← Back to the rankingScuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio
Las Condes, Chile · est. 1891 · Private
Illustration · Las Condes
Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio in Santiago is a school of the Italian community, founded in 1891 by emigrants on the initiative of the Italia mutual aid society. Since 2009 it has occupied a modern campus in Las Condes. The school is secular and private, recognised by the Chilean Ministry of Education, and since 2005 it has been an Italian paritaria school abroad whose qualifications are recognised by the Italian state. It runs from the Scuola Nido nursery for children from 6 months through kindergarten, primary and lower secondary school to the liceo scientifico, scienze applicate option. The curriculum combines the Chilean and Italian programmes; teaching is bilingual in Italian and Spanish, with English as the third language from kindergarten. In grade 8 and in IV Medio students sit the Italian esame di Stato before a commission from Italy, and graduates also receive the Chilean Licencia de Enseñanza Media. In 2026 the school has about 1420 students and 160 teachers; about 10% of students hold school scholarships.
Key facts
Programmes
Italian programme · National programme
Admits from
6 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Italian, Spanish
Admissions The school admits children from 6 months (Scuola Nido) up to the upper grades, subject to places. Priority order: siblings of current students, children of alumni, students from Italian paritaria schools and from Italy, families with Italian citizenship or documented Italian origin, then all other applicants. Applications are made online and are complete once the non-refundable 2 UF admission fee is paid. For the nursery there is only an interview with the parents; for kindergarten a group session with the child and a family interview; from grade 1 tests in mathematics, Italian, English and Spanish, an interview with the psychologist and a family interview. For grade 8 and the upper grades the school primarily considers students from Italy and Italian paritaria schools with good Italian; students admitted to grade 7 are expected to obtain an A2 Italian certificate, and to grade 8 and above a B2 certificate, during their first year. Foreign applicants provide a passport and legalised school records; children without Spanish or Italian follow a language support plan, at the family's expense if needed. If a foreign student arrives after the school year has started (March), the school decides the grade based on a placement test.
Stages and year groups Grades Scuola Nido, I-III Sezione, 1-12. Italian track, paritaria at all levels since 2005 (decree 2624/2005): Scuola Nido (6 months to 2 years 11 months), scuola dell'infanzia (I-III Sezione, ages 3-6), scuola primaria (1-4 básico), secondaria di primo grado (5-8 básico), secondaria di secondo grado - liceo scientifico, scienze applicate option (I-IV Medio). The esame di Stato is taken in grade 8 and in IV Medio before a commission appointed by the Italian ministry; the Italian diploma gives access to universities in Italy and Europe. The Chilean track (Mineduc recognition, decree 5220/1985) leads to the Licencia de Enseñanza Media and the PAES entrance exam. English from Pre-Kinder; in I Medio the school prepares students for Cambridge PET.
Address Avenida Las Flores 12707, San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes, Santiago
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MAECIItaly's foreign ministry names the school on its list of paritarie Italian schools abroad: it teaches the Italian curriculum, and Italy recognises its exams and diploma on a par with state schools.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
MAECIItaly's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
An Italian school abroad: a state or paritaria school, the Italian curriculum, the esame di Stato exam and a diploma with the same legal value as in Italy.
What the badge means for this school. This is an Italian school abroad: it teaches the Italian curriculum, and Italy's foreign ministry names it on its list of state or paritarie schools - so Italy recognises its exams and diploma. The entry is not a quality inspection. Which stages are recognised and what the school charges are on this page and on the school's own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Italian school curriculum taught in Italian: scuola dell'infanzia, primaria, secondaria di primo grado (scuola media) and the liceo, ending with the state exam, the esame di Stato, and the Italian diploma.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Italian state: the school is an Italian state school abroad or a paritaria school, recognised by Italy. Exams follow Italian rules and the diploma has the same legal value as in Italy, giving access to Italian universities. The host country's curriculum usually runs alongside, and students receive two certificates.
National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: Since 2009 the school has occupied a modern complex in Las Condes, where the Scuola Nido nursery, kindergarten, primary, middle and upper school share one campus. It has the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi theatre, the Palestra sports hall, sports grounds and the Sala API, a library with its own digital site and a canteen run in 2026 by Giser S.A., where lunch costs 5190 pesos. Two infirmaries with three university-trained nurses operate throughout the school day and during sports activities. After classes there are paid and free workshops and clubs, and online Italian courses for parents. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Fútbol (football) · Básquetbol (basketball) · Vóleibol (volleyball) · Artistic Gymnastics · Natación (swimming) · Bocce · Atletismo (athletics) · Tenis (tennis) · Aikido · Ajedrez (chess) · Hip-Hop · Rock Band · String Orchestra · VoxLab - Singing · Ceramics · Italian-Language Theatre · Bookbinding · Photography · School Choir
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers160
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
In 2026 the school has 160 teachers from nursery to liceo; kindergarten groups have two or three educators, and children also work with physical education, music and English teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists and a special education teacher.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Two infirmaries with three university-trained nurses cover the whole school day and sports activities; on Saturdays staff from a partner clinic cover competitions, and all students have accident insurance. Since 2011 the school has employed a risk prevention officer; it has the PISE 2026 school safety plan, a school climate management plan, a code of ethics, a risk and offence prevention policy and a reporting form.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median62 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
The score is counted from 7 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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