There are sixty-two schools in , one of the three provinces of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region in

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. The province contains several

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s and eight

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. All schools in Cardenal Caro are municipal (owned by the government of their respective communes) except seven, including the , the and the , which are semi-private (subsidized by the state). Most schools are located in rural areas, while twenty are located in urban areas. All of them are

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. Students in Chilean schools begin their formal education in between the ages of two and five. is the first grade of

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, which lasts until (eighth grade). Students begin their secondary education in (ninth grade), and graduate in (twelfth grade). In 2010, there were seventy-eight schools in , with 7,400 students in total. As of 2020, the number of students in the province slightly increased to 7,724. The from

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has the most students, with 660, and is followed by the , also from Pichilemu, with 541, from Litueche, with 538, and the , from the provincial capital, with 416.

Schools

The enrollments given here are based on figures from the 2020 school year provided by the Ministry of Education. The number given in the last column corresponds to the database number ( – RBD) for each school, provided by the Ministry of Education, and links to their respective page on the (MIME) website, which includes, among other things, information on the educational establishments' administrative staff, ranks per scores in the (Education Quality Measurement System – SIMCE) and (University Selection Test – PSU) tests, and extracurricular activities. Thirty-nine schools without students are not included.

References

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