Admissions
School SEK – Chile
Admission Processes - General Information
At Colegio Internacional SEK Chile, the admission processes are individual and personalized with each of the families and each one of the applicants. These processes are carried out at different times of the year:
- Pre-kindergarten: Mainly between the months of March and April. (See below the detail for this process).
- Playgroup: Mainly between the months of August and September. (See below the detail for this process).
- Kinder to 12th grade: Between the months of October and December. (See below for these processes).
SEK Chile considers it essential that siblings be educated in the same school, therefore it gives priority to the brothers or sisters of students, the sons or daughters of former students (graduates), students from other centers belonging to the SEK Institution International and the sons or daughters of members of the staff.
Required document
- Original birth certificate. For the enrolment to the different courses or levels, applicants must comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Education of Chile.
- Photocopy of identity card of both parents. It is used to corroborate the data in documents with the application form, registration and registration, issuance of certificates, etc.
- Application fee: $50,000 (Fifty thousand Chilean pesos).
Documents of students who come from abroad:
Foreigners must present the last two academic reports corresponding to the studies carried out outside of Chile. These documents must be handed in at SEK Chile and previously legalized in the country of origin where they must be stamped with La Haya apostille. If the country of origin has an educational agreement with Chile, parents must present the documents at the offices of the Ministry of Education of Chile, for the processing and validation of the studies carried out in the country of origin.
If the country of origin does not have an educational agreement with Chile, a study validation process must be carried out through SEK Chile.
If the student does not have their Chilean identification document (RUN), the family must request the IPE (Provisional Educational Identifier) at an office of the Ministry of Education or Citizen Services. Subsequently, they must deliver this document at SEK Chile.
The application process ensures that the admitted student can benefit from the existing plans and programs, as well as function adequately in the physical environment that we have.
Application process according to course or level
This process will take place between the months of March and April 2023.
60 places will be opened in Pre Kinder 2024 for new students (boys and girls).
Additionally, we will consider 20 places to opt for a waiting list, which does not guarantee
a place.
Prior to the application (evaluation), parents must request an informative interview through a platform that considers the number of places offered for new families and the number of places open to opt for a waiting list.
To request the interview and to be able to participate in the Pre-Kindergarten 2024 admission process, you must click on the link REQUEST INTERVIEW that will be open from Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. (continental Chile time).
It is not required to attach documents.
It is important to point out that the number of new families that are usually interested in participating in the process is very high and that we will only be able to receive only 80 families, which is clear from the information regarding to the places reported in the preceding paragraphs.
Interview with parents
Personalized interview with parents and/or guardians: between the months of March and April 2023.
The interview is scheduled by phone or by email with the parents, guardians or legal guardians. This instance will be carried out in person.
The objective of the interview is to get to know the family of the applicants, so that they may have a better understanding of our educational project (click here to see the document) and make any queries that seem pertinent to them.
SEK Chile establishes principles that seek to promote the integral development of students and for this it requires the commitment of all the actors in the community, and especially that of mothers/fathers and/or guardians. That is why in the interview, aimed at new families, the coherence between the expectations of the family and the mission of the school, the educational project and the understanding and adherence to its moral values will be observed.
Student’s assessment
They will be carried out in small groups between the months of March and April.
The entire application process is carried out in person and personalized as long as sanitary conditions allow it, respecting all the protocols communicated by the competent authorities. The assessment consists of the observation of aspects at the psycho-cognitive level in areas related to comprehensive and expressive language, fine and gross motor skills, socio-emotional aspects, degrees of autonomy according to the stage of development, etc.
On the day of the assessment, families must submit all the required documentation and complete the corresponding application forms.
Approximate duration of the evaluation 40 to 45 minutes.
Delivery of results
The result of the student’s admission process is communicated to the parents or legal guardians by telephone or by email 5 days after the evaluation of the applicants has finished.
Once the assessment of all Pre kinder applicants has been completed, the list of admitted students will be published on May 16 on an information panel at the school reception.
Once the results have been communicated to each family, the school undertakes to save the place for 48 hours from the date the admission result was reported. After 48 hours, the school will give the place to another family in case of not having formalized the payment of the annual registration and the Membership.
This process is carried out between the months of August and September.
Children starting Playgroup 2024 must be 3 years old on March 31st, 2024.
Prior to the application (evaluation), parents or guardians must request an informative interview through a platform that considers the number of places offered for new families and the number of places open to opt for a waiting list.
The number of places available for new families and the places to opt for a waiting list will be published on this same site, it will be open from Monday, August 1st, 2023.
To request the interview, you must click on INTERVIEW REQUEST from the day and time indicated above.
Places available for new families
The places available for new families in Playgroup 2024 will be published in June 2023.
Interview with parents and/or guardians: August.
The interview is scheduled by telephone or via email with the parents, guardians or responsible guardians. This interview can be held in person or remotely.
The objective of the interview is to get to know the family of the applicants, and that they in turn may have greater knowledge of our educational project (click to see the document) and make the queries that seem pertinent to them.
SEK Chile establishes principles that seek to promote the comprehensive development of students and, to do so, requires the commitment of all stakeholders in the community, and especially that of parents and/or guardians. That is why in the interview, aimed at new families, the coherence between the expectations of the family and the mission of the school, the educational project and the understanding and adherence to its values will be observed.
The places available for the 2023 school year from K to 12th grade are as follows:
| Grade | Places |
|---|---|
| K | 0 |
| 1º Básico | 0 |
| 2º | 0 |
| 3º | 0 |
| 4º | 0 |
| 5º | 0 |
| 6º | 0 |
| 7º | 0 |
| 8º | 0 |
| 1º Medio | 0 |
| 2º Medio | 0 |
| 3º Medio | 0 |
| 4º Medio | 0 |
The information related to the 2024 places from Kinder onwards, will be communicated through this same site on October 11th, 2023.
The informed places available will be completed once the admission process is completed with each of the applicants who have passed the admission exams.
The request for interviews must be made to the email admision@sekchile.com, a process that will be carried out between the months of October and December 2023 or until the vacancies at the different levels are filled.
Requests for interviews will be subject to confirmation of space at the time of the informative interview with parents.
Interview with parents and/or guardians: They are carried out between the months of October and December depending on the availability of places. The interview is scheduled by telephone or via email with the parents, guardians or responsible guardians. This instance can be done in person or remotely.
The objective of the interview is to get to know the family of the applicants, and that they in turn may have greater knowledge of our educational project (click to see the document) and make the queries that seem pertinent to them.
SEK Chile establishes principles that seek to promote the comprehensive development of students and, for this, requires the commitment of all the actors in the community, and especially that of mothers/fathers and/or guardians. That is why in the interview, aimed at new families, the coherence between the expectations of the family and the mission of the school, the educational project and the understanding and adherence to its values will be observed.
Assessment
They will be held between the months of October and December or until places are filled.
The application process (assessments and interviews with applicants) is carried out in person.
Applicants will be summoned to be assessed in the areas of language, mathematics and English, in addition to an interview with the psychologist and/or heads of study. On the day of the assessment, families must hand in all the required documentation and complete the corresponding application forms.
The minimum expected performance on academic tests is 60% achievement in each area. If, due to the difference in the curriculum with the school of origin, the applicant does not reach the percentage(s) established in the admission criteria, the school will review their particular situation.
Applicants from the age of 10 must know how to read, write and speak in Spanish, and those who apply from Kindergarten to the fourth grade, it is advisable that they have an instrumental command of Spanish.
Approximate duration of the evaluation process 2 hours and a half to three hours.
Delivery of results
The result of the student’s admission process is communicated to the parents or legal guardians by telephone or email 5 business days after the assessment of the applicants is completed.
Once the assessment of all the applicants has concluded, the list of admitted students will be published on the last business day of December on an information panel at the school reception.
Once the results have been communicated to each family, the school agrees to keep the place for 48 hours from the date the admission result was reported. After 48 hours the school will have the vacancy in case of not having formalized the payment of the annual registration and the Membership.
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José Alegría Grandón – Director of Admission.
Email: admision@sekchile.com
Tlf.: +56 2 2212 7116 – +56 2 2211 4471