Portugal
Lisbon
This page lists the 9 schools we profile in Lisbon and compares them at a glance: curriculum, teaching languages, ages and boarding. Programmes on offer: IB, GCSE/IGCSE, French curriculum, German curriculum, American-style high-school diploma and host-country national programmes. All of them are day schools.
School profiles in this area
| School | Curriculum | Teaching languages | Ages | Day or boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlucci American International School of LisbonLinhó, Sintra | American curriculum · American High School Diploma · IB Diploma Programme (optional, Grades 11–12) · Supplemental online AP courses through VHS Learning | English · Portuguese as a core subject for native and additional-language learners | Age 3 through Grade 12 | day |
| Colégio São João de BritoLisbon | Portuguese national curriculum · Portuguese secondary diploma and national examinations · Optional online American High School Diploma programme | Portuguese · English as a subject | 3–18 (kindergarten to 12.º ano) | day |
| Deutsche Schule LissabonLisbon | German curriculum · Deutsches Internationales Abitur | German · Portuguese | Kindergarten through Grade 12 | day |
| Lycée Français Charles LepierreLisbon | French national curriculum · Diplôme National du Brevet · Baccalauréat | French | Petite Section (age 3) through Terminale | day |
| Oeiras International SchoolBarcarena, Oeiras | IB Primary Years Programme · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme | English | Year 1–Year 13 (IB continuum) | day |
| St. Dominic’s International SchoolSão Domingos de Rana | IB Primary Years Programme · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme | English | Ages 3–18 | day |
| St. Julian’s SchoolCarcavelos | National Curriculum for England, then IGCSE/GCSE, then IB DP or IB CP · Portuguese national curriculum bilingual path ages 6–15 | English · Portuguese | 3–18 | day |
| TASIS PortugalQuinta da Beloura, Sintra | American-style Core Knowledge Sequence · Singapore Math · Cambridge IGCSE · IB Diploma Programme | English | Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 | day |
| United Lisbon International SchoolLisbon | International Primary Curriculum · International Middle Years Curriculum · IB Diploma Programme · United Graduate Award | English | Ages 3–18, Pre-K3 through Grade 12 | day |
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