School Search in Santiago for Expat Families

We assist with all types of educational institutions: international schools, bilingual schools, traditional Chilean schools, private schools, religious schools, and specialty schools for children with specific learning needs. We also help with preschools, daycares, and after-school programs.

The school search process usually takes 4-8 weeks, depending on your requirements and the time of year. Applications for the following school year should ideally begin 6-12 months in advance, especially for popular international schools with limited spots.

Yes. We recommend applying to 1-3 schools to increase your chances of acceptance. We manage all applications simultaneously, track deadlines, and coordinate interviews and school visits, so you have backup options while pursuing your preferred choices.

Their ages, current grade levels, academic performance, language abilities in Spanish and English, any special needs or learning requirements, extracurricular interests, and your curriculum preference: IB, American, British, or Chilean.

Typical requirements include academic transcripts, birth certificates, passport copies, immunization records, previous school reports, language proficiency assessments, and sometimes psychological evaluations. If foreign documents must be translated and/or legalized, we tell you exactly which ones.

Many private and international schools require entrance exams, especially for older children, and some also conduct family interviews. We help prepare your children for these assessments and coach families on interview expectations and cultural considerations.

Chilean schools typically run from March to December, with winter holidays in July and summer vacation in January and February. This reverse calendar affects timing for transfers from the Northern Hemisphere. We help plan the transition to minimize academic disruption.

Many international schools teach in English or are bilingual. For Spanish-language schools, we can arrange Spanish tutoring before and during the transition, and we identify schools with strong support programs for non-native speakers.

Yes. Tuition varies widely between school types, and uniforms, books, and transportation add to the total. We provide a detailed cost breakdown for each school we recommend, so you can compare options on a complete picture.

Yes. We help arrange school transportation, whether school bus services or public transport routes, weighing availability and convenience to recommend the best solution for your family.

We assist with coordination, but each school takes the final admission decision, and we cannot guarantee a spot at a specific school. What we can do is request that your child be placed on the waiting list and identify similar alternatives, so your children start school on time either way.