| Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera | |
| Motto: | Labor Omnia Vincit |
| Motto Translation: | Hard Work Conquers All |
| Streetaddress: | Arturo Prat 33 |
| City: | Santiago |
| State: | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Country: | Chile |
| Established: | 1813 |
| Type: | Public school |
| Grades: | 7-12 |
| Principal: | Fernando Soto Concha |
| Website: | http://www.institutonacional.cl/ |
Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, often shortened to Instituto Nacional (National Institute), is a public boys' school in downtown Santiago, Chile which teaches 4.400 students between 7th and 12th grade. 170 teachers are employed.[1]
The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by José Miguel Carrera. Its official name is Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. The Instituto Nacional is one of the few public schools in Chile's largely privatized educational landscape. The school played a role in the long-running student protests for fairer education policies in 2006. When the protests began in 2019 with the increase in metro prices, the students at the Instituto Nacional called for collective fare evasion.[2]
The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by Chile's first President and national hero, José Miguel Carrera. The official name is Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. During the military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet from 1976, the Chilean educational structures were fundamentally changed, most educational institutions were privatized and the educational system was largely transferred to municipal sponsorship. Despite rejection by the National Educational Institute (Centro de Alumnos del Instituto Nacional, CAIN) and a number of opposition parties, the military junta pushed through the dismantling of public education.
In 1986 the administration of the Instituto Naticonal passed to the Municipality of Santiago. Rector Luis Molina Palacios[4], who had been in office since 1975, then resigned; he had spoken out against the reform.
The school's alumni include several former Presidents of Chile.