The most recent edition of the Col-Sapiens Ranking 2024-2025 reveals the best schools in the countrywhere several from different regions led in academic performance, category and international accreditation, and at least 80 entered the measurement on this occasion.
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According to the dataThe best school in the country is the Nuevo Cambridge in Floridablanca, Santander, which obtained an AAA+ rating.that is, the highest in the entire study. Next is Boston International, in Barranquilla, Atlántico, with an AAA score, Anglo Americano in Bogotá with AA, Bilingüe Diana Oese in Cali and IE Cambridge School in Pamplona.
It is worth noting that the schools named above They are part of category D1, which corresponds to the highest. According to the study, the best schools are in this class, which represent an average of 1.6% of the ranked institutions over the last 12 years.
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Considering that the pandemic caused most schools in the country to have a negative performance trend, especially those in the public sector, For this version of the report, it is estimated that the situation has been overcome in a positive manner.
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In that sense, A total of 81 schools entered the rankingsome for the first time, among which the Anglo-Colombian High School of Circasia, the Lion Hill School of Neiva, the Nueva Alejandría Country Gymnasium, Cajicá and the Sacred Heart of Jesus School Bethlemitas Norte, Bogotá, among others, stand out.
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Additionally, Of the 880 classified, 17% of the schools moved up a category37% rose to the highest block (D1-D5). Of these, 45% are from calendar B. Of those who rose, only six are from the public sector, which rose to the lowest block (D6-D10).
“Although almost 100% of schools only moved up one category, one school in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, managed to move up two categories, from D7 to D5. This is the Institute for the Development of Human Potential (IDPHU).“, says Sapiens.
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New qualifications
According to the firm, until the 2016-2017 version the highest rating was AAA+, however, since the 2017-2018 edition the AAA++ was added. This is because schools are being certified and accredited by more international firms, causing the rating threshold to increase. For this reason, the AAA+++ rating was added from the 2024-2025 report.
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“In this 12th version, more than 14,500 schools in the country were analyzed and only 880 (the best schools in Colombia) were classified, for meeting the two requirements of the methodology: having the A+ level according to the Icfes in the two years immediately prior to the publication of results (2022 and 2023) and for having obtained a general index higher than 0.79.“, they conclude.
