Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute , also known as President Errázuriz Regional Institute or I.R.F.E., is a primary

Primary education

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 and secondary

Secondary education

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 school in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Chile

Santa Cruz is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Colchagua valley, in the O'Higgins Region, placed in the southern shore of Tinguiririca river, 110 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city and 27 miles from San Fernando-History:...

, O'Higgins Region

O'Higgins Region

The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....

, Chile

Chile

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.

It was founded in 1940 by Carlos Errázuriz Mena, member of the Chilean Christian Board. It is named after the former Presidents of Chile

President of Chile

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 Federico Errázuriz Zañartu

Federico Errázuriz Zañartu

Federico Marcos del Rosario Errázuriz Zañartu was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1871 and 1876. He was born in Santiago in 1825 and died there in 1877. Errázuriz was of Basque descent....

, and Federico Errázuriz Echaurren

Federico Errázuriz Echaurren

Federico Errázuriz Echaurren was a Chilean political figure. Born in Santiago, he served as President of Chile between 1896 and his death in 1901. Federico Errázuriz was of Basque descent.-Early life:...

. The current Principal of IRFE is Oscar Patricio Reyes González.

Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute was ranked as the sixteenth "best school in O'Higgins Region" by Federico Santa María Technical University, in 2009. It is only surpassed in Santa Cruz by Santa Cruz de Unco School, which is ranked sixth.

History

The Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute was founded in 1940 by Carlos Errázuriz Mena, a member of the Chilean Christian Center Foundation , as Instituto Regional Presidente Errázuriz . Its foundation is often attributed only to the Foundation. The institute's first Principal was Father José Kuhl, a Pallottine priest from Limburg

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, Germany

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, who also wrote the institute's anthem.

The Pallotines left Chile in 1968, and control of the institute was given back to the Christian Center Foundation. The Bishop of Talca

Talca

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 appointed Presbyter Octavio Godoy Reyes as Principal in 1968. He held the job until 1980, when he died. Monsignor Luis Daza Osorio then became Principal, succeeded in 2006 by Oscar Patricio Reyes González, who holds the position as of 2010.

Notable alumni

• Jorge Vargas González
  Jorge Vargas González
  Jorge Fabián Vargas González is a Chilean politician, singer, composer, and the mayor of Pichilemu from 1997 until 2007.- Biography :Jorge Vargas was born on February 8, 1967 in Pichilemu...
  
   (1966–) — Politician, mayor of Pichilemu from 1997 to 2007.