There are sixty-two schools in Cardenal Caro, one of the three provinces of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region in Chile. The province contains several primary schools and eight secondary schools. All schools in Cardenal Caro are municipal (owned by the government of their respective communes) except seven, including the Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu, the Colegio Charly's School and the Instituto Railef, which are semi-private (subsidized by the state). Most schools are located in rural areas, while twenty are located in urban areas. All of them are coeducational.

Beige two-story building. An asphalt road field in front and tree-covered hill in the back
Colonial red building. The front of the building says "Charly's School".
Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre (left) and Colegio Charly's School (right), both from Pichilemu, are among the semi-private schools in Cardenal Caro.

Students in Chilean schools begin their formal education in prekínder between the ages of two and five. Primero básico is the first grade of primary education, which lasts until octavo básico (eighth grade). Students begin their secondary education in primero medio (ninth grade), and graduate in cuarto medio (twelfth grade).[1]

In 2010, there were seventy-eight schools in Cardenal Caro,[2] with 7,400 students in total.[3] As of 2020, the number of students in the province slightly increased to 7,724. The Liceo Agustín Ross Edwards from Pichilemu has the most students, with 660, and is followed by the Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre, also from Pichilemu, with 541, Escuela Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez from Litueche, with 538, and the Colegio Divino Maestro, from the provincial capital, with 416.

Schools

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The enrollments given here are based on figures from the 2020 school year provided by the Ministry of Education. The number given in the last column corresponds to the database number (Rol de Base de Datos – RBD) for each school, provided by the Ministry of Education, and links to their respective page on the Más Información, Mejor Educación (MIME) website, which includes, among other things, information on the educational establishments' administrative staff, ranks per scores in the Sistema de Medición de Calidad de la Educación (Education Quality Measurement System – SIMCE) and Prueba de Selección Universitaria (University Selection Test – PSU) tests, and extracurricular activities. Thirty-nine schools without students are not included.

Name Years Commune Authority Enrollment Website RBD
Escuela Guadalao 1–8 La Estrella Municipal 5 2698 (Archive)
Escuela Profesora Mónica Silva Gómez Prekínder–8 La Estrella Municipal 312 2694 (Archive)
Escuela Santa Rosa de La Aguada 1–8 La Estrella Municipal 33 2700 (Archive)
Escuela Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez Prekínder–8 Litueche Municipal 538 40078 (Archive)
Escuela de Lenguaje Diego Duble Urrutia Middle major-Kínder Litueche Semi-private 80 [1] 16861 (Archive)
Escuela Los Briones 1–8 Litueche Municipal 3 2723 (Archive)
Escuela Matancilla 1–8 Litueche Municipal 13 2685 (Archive)
Escuela Paso del Soldado 1–8 Litueche Municipal 4 2687 (Archive)
Escuela Pulin Prekínder–8 Litueche Municipal 107 2686 (Archive)
Escuela Quelentaro Prekínder–8 Litueche Municipal 169 2682 (Archive)
Escuela Manquehua 1–8 Litueche Municipal 13 2692 (Archive)
Liceo El Rosario 9–12 Litueche Municipal 251 [2] 2681 (Archive)
Escuela América Prekínder–8 Marchigüe Municipal 347 15526 (Archive)
Escuela El Parque 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 17 2704 (Archive)
Escuela El Sauce 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 26 2703 (Archive)
Escuela Especial de Lenguaje Remolinos Middle major-Kínder Marchigüe Semi-private 77 15846 (Archive)
Escuela La Quebrada 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 15 2702 (Archive)
Escuela Lo Marchant 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 13 2706 (Archive)
Escuela Nobeles de Chile Prekínder–8 Marchigüe Municipal 186 2707 (Archive)
Escuela Pailimo Prekínder–8 Marchigüe Municipal 108 2708 (Archive)
Escuela San Miguel de Viluco 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 13 2711 (Archive)
Liceo Instituto Cardenal Caro 9–12 Marchigüe Municipal 187 2701 (Archive)
Escuela Trinidad 1–8 Marchigüe Municipal 4 2705 (Archive)
Escuela Confederación Helvética 1–8 Navidad Municipal 226 2664 (Archive)
Escuela La Boca de Rapel 1–8 Navidad Municipal 34 2666 (Archive)
Colegio Divina Gabriela Prekínder–8 Navidad Municipal 178 2658 (Archive)
Escuela María Williams 1–8 Navidad Municipal 11 2678 (Archive)
Escuela El Manzano 1–8 Navidad Municipal 10 2661 (Archive)
Escuela Francisco Chávez Cifuentes Prekínder–8 Navidad Municipal 211 2660 (Archive)
Escuela Padre Alberto Hurtado 1–8 Navidad Municipal 15 2673 (Archive)
Liceo Pablo Neruda 7–12 Navidad Municipal 355 [3] 2657 (Archive)
Escuela La Aguada 1–8 Navidad Municipal 33 2675 (Archive)
Escuela Puertecillo 1–8 Navidad Municipal 15 15569 (Archive)
Escuela Albertina Valenzuela Toledo Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 62 2717 (Archive)
Escuela Esmeralda 1–8 Paredones Municipal 5 2727 (Archive)
Escuela Especial de Lenguaje Newen Middle major-Kínder Paredones Semi-private 68 15856 (Archive)
Escuela Las Carmelitas Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 13 2728 (Archive)
Escuela Lo Valdivia Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 11 2725 (Archive)
Escuela Los Copihues del Calvario 1–8 Paredones Municipal 6 2722 (Archive)
Escuela Luis Artemón Pérez A. 1–8 Paredones Municipal 6 2719 (Archive)
Escuela San Pedro de Alcántara Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 54 2716 (Archive)
Escuela Santa Ana de La Población Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 12 2721 (Archive)
Escuela Unión de Mujeres Americanas Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 119 2714 (Archive)
Escuela Villa San Pedro Prekínder–8 Paredones Municipal 29 2637 (Archive)
Escuela Mercedes Urzúa Díaz Prekínder–10 Paredones Municipal 277 2715 (Archive)
Liceo Mirella Catalán Urzúa 9–12 Paredones Municipal 147 15808 (Archive)
Escuela El Cardal 1–8 Paredones Municipal 1 2724 (Archive)
Escuela Ciruelos 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 2 2652 (Archive)
Colegio Charly's School Prekínder–12 Pichilemu Semi-private 353 [4] 15522 (Archive)
Colegio Libertadores 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 267 2654 (Archive)
Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre Prekínder–12 Pichilemu Semi-private 535 [5][dead link] 2656 (Archive)
Escuela Alto Ramírez 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 8 2639 (Archive)
Escuela Cáhuil 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 145 2650 (Archive)
Escuela Digna Camilo Aguilar Prekínder–8 Pichilemu Municipal 363 11261 (Archive)
Colegio Divino Maestro Prekínder–8 Pichilemu Municipal 416 15770 (Archive)
Escuela Especial Diferencial San Andrés Middle major-Prekínder Pichilemu Semi-private 29 15791 (Archive)
Escuela Espinillo 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 6 2655 (Archive)
Escuela La Aguada 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 13 2646 (Archive)
Escuela Padre Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 20 2643 (Archive)
Escuela Cardonal de Panilonco 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 29 11283 (Archive)
Escuela Pueblo de Viudas 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 170 2636 (Archive)
Liceo Agustín Ross Edwards 9–12 Pichilemu Municipal 535 [6] 2635 (Archive)
Escuela Cóguil 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 5 2642 (Archive)
Escuela Rodeíllo 1–8 Pichilemu Municipal 4 2647 (Archive)
Colegio de Lenguaje San Agustín Middle major-Kínder Pichilemu Semi-private 87 15713 (Archive)
Instituto Railef Prekínder–8 Pichilemu Semi-private 195 20330 (Archive)
Colegio de Lenguaje Railef Prekínder–8 Pichilemu Semi-private 118 15713 (Archive)

References

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General
  • "Más Información, Mejor Educación" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministry of Education of Chile. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  • "Directorio Oficial de Establecimientos 2014" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministry of Education of Chile. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  • "Resumen de Matrícula por Establecimiento" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministry of Education of Chile. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Puentes Vidal, Daniel (2006). "Niveles Educacionales" (in Spanish). San Pedro de la Paz, Chile: Colegio Instituto San Pedro. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Establecimientos de la Región por dependencia". Secretaría Regional Ministerial de Educación (Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins) (in Spanish). Rancagua, Chile: Ministry of Education of Chile. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Matrícula Regional". Secretaría Regional Ministerial de Educación (Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins) (in Spanish). Rancagua, Chile: Ministry of Education of Chile. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2012.