Welcome to The Grange School!                                                                                                        
After over eighty years of experience and with 1800 pupils on roll, our School has become synonymous with quality and excellence, both nationally and internationally. Leavers are thoroughly prepared to embark upon university courses and to become trustworthy leaders in the future.
 
We would like to invite you to explore our website for more information; our Admissions section particularly will tell you all there is to know about application procedures, fees, how to apply and more.

Thank you for considering The Grange as the best possible school for your children.
 

Pre-Kinder   
                                                                                                                                                            
Every year, between March and May, The Grange School carries out the PreKinder admissions process. Admissions are open for all pupils; the only requirement is that the applicant turns five years old during the Pre-Kinder year.

For this level we are hugely oversubscribed, but all pupils apply on equal terms and, although many families with children already in the School apply, there is always space for families new to the School

Our selection process is designed to ensure that every boy or girl who is offered a place will benefit fully from the curriculum and will thrive during his or her School experience.

One of our aims at The Grange is total immersion in English in the Prep School. This begins the moment a child arrives in Pre-Kinder, where the school day is now slightly longer than elsewhere.

Process

The assessment for Pre Kinder usually takes place on Saturdays between March and April each year. The dates are assigned according to the birth date of the applicant, to make sure your children are assessed on equal terms.

All families new to The Grange will be interviewed and toured around the School.

The assessment is supervised by teachers and professionals working in the field of child psychology. Even though we understand parents are anxious to know how their child did, no information will be divulged until the entire Admissions process is over.

Deadline for PK 2011 applications: Friday 26th March 2010

Requirements

* Complete application form sent online (upload photograph and birth certificate) when available.
* Payment of application fee after completing the form.
* After receiving the application form, our Admissions Office will give you the dates of the assessment, guided visit and interview.
* The results are sent out in May.

Other Levels

Should vacancies become available during the year, they will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
Should you wish your children to be considered, please send an e-mail to admissions@grange.cl including:

* Candidates full name
* Date of birth
* Schooling
* Indicate if the candidate has any connection with a Grange pupil or Old Grangonian (parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins).

Candidates for these vacancies will be contacted in due course, in order to schedule entrance examinations and a personal interview.

* For overseas applicants, transcripts must be officially validated by the Chilean Consulate accredited in the host country, by the Ministry of Education and by the Foreign Office or State Department.

FEES FIRST SEMESTER 2010

I. Application ...................................................2 UF


II. Tuition (11 months quota)
Pre-Kinder to 4º Medio.....................................$409.400

III. Annual Payments
Enrolment PreKinder to 1º Medio..............................10 UF
2º Medio...................................9 UF
3º Medio...................................8 UF
4º medio....................................7 UF

Parents’ Association quota (per family).........1.0 UF
School Insurance (per pupil)......................3,12 UF
School magazine (per family).............................$21.000
Pupils’ Accident Insurance
(until 3rd son).......................................................$43.843


IV. One Off Payment
Incorporation fee: Prekinder ..............................................150 UF
Pre Kinder (siblings).................................................................75 UF
Kinder to 8º Básico........................................................................150 UF
1º Medio to 4º Medio.....................................................................100.00 UF

Shares have to be purchased in the Stock market
Two shares for the first pupil and one for the following pupils.

V. Additional monthly costs (10 installments)

- Social Work “Los Anhelos” (per family).................$6.300
- Insurance for catastrophic illness…………………...0.061 UF

Library and books from Pre-Kinder to 4º Medio: amount included in tuition fee

Lunch for all pupils is included in the tuition fee.

If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Office from Monday to Friday, between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, at telephone 5981504 or e-mail admissions@grange.cl

1. Do you have vacancy for international pupils?
2. May I apply after the closing date?
3. What documents should I bring from abroad?
4. May I apply if my son/daughter does not speak English?
5. May I apply to the Senior School if I do not speak Spanish?
 
1. Given our limited number of vacancies, we cannot prioritise families coming from abroad.
   
2. If you are coming from an English speaking country or from any British School in Chile and there are open spaces, you may apply.   
 
3. Transcripts of the last two years of schooling. The transcript of overseas applicants must be officially validated by the Chilean Consulate accredited in the host country or go to the Education Ministry (San Camilo 262) for the transcript validation. Paper should be in Spanish. 
 
4. It is important to bear in mind that from Pre-Kinder to Sixth Preparatory, most classes are given in English.     
 
5. Although we do not recommend it from Seventh Básico onwards, a basic Spanish speaker may apply.