Berkeley Academy’s administrative office can be contacted by calling our office lines at:

+506-2203-4621

You can also email us at: admin@berkeleycr.com

Our offices are open Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 3:30pm, with exception of Costa Rican and selected U.S. holidays. View our academic calendar for more information.

Berkeley Academy is accredited by the Costa Rican Ministry of Education (Costa Rican Ministerio de Educacion Publica). It offers the Costa Rican national baccalaureate through the 11th grade.

Berkeley Academy also follows a U.S. curriculum by offering AP Courses, PSAT 8/9, 10, NMSQT Testing approved by College Board. We offer the 12th Grade to ensure that our students fulfill all of the U.S. university and college requirements based on the University of California “a-g” subject requirements.

We are currently one of a few schools in Costa Rica to have College Board Institutional Membership – (Membership I.D. 200682275). We offer the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program to registered students only.

Berkeley Academy’s CEEB College Board School Code: 834156

As an elite and world-class educational institution, Berkeley Academy’s student admissions process is the nation’s most demanding and rigorous for elementary, middle school and high school students. The admissions exams are based on the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE), testing logical thinking, critical reading and math. We embrace a holistic admissions process, where a candidate’s record of outstanding character, conduct and citizenship are one of the most important factors we take into consideration.

Berkeley Academy Admissions Profile (last three years)

Fall 2024-25High School  (Grades 9-12) Acceptance Rate: 9%
Middle School (Grades 6-8) Acceptance Rate: 12%
Elementary (Grades 1-5) Acceptance Rate: 14%

Fall 2023-24High School  (Grades 9-12) Acceptance Rate: 10%
Middle School (Grades 6-8) Acceptance Rate: 14%
Elementary (Grades 1-5) Acceptance Rate: 15%

Fall 2022-23High School  (Grades 9-12) Acceptance Rate: 12%
Middle School (Grades 6-8) Acceptance Rate: 17%
Elementary (Grades 1-5) Acceptance Rate: 18%

Our entire admission process is outlined in this link.

All of Berkeley Academy’s fees are outlined here.

Yes. Berkeley Academy students must wear their uniforms of the day. However, every alternating Friday, our students have free-dress/non-uniform days.

The primary language of instruction at Berkeley Academy is English. Our Elementary curriculum contains one course (three times a week) in Advanced Spanish that includes social studies, language and civics. Students in Middle School and High School must meet the CR Ministry of Education (MEP) required courses (taught in Spanish) which are: Estudios Sociales (Costa Rican Social Studies) and Civica (Costa Rican Civics). Besides these courses and foreign language requirement (Pre-AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP Spanish Literature), students receive instruction in English, social studies, math, and science at the honors or AP level.
 

Berkeley Academy offers the following sports in Junior Varsity and Varsity levels:
JV and Varsity Soccer (Girls/Boys)
JV and Varsity Volleyball (Girls/Boys)
JV and Varsity Cross Country (Girls/Boys)
JV and Varsity Track and Field (Girls/Boys)
JV and Varsity Basketball (Girls/Boys)
Taekwondo (Girls/Boys)Chess (Girls/Boys)

Click on this link to see where Berkeley Academy graduates have been accepted to. 

Berkeley Academy students have gained acceptances to the following High School Programs:

National Student Leadership Conference
– Duke University
– Georgia Institute of Technology
– Northwestern University
– Yale University
– University of Miami
– University of California, Berkeley
– Georgetown University
– Virginia Tech
– Emory University
– American University

Teen Arch UCLA
Yale Young Global Scholars (4)
Columbia University High School Program (3)
Johns Hopkins University High School Program (2)
Oxford University Summer Program (2)

Teachers and staff at Berkeley Academy undergo a strict hiring and interview process. Please contact our administration at admin@berkeleycr.com for more information.