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The Grange School, Santiago

Coordinates: 33°26′15″S 70°34′02″W / 33.43750°S 70.56722°W / -33.43750; -70.56722
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The Grange School
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Avenida Príncipe de Gales 6154, La Reina Santiago

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Coordinates33°26′15″S 70°34′02″W / 33.43750°S 70.56722°W / -33.43750; -70.56722
Information
TypePrivate School
MottoNunquam Non Paratus
Established1928
PrincipalRachid Bennamar
Teaching staff250
GradesKinder-12
Enrollment~2,200 [1]
Student to teacher ratio8.8:1
Websitehttp://www.grange.cl/

The Grange School is a private school in La Reina, Santiago, Chile. It was founded June 4, 1928, by John A. S. Jackson, an Anglo-Chilean born in Valparaíso and educated at Cheltenham College and at Cambridge University.

In 2006, the British newspaper The Guardian listed The Grange School as one of the best UK-curriculum international schools in the world.[2]

The Grange School is a member of The Independent Association of Prep Schools, The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, The Latin American Heads Conference, and The Association of British Schools in Chile.

Extracurricular Activities

The Grange School offers a total of 4 sports, 2 for girls and 2 for boys. Volleyball and field hockey are available to girls while boys can play rugby and football (soccer). Track and field competitions at the end of the year are available to both genders. During weekends, friendly matches are held against other schools belonging to The Association of British Schools in Chile. Teachers and students are split into 4 different 'colors' for school competitions.

References

  1. ^ "School Facts". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ A guide to schools abroad that offer a British curriculum, Education Guardian, December 12, 2006