Internado Nacional Femenino, Girls boarding school in Ñuñoa, Chile.
Internado Nacional Femenino is a girls boarding school located in Ñuñoa built across a substantial campus. The complex includes residential dormitories, teaching buildings, sports facilities, and spaces for recreation and leisure activities.
The boarding section of the Liceo fiscal femenino n.º 3 was created by Decree 11375, with Carmela Silva Donoso as its first director, the first woman to head a public secondary school in Chile. It operated in central Santiago until 1964, when it moved to a campus in Ñuñoa opposite the Estadio Nacional, on land donated through the efforts of former students. In 1982 it passed to the Municipality of Ñuñoa.
The school anthem, with lyrics by Ana Espinoza de Cancino and music by Pedro Núñez Navarrete, is still sung today, though the word "Internado" in the lyrics is now sung as "Liceo". Its verses praise Carmela Silva Donoso, the founding director, and describe the school as a home and refuge where students learn to work.
The school is easily accessible by public transportation from Santiago. Visitors should check access policies beforehand since it is an active residential school for students.
The school became a focal point during student demonstrations in 2011 that centered on education reform. These events brought questions about school equity into broader public conversation.
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