP Andalién Costa directly administers 95 public educational establishments (early childhood, primary, and secondary schools) across four communes in Chile's Biobío Region, serving approximately 20,500 students free of charge. Under Law 21.040, it replaces fragmented municipal school administration with centralized local management, providing pedagogical support, school infrastructure investment, and inclusive facilities such as Salas Sensoriales for neurodivergent students. The service operates through the Consejo Local de Educación Pública (CLEP) for community participation and partners with universities and technical training institutions for teacher development.

Product overview

SLEP Andalién Costa es un Servicio Local de Educación Pública que opera como organismo descentralizado del Estado de Chile, administrar 95 establecimientos educacionales públicos (jardines infantiles, escuelas y liceos) en cuatro comunas de la Región del Biobío: Coronel, Lota, San Pedro de la Paz y Santa Juana. El servicio atiende aproximadamente 20,500 estudiantes y opera bajo la Ley 21.040 de Nueva Educación Pública. Sus offerings incluyen gestión educativa integral, programas de infraestructura escolar, capacitación docente, iniciativas pedagógicas interculturales, y espacios educativos inclusivos como las Salas Sensoriales.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administración de Educación Pública - SLEP Andalién Costa Free public education service administering 95 educational establishments (early childhood, primary, and secondary) across four communes in Chile's Biobío Region, serving approximately 20,500 students. Replaces prior municipal administration with state-managed centralized local service under Chile's Nueva Educación Pública reform.
• Me gusta mi escuela / Me gusta mi jardín

Quantifiable outcome

• Two students from Liceo Bicentenario de Coronel achieved perfect scores (1,000 points) in PAES Mathematics M1, earning the Distinción a la Trayectoria Educativa (DTE).
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Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• INACAP San Pedro de la PazminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026INACAP San Pedro de la Paz provided venue facilities for SLEP Andalién Costa's four-day training sessions for school leadership teams focused on strategic planning and the 2026 school year.
• Universidad San SebastiáncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025A Marco de Colaboración agreement was signed between SLEP Andalién Costa (Director Ejecutivo Ramón Ángel Jara Zavala) and Universidad San Sebastián (Vicerrector Claudio Concha). The partnership focuses on teacher training, professional practices, educational research, and technical-professional education opportunities benefiting SLEP communities.
• Corporación Chilena de la Madera (CORMA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SLEP Andalién Costa and CORMA have strengthened the Plan Integral de Seguridad Escolar (PISE) related to forest fire prevention, delivering safety talks to protect the educational community in emergency situations in the Biobío Region.
• Universidad del Biobío (UBB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 December 2024A collaboration agreement was signed between SLEP Andalién Costa (Director Ejecutivo Ramón Jara Zavala) and Universidad del Biobío (Rector Benito Umaña Hermosilla). The agreement aims to promote quality and equitable education through joint educational initiatives.
• Fundación CMPCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Director Ejecutivo Ramón Jara Zavala met with Daniela Araneda of Fundación Educacional CMPC to consolidate joint efforts for strengthening public education. The relationship is oriented toward alliance-building rather than formal program delivery.
• SENAPRED (Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024SLEP Andalién Costa coordinates with SENAPRED (Director Regional Alejandro Sandoval) to guarantee safer schools through emergency preparedness coordination, particularly relevant given the territory's vulnerability to forest fires and weather events.
• CONADI (Corporación Nacional de Desarrollo Indígena)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Director Ramón Jara Zavala met with Iván Carilao, Director Regional de CONADI, to advance commitments in intercultural education, supporting indigenous Mapuche students in the territory.
• CFT Lota AraucocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2024SLEP Andalién Costa and CFT Lota signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen the Nueva Educación Pública. The agreement involves rector Patricio Pérez Vergara and Director Ejecutivo Ramón Jara Zavala, aiming to promote quality and equitable education through joint initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SLEP Huasco: Chilean SLEP serving multiple communes under the Nueva Educación Pública reform. Same funding mechanism (central government via MINEDUC) and same post-municipal transition profile as SLEP Andalién Costa.
• SLEP Chinchorro: Chilean SLEP operating under the same Law 21.040 framework with comparable mandate to administer public K-12 establishments transferred from municipalities. Directly comparable as a peer public education service entity.
• SLEP Licancabur: Chilean SLEP administering public K-12 schools under the same Nueva Educación Pública framework. Functions as a direct operational peer in administering state-funded public education across multiple communes.
• SLEP Barrancas: Chilean SLEP administering public educational establishments under Law 21.040. Same service-delivery model, same central funding structure, and same governance obligations as SLEP Andalién Costa.
• SLEP Costa Araucanía: Chilean SLEP operating under Law 21.040 with similar scale and mandate to administer public schools transferred from multiple communes. Directly comparable public education service peer.
• SLEP Reloncaví: Another Chilean Servicio Local de Educación Pública administering public schools under Law 21.040. Direct functional peer to SLEP Andalién Costa in mandate, funding model, governance structure, and operational scope.
• SLEP Colchagua: Chilean SLEP administering public educational establishments transferred from municipalities under Law 21.040. Same mandate, governance, and funding model as SLEP Andalién Costa.

Others

• Corporaciones Municipales de Educación (Chile): Pre-Law 21.040 model of locally administered public schools run by municipal corporations in communes that have not yet transitioned to the SLEP system. Relevant peer for understanding the legacy operating model that SLEPs are replacing.

Broad incumbents

• Dirección de Educación Pública (DEP): The national-level Chilean agency that oversees and coordinates all SLEPs, including SLEP Andalién Costa. Functions as the broader governing incumbent defining policy, funding allocations, and performance standards for the SLEP network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/andaliencosta

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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