The Best Schools in Colombia
The list is old (2002) but I wonder if we have some ex-alumni from these schools here on PBH?
ICFES seleccionó a los 96 mejores colegios del pais durante 2001Caracol | Enero 28 de 2002
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En este sitio Google en españolCompartirBogotá.--- Noventa y seis colegios del paÃs fueron clasificados por el Icfes como los de mejor desempeño durante el año 2001.
Según el Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior (Icfes), estos planteles pasan a integrar la lista de desempeño "muy superior" durante el 2001.
Más de ocho mil colegios públicos y privados, de los calendarios A y B, participaron el año pasado en los exámenes de Estado. De estos, 96 merecieron ser clasificados como de desempeño "muy superior":
1. Colegio Los Nogales de Bogotá.
2. Colegio San Carlos de Bogotá.
3. Colegio San Jorge de Inglaterra de Bogotá.
4. Liceo Francés de Pereira.
5. Liceo Francés Louis Pasteur de Bogotá.
6. Colegio Italiano Leonardo da Vinci de Bogotá.
7. Colegio Calasanz de Cúcuta.
8. Liceo Navarra de Bogotá.
9. Colegio La Quinta del Puente de Foridablanca (Santander).
10. Colegio Liceo Cervantes de Bogotá.
11. Instituto Alberto Merani de Bogotá.
12. Gimnasio de Los Cerros de Bogotá.
13. Gimnasio Cantillana de Floridablanca (Santander).
14. Colegio Refous de Cota.
15. Liceo Benalcazar de Cali.
16. Instituto para el Desarrollo del Potencial Humano Campestre de Puerto Colombia (Atlántico).
17. Centro Integral de Educación Individualizada (Ciedi) de Bogotá.
18. Liceo Francés Paul Valery de Cali.
19. Gimnasio Saucara de Floridablanca (Santander).
20. Colegio Santa Francisca Romana de Bogotá.
21. Colegio de la CompañÃa de MarÃa de MedellÃn.
22. Colegio Colombo Británico de Cali.
23. Colegio Hacienda los Alcaparros de Bogotá.
24. Colegio Berchmans de Cali.
25. Nuevo Gimnasio Colombo Británico de Bogotá.
26. Colegio Internacional de Bogotá.
27. Colegio Andino de Bogotá.
28. Gimnasio La Montaña de Bogotá.
29. Colegio Corazonista de Bogotá.
30. Fundación Nuevo Marymount de Bogotá.
31. Colegio Panamericano de Floridablanca (Santander).
32. Liceo Juan Ramón Jiménez de Bogotá.
33. Colegio Helvetia de Bogotá.
34. Colegio Marymount de Barranquilla.
35. Gimnasio Los Pinares de MedellÃn.
36. Fundación Ideales Gimnasio Santa Ana de Bogotá.
37. Colegio Calasanz de Bogotá.
38. Instituto Alexander Von Humboldt de Barranquilla.
39. Colegio BolÃvar de Cali.
40. Colegio Santa MarÃa de Bogotá.
41. Colegio Seminario Diocesano de Duitama.
42. Colegio Hebreo Unión de Barranquilla.
43. Colegio Bilingue Buckingham de Bogotá.
44. Colegio Hispanoamericano de Cali.
45. Fundación Educativa Instituto Experimental del Atlántico José Celestino Mutis de Barranquilla.
46. Gimnasio La Fragua de Neiva.
47. Fundación Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé de Bogotá.
48. Colegio de San Bartolomé La Merced de Bogotá.
49. Gimnasio Iragua de Bogotá.
50. Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola de MedellÃn.
51. Colegio Montessori de MedellÃn.
52. Colegio Nuevo Cambridge de Floridablanca.
53. Fundación Colegio Uis de Floridablanca (Santander).
54. Colegio Trinidad del Monte de Bogotá.
55. Liceo Arquidiocesano de Nuestra Señora de Manizales.
56. Fundación Colegio Bilingue de Valledupar.
57. Liceo de Cervantes El Retiro de Bogotá.
58. Colegio San Pedro Claver de Bucaramanga.
59. Colegio de la Salle de Bogotá.
60. Colegio Juanambú Aspaen de Cali.
61. Colegio Lacordaire de Cali.
62. Gimnasio Vermont de Bogotá.
63. Colegio Británico Internacional de Barranquilla.
64. Colegio Colombo Hebreo de Bogotá.
65. Colegio Anglo Colombiano de Bogotá.
66. Colegio Calasanz de Pereira.
67. Colegio Emmanuel D'alzon de Bogotá.
68. Colegio San Mateo Apostol de Bogotá.
69. Colegio Leonardo Davinci de Envigado.
70. Colegio Karl C. Parrish de Barranquilla.
71. Colegio Bilingûe Diana Oese de Cali.
72. Centro Cultural y Educativo Reyes Católicos de Bogotá.
73. Colegio Antonio Nariño Corazonistas de Bogotá.
74. Colegio Alemán de Cali.
75. Gimnasio Moderno de Bogotá.
76. Colegio La Nueva Esperanza de Turbaco (BolÃvar).
77. Colegio Cristóbal Colón de MedellÃn.
78. Gimnasio Campestre de Bogotá.
79. Gimnasio Yumana de Neiva (Huila).
80. Colegio Campoalegre de Sopó (Cundinamarca).
81. Colegio Neil Armstrong de Restrepo (Meta).
82. Liceo Tacuri de Cali.
83. Colegio Jefferson de Yumbo (Valle).
84. Colegio La Salle de Bucaramanga.
85. Gimnasio Fontana de Bogotá.
86. Colegio Albania de Albania (Guajira).
87. Colegio Fontan de Bogotá.
88. Instituto Técnico Central de Bogotá.
89. Liceo Boston de Bogotá.
90. Fundación Colegio de Inglaterra de Bogotá.
91. Colegio Hebreo Jorge Isaacs de Cali.
92. Colegio Rochester de Bogotá.
93. Colegio Franciscano de PÃo XII de Cali.
94. Gimnasio Los Corales de Barranquilla.
95. Colegio Fontan MedellÃn.
96. Colegio San José de las Vegas de MedellÃn.
Los estudiantes de estos 96 colegios fueron evaluados en las siguientes asignaturas:
-- BiologÃa.
-- Matemáticas.
-- FilosofÃa.
-- FÃsica.
-- Historia.
-- QuÃmica.
-- Lenguaje.
-- GeografÃa.
Con el resultado de cada materia se obtiene el desempeño general que permite la clasificación del colegio en siete categorÃas:
-- Muy superior.
-- Superior.
-- Alto.
-- Medio.
-- Bajo.
-- Inferior.
-- Muy inferior.
Los puntajes que arrojan los exámenes de Estado permiten establEcer en qué categorÃa se inscriben los colegios evaluados.
By Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Jul 21, 2008, 00:56 in Friendly Talkzone.
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 00:57: BMP "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Buongone says on Jul 21, 2008, 01:47: Desi, I did not see Unversidad de Libre? Any reason for that?
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 01:53: Yes, it's a university. These are elementary/secondary/high schools "Colegio" is Spanish is not college, but usually an educational establishment with several levels of basic and secondary education, usually K-11. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Buongone says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:02: Sounds good. My Spanish is not that great. Thanks for the lesson. Learn something new everyday. Whether it be in english/or spanish. Should not it be more or less listed as Escuela? Or is the spanish term for a schools as a whole listed as Colegio?
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:12: Yes, "escuela" is used only for elementary level schools (of public elementary schools) in the names. Casually "escuela" can be used meaning just school but private schools don't like to be called "escuelas", it sounds too public school. "Colegio" sound better, just like teachers like to be called "profesores/profesoras" and not "maestros/maestras", the latter are primary school teachers only. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Buongone says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:24: It is expensive to send a child to a private school in Cali. My novia said it can run around $500 US a month just for 1 Child. That seems high to me? You took the Escuela words right out of my mouth. Went and had a smoke. Came back and there it was.
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:30: It sounds about right. Especially if the school is a bilingual one or one of the top-notch accredited traditional schools in Cali like Colegio Berchmans, Liceo Benalcazar, El Sagrado Corazon del Valle de LilÃ, Colegio Aleman etc. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Buongone says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:36: Thats about half of what a universidad charges for a year. Are these private schools so much better than the public schools. I heard that the public schools in Cali are not that great. Wonder why thats so? So if you had a few kids it would run you a bunch of money each month just for them to go to school. Probably more than your housing?
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:46: Yes, I would. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:50: A classroom in a small, private-owned school in Ciudad Cordoba, Cali (strata3) "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 02:52: Same school, another room "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2008, 03:45: The difference in education between wealthier and poorer Colombians is in the end what perpetuates the so called "caste" system. If the public schools had the same level as the good private ones, the difference between social classes would slowly start to shrink.
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jorgegdiaz (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2008, 05:39: I went to a public HS in the 80´s, and I wouldn´t change the quality of my education for nothing in this world. Latter in college (#5 in the other post) I was happy I was sooooooooo glad I went there. Classmates from private HS were struggling big time. They simply lacked of formation. Same story while in grad school in the US. Democratic party or Republican party is fine......as long as theres a party!!!!!!! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 21, 2008, 05:49: Yes, I forgot to mention it, there are a few public high schools in Cali too, like Santa Librada (also called "Santa pedrada") and vocational public secondary schools like La Sena. I'm sure there are some good public schools in every city in Colombia. It seems to me like the scanty resources are allotted to high-school/secondary education, however, with little left for primary/elementary education. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Bill Turley (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2008, 06:58: In My opinion one valid alternative is to send the kids to a Normal School. The quality is closely monitored by the associated University, the academics are more rigorous than in the conventional public schools. The abundance of the Normalistas to help in the primary classes assures good teracher:student ratios. The normal school program is part of the public school system. I have been to several Normal Schools and have taught classes in them. Here in Somondoco the quality difference is very notable between the Commercial HS and the Normal school. I asked a shart youg lady why she didn't go to the Normal, she told me the work was too hard at the Normal. Mr. Bill Somondoco 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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jorgegdiaz (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2008, 07:08: My sister went to a normal, and the load was too much she hates teaching. Democratic party or Republican party is fine......as long as theres a party!!!!!!! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Mononoke28 says on Jul 21, 2008, 08:23: Wow, only like 5 schools from MedellÃn and 1 from Envigado. PLOP! Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gamm2 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 21, 2008, 15:58: I don't know the exact reasoning behind this, but there are some obviously good schools left off that list. I think it has to do with National Colombian test.. that some schools with a lot of English dont really care about. A little arrogant of them of course, but its still odd they are left off the list. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 21, 2008, 20:31: el mejor colegio es la unidad educativa de san marcos en envigado, antioquia. thats where i went to school!!! lol :)
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Buongone says on Jul 21, 2008, 23:03: Do the Normal schools cost as much as the private schools do? How much to sent one child to a normal school per month? Estimated. In USD$ Thanks
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 01:05: gamm, in international schools sometimes you can opt out of colombian bachillerato and not take ICFES, which makes sense because most unis will give you credits for IB, British- French or German Abitur. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2008, 01:12: I thought "normal" was just for training elementary teachers, a vocational high school program. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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bfree says on Jul 22, 2008, 08:44: what about nueva granada? i always thought that was the best in bogota...
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Mononoke28 says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:11: A lot of people end up paying an arm and a leg for "nun" schools and it's all BS in my book. I have cousins who went to La Esperanza in MedellÃn, very expensive, very uppety, you know the drill. They're now unemployed and with 3 kids each, not to mention not having enough money to feed their families. Me and my other cousin and a few other friends went to the INEM, José Félix de Restrepo. Not a very "high class" school by any means but with very good education. My cousin is now an engineer in the States, one of my friends is a teacher in Florida living the good life with her rich husband, another friend is a nurse and two more are accountants in Colombia making a decent living. Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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tasco66 says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:18: These are the best schools in Colombia: Not being bound to swear to the dogmas of any master 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:32: bfree, CNG is one of the most prestigious schools in Colombia but they run on US High School (Students take SATs, SATIIs, ACTs and AP) they are not very concerned with ICFES results and that is how schools are measured in Colombia. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:41: Tasco, the source? "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:45: Seems to me like he just listed the schools that offer the IBO world program, and although very useful and prestigious, most Colombian IBO schools offer poor options at the IB higher level. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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tasco66 says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:50: http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cfm?programmes=&country=CO®i... Not being bound to swear to the dogmas of any master 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:55: So, what's "best" is relative. If you're planning to continue your studies in Colombia your best choices are to go after the ICEFS ranking, if not you'd have to look at the IB/IBO programs. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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gamm2 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:03: Los Andes accepts IB and La Nacional has its own test... so actually ICEFS is not a big deal to top students in those schools...
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:04: Nacional demands ICFES if the student is a Colombian citizen. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:16: None of the people who graduated with me to school and went to La Nacional in Bogota had to show their ICFES, they had to do their own admission test.
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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:22: "¿Qué puntaje de ICFES necesito para poderme inscribir?" Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:35: Well, that just shows how much Nacional cares about ICFES if the score isn't taken into account.
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Chevere33 says on Oct 19, 2008, 15:23: I got to this thread late, but I went to Colegio Hispanoamericano de Cali in the early 80s. I hardly remember any of my classmates' names! Um, William Abad, Juan Carlos Barona, Solange Obsit (Absit?), Eunice somethingorother, um . . . that's pitiful, huh?
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