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Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago

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School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Santiago

Part of the book series: International Study of City Youth Education ((SCYE,volume 3))

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An analysis of the relationships between school segregation and social cohesion in Santiago initially requires a description of the main features of the organisation of education in Chile. The first section of this chapter describes the most relevant characteristics of the current organisation of education in Chile, including an overview of the organisational and governance arrangements of schools and an overview of curriculum provision and programs offered in schools. Also outlined are the key reforms that have shaped the current structure of schools and programs. The second part of the chapter describes the impact that the key reforms have had on school provision and patterns of school use, specifically in the city of Santiago.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Students can also choose an artistic-sportive alternative for the last two years of secondary education, which can also be considered a vocational track.

  2. 2.

    All 2016 statistics on schools and enrolment are the author’s own calculations based on statistical information of MINEDUC 2017.

  3. 3.

    Corporation schools refer to 70 public schools, most of them secondary schools, which were transferred in 1980 from the State to not-for-profit organisations representative of industrial, agricultural, construction and commerce sectors, among others.

  4. 4.

    This initiative aims to promote academic performance of high achieving students by providing a public alternative of schools of excellence. However, it has been criticised for its potential effects on social and academic segregation.

  5. 5.

    Note that from 2016 onwards, these methods of student selection in private voucher and municipal schools that have not been identified as excellent schools will no longer be in place and gradually replaced by fair and transparent processes, as stipulated by law N 20.845.

  6. 6.

    This mechanism is commonly known in Chile as financiamiento compartido (shared funding).

  7. 7.

    Author’s calculations based on CASEN 2013.

  8. 8.

    It will be interesting to monitor the effects on segregation of the law approved in 2015 that regulates student admissions in Chile.

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Molina, A. (2021). Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago. In: School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Santiago. International Study of City Youth Education, vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70534-3_3

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