This page compares 8 international schools in Santiago with lower published tuition, drawn from the 17 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 4,000 and the highest in this comparison set is 5,140,000, quoted in $ / CLP.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Santiago — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland School | International Baccalaureate (IB) | 3-18 | 4,000 | 10,000 | $ |
| Craighouse School | Chilean national curriculum integrated with the International Baccalaureate continuum. Craighouse is an IB World School authorised to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The school also has a strong British educational tradition and bilingual English-Spanish education. | 3-18 | 5,000 | 12,000 | $ |
| The Grange School | British-based educational curriculum integrated with Chilean national requirements, including Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels. The school follows a bilingual English-Spanish programme and combines academic, sporting, artistic and service-learning pillars. | 4-18 | 5,000 | 11,000 | $ |
| Bradford School | International Baccalaureate (IB), IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Bachillerato Internacional | 3-18 | 5,150 | 6,250 | $ |
| Santiago College | International Baccalaureate (IB), Bachillerato Internacional | 4-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | $ |
| Colegio Internacional SEK Chile | International Baccalaureate (IB), Bachillerato Internacional, PROGRAMA DEL DIPLOMA, Programa del Diploma | 3-18 | 9,200 | 31,000 | $ |
| International School Nido de Aguilas | International Baccalaureate (IB), A Levels | 3-18 | 11,400 | 20,900 | $ |
| Colegio Apoquindo | Chilean national curriculum with an English-intensive programme, active learning methodologies and Catholic/Christian educational formation. The school prepares students through Chilean school education from Playgroup to IV Medio and provides Cambridge English certification opportunities. | 3-18 | 3,750,000 | 5,140,000 | CLP |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colegio Alemán de Santiago – Deutsche Schule Santiago | Chilean national curriculum combined with the German curriculum and a multilingual German–Spanish–English educational programme. | 4-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Hebreo Santiago | Chilean national curriculum with a comprehensive Jewish educational programme, English and Hebrew language education, academic preparation and technology/innovation. The school offers Educación Parvularia, Educación Básica and Educación Media. It also prepares students for Cambridge examinations and the SAT | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Suizo de Santiago | Bilingual Swiss-Chilean curriculum recognised in both Chile and Switzerland | 4-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Tabancura | Chilean national curriculum with a bilingual English immersion programme. In Educación Básica, approximately 60% of content is delivered in English and 40% in Spanish. Secondary education includes Chilean national curriculum requirements plus a differentiated Bachillerato programme with elective/advanced study areas | 4-18 | Not published |
| Lincoln International Academy | International Baccalaureate (IB), Bachillerato Internacional | 3-18 | Not published |
| Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Santiago | French national curriculum, homologated by the French Ministry of Education from Petite Section through Terminale, alongside Chilean educational requirements. The school offers the French Baccalauréat pathway | 3-18 | Not published |
| Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio Santiago | Chilean-Italian bicultural curriculum combining Chilean educational requirements with the Italian curriculum. | 0-18 | Not published |
| Wenlock School | Bachillerato Internacional, Programa del Diploma | 3-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $ / CLP. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are International Baccalaureate (IB) (5 schools), Bachillerato Internacional (3 schools), Chilean national curriculum integrated with the International Baccalaureate continuum. Craighouse is an IB World School authorised to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) (1 school), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The school also has a strong British educational tradition and bilingual English-Spanish education. (1 school), British-based educational curriculum integrated with Chilean national requirements (1 school), including Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels. The school follows a bilingual English-Spanish programme and combines academic (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 9 schools in Santiago that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 4,000 at Redland School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from 4,000 to 5,140,000 ($ / CLP). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Santiago with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 8 schools in Santiago do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Craighouse School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 5,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach International Baccalaureate (IB), Bachillerato Internacional, Chilean national curriculum integrated with the International Baccalaureate continuum. Craighouse is an IB World School authorised to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The school also has a strong British educational tradition and bilingual English-Spanish education., British-based educational curriculum integrated with Chilean national requirements, including Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels. The school follows a bilingual English-Spanish programme and combines academic. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Santiago, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.