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| Established | 1890 |
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| Type | Public |
| Coeducational | |
| Affiliation | University of Buenos Aires |
| Rector | Héctor O. Pastorino |
| Location | Marcelo T. de Alvear 1851, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Website | http://www.cpel.uba.ar |
The Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini (High School of Commerce Carlos Pellegrini, ESCCP) is a public high school in Buenos Aires, and it is one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America.
Founded on February 19, 1890 by president Carlos Pellegrini under the name of Escuela de Comercio de la Capital de la República (Commerce School of the Republic's Capital) to be the first Commerce School in the country, enabling its graduates to be the firsts with the high school degree needed for admission in Economic Sciences' Colleges. In 1908 it was renamed to its current denomination. In 1931 the school is placed under the control of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and in 1953 women were given the right to study in the institution.
As the school is under the UBA control, the high school diplomas are issued by the Buenos Aires University itself. Most if not all of the teaching staff also teach in the UBA, and Physical Education is performed on UBA's Ciudad Universitaria (campus). This relationship between the school and the University also grants graduated students the possibility of attending an extra 6th year for a degree in Ciencias Comerciales (Commercial Science), the subjects in this year are equivalent to the Ciclo Básico Común (CBC - Common Basic Cycle; a year of basic subjects study, mainly aimed to level students from different highschool backgrounds) plus four other assignments, this entitles the student to enter the UBA in many majors, specially including economy-related ones, without the need of attending the CBC. In the year 2005, several changes were made in what concerns to the CBC. Students can now make the entry course to any university, and not only to the economy-oriented ones.
The number of applicants in 2008 for the 2009 school year has dropped to 550, about half of the amount of students who applied in 2007, and previous years.[1].
Many of the students who did not apply to Carlos Pellegrini, applied elsewhere, such as the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, or the Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza[2]
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Admission
Th admission process to the school is highly competitive. Every year, about 1500 students apply to enter the school, most of which are also finishing the 7th year of their Primary education. These students are subjected to 12 exams divided into three of Mathematics, three of History, three of Geography and three of Spanish. Entry to the school is quite limited, around 450 of the applicants finally achieve their goal. Talking about exams, they have two tests in a day, who they can retire from the school before than usual. The first 6 exams are three from Spanish and three from History. Then, after the winter holidays (2 weeks) they start with the Maths and Geography classes. The distribution of the tests is the same than the first part of the year.
Politics
The school is one of the most politically active high schools in Argentina, with a high percentage of militant students who organise themselves in the Centro de Estudiantes del Carlos Pellegrini (Carlos Pellegrini Student's Center). The Student Center, usually referred to as CECaP, holds annual elections and, until the year 2005, was subdivided in different areas, such as Sports, Charity Action, Press and Culture; since 2006, though, it's divided in Comisiones (commissions) created by the students, under the supervision of the Comisión de delegados (Delegates commission). The CECaP is well known for its left-wing tendency.
School's information
- Principal: Héctor O. Pastorino
- Degree: Fellow Chartered Accountant (Bachiller en Ciencias Comerciales)
- Main subjects: Business, Mathematics, Spanish language, Geography, Biology, History, Physics, Chemistry and Computing.
- Languages.: English (80% of the students) and French (20% of the students)
- Number of students (estimated): 2650
- Address: Marcelo T. de Alvear 1851, C1122AAA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
References
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
See also
Coordinates: 34°35′49.6″S 58°23′38.4″W / 34.597111°S 58.394°W
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