Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu
Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlexjo ðe la pɾeˈsjosa ˈsaŋɡɾe ðe pitʃiˈlemu] ⓘ, 'Pichilemu School of the Precious Blood'), often shortened to Preciosa Sangre, is a coeducational Roman Catholic private state-subsidized day school, serving students in preschool (Chile's pre-kínder) through twelfth grade (cuarto medio), located in the commune of Pichilemu, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile.
| Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Pichilemu , O'Higgins Region Chile | |
| Coordinates | 34.3900°S 72.0089°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private State-subsidized, primary and secondary school |
| Established | April 1947 (as Escuela Doctor Eugenio Díaz Lira) |
| Principal | Mother Elizabeth Arriagada Sanzana (2013–present) |
| Teaching staff | 29 |
| Grades | Preschool—12 (Cuarto medio) |
| Enrollment | 534 (2015) |
| SIMCE average | 264/262 (Mathematics/Language) |
| Website | cpspichilemu |
It was founded in April 1947 by the Chilean Congregation of the Precious Blood as a girls' school under the name of Escuela Doctor Eugenio Díaz Lira. The school has been fully coeducational since March 1979, and was renamed to its current name in 1986. Cardenal Caro Province newspaper El Expreso de la Costa declared Preciosa Sangre to be "the best school in Pichilemu" based on the results of 2011 standardized tests, while O'Higgins Region newspaper El Rancagüino called the school "a regional icon". It is the largest school in Pichilemu, with 534 students in the 2015 school year.
The school offers students several extracurricular activities, in the sports, religious and humanistic areas. Cheer C.P.S., Preciosa Sangre's cheerleading squad, has won several national competitions, and has also participated in two international ones. The school's English debate team, informally called Kick-Ass, reached second position in a regional competition in 2011.