Central Porto flagship northern PEBI school. One of the most established free bilingual state schools in the Porto area.
Highly sought-after PEBI school in Cascais — same town as St. Julian's private school. Free bilingual education in a prime expat location.
The only PEBI bilingual state school in the entire Algarve — a significant gap given the high expat population. Located in Lagoa. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education.
The oldest American school in the Iberian Peninsula. US State Department-sponsored, American curriculum with optional IB Diploma. 57 nationalities, 740 students.
Porto's newest international school — Cambridge pathway from ages 3–18, backed by 90+ years of Portuguese educational heritage from Colégio Júlio Dinis (founded 1934), part of Dukes Education.
The only international school in Braga — 25+ years of history, Cambridge IGCSE and AICE Diploma, unique Learning through Research programme, part of Dukes Education.
The only international school in Leiria/Silver Coast region. Bilingual English-Portuguese, IGCSE + Portuguese curriculum. Serves Nazaré, Óbidos, Caldas da Rainha and Peniche corridor.
A state bilingual school in Benfica running the PEBI programme — completely free English-Portuguese bilingual education from ages 6 to 15.
Premium secondary school opened 2023 in Loulé. Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and A-Levels. Max class sizes, cutting-edge technology. €13,780–€18,100/year. Serious academic preparation for UK universities.
The oldest British school in mainland Europe (est. 1894) and the only IB school in Northern Portugal. 558 students, Foz do Douro location, parent-governed and non-profit.
The only school in Portugal with all three IB programmes — PYP, MYP and Diploma. Founded 1954. 52+ nationalities, lower fees than most international schools.
The oldest and largest British international school in Portugal. Historic 18th-century campus in Carcavelos. Ranked top 15 private schools in Europe. The only school in Portugal with a bilingual Portuguese/English IB Diploma pathway.
Top 10 school in Portugal and Top 15 in Europe by Carfax Education. 2025 IB average above global average; one student scored a perfect 45. 66% earned IB Bilingual Diploma. Boarding available. Located between Lisbon and Setúbal.
The fastest-growing international school in Lisbon — part of the TASIS Foundation network. Unique curriculum combining Core Knowledge, Singapore Math and IB Diploma. 1:8 teacher ratio, lunch included, purpose-built campus in Sintra.
PEBI bilingual state school in Santarém, approximately 1 hour north of Lisbon. Free English-Portuguese instruction.
Second free PEBI bilingual school in Esposende. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Vila Nova de Famalicão, north of Porto. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Central Lisbon PEBI school — one of the most accessible bilingual state schools in the capital. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education.
PEBI bilingual state school in Caldas da Rainha on the Silver Coast. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education.
Free PEBI bilingual school in Guarda — the highest city in Portugal. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Arganil, interior Central Portugal. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Santa Maria da Feira, south of Porto. English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in the historic town of Batalha near Leiria. English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Pombal, between Coimbra and Leiria. English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Felgueiras, northeast of Porto. English and Portuguese instruction.
PEBI bilingual state school in Maia, north of Porto near the airport. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education.
The only PEBI bilingual state school in the entire Alentejo region. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education in Montemor-o-Novo.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Penafiel, east of Porto. English and Portuguese instruction from age 6.
Free PEBI bilingual school east of Lisbon in Benavente municipality. English and Portuguese instruction from age 6.
Free PEBI bilingual school in Viana do Castelo on the northern coast near the Spanish border. English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school east of Porto in Valongo. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in the Viseu district. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
South of the river in Almada, served by ferry from Lisbon. Free PEBI bilingual programme with English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Fundão at the foothills of Serra da Estrela. English and Portuguese instruction.
Second PEBI bilingual option in Guimarães. Free state school with English-Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Two PEBI bilingual schools in the same municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education.
Free PEBI bilingual school in Marinha Grande on the Silver Coast near Leiria. English and Portuguese instruction.
Set in the beautiful Sintra municipality with a growing expat community. Free PEBI bilingual programme.
Free PEBI bilingual state school southeast of Porto in Gondomar. English and Portuguese instruction from age 6.
Located in Oeiras on the popular expat corridor west of Lisbon. Free state bilingual school with PEBI programme.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Fafe. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual school in the historic city of Guimarães, 50km from Porto. English and Portuguese instruction.
PEBI bilingual state school in Torres Vedras, approximately 45 minutes north of Lisbon. Free English-Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual school in São João da Madeira, between Porto and Aveiro. English and Portuguese instruction.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Pedome, Ave Valley region. English and Portuguese instruction from primary level.
Free PEBI bilingual state school in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães area. English and Portuguese instruction.
A smaller, more intimate alternative to Nobel in the central Algarve — small class sizes, personalised learning, GCSEs and A-Levels, two bus routes covering central Algarve.
⚠️ Verify operating status before applying. The most distinctive school in Portugal — 3-hectare farmland campus, 1:3 teacher ratio, Cambridge IGCSE, UNESCO member. Subject to ongoing licensing dispute as of April 2026.
Preschool through secondary on one campus in the central Algarve. Adapted British curriculum for an international student body. Growing school serving the central Algarve region.
Partner primary school to Aljezur International — together forming a complete Pre-K to 18 pathway in the western Algarve. Small, nature-based environment. Ideal for Lagos, Luz, Sagres families.
Porto's second oldest international school — CIS-accredited, bilingual English/Portuguese, host of the prestigious OPOMUN conference, with 35+ years of history and alumni at top-10 global universities.
Most affordable school in the Algarve with an English component. From ~€4,300/year. Eastern Algarve — Olhão, Faro, Tavira corridor. English available to Year 9, secondary switches to Portuguese.
Private school in Gondomar running the PEBI programme. Combines private school environment with the official bilingual state curriculum.
Private bilingual school in Porto offering a dual Portuguese-French curriculum from nursery through secondary.
Private school in Lousado running the official PEBI bilingual programme. Combines private education with free bilingual state curriculum.
The only international school in Tavira and the eastern Algarve — bilingual English/Portuguese, National Curriculum of England model, fees from €6,300/year.
Jesuit school in Lisbon with a strong academic tradition, offering bilingual English-Portuguese education from nursery to secondary.
Unique PEBI school — a music conservatory with the bilingual programme. Free English-Portuguese bilingual education with a strong arts focus.
The only German school in the Algarve — bilingual German/Portuguese, BLASchA supervised, affordable fees. German fluency not required for admission. Set inland near Silves.
The oldest German school in the Iberian Peninsula, founded 1848. Heavily subsidised by the German government — fees from €8,141/year, roughly half the cost of comparable schools. Trilingual (German, Portuguese, English), two campuses in Lisbon and Estoril.
German school in Porto offering the full German national curriculum from Pre-K to Year 13. Bilingual German-Portuguese. €4,000–€5,000/year.
State bilingual PEBI school in Oeiras offering free English-Portuguese bilingual education in a green campus setting.
Portugal's first school to combine Montessori philosophy with the IB Primary Years Programme. Primary only (ages 3–12). Central Algarve, Albufeira.
Free PEBI bilingual school in the coastal town of Esposende, north of Braga. English and Portuguese instruction.
Special mention: Portuguese Catholic secondary school with IB World School status. For expat families with older children (14+) already integrated into Portuguese life who want IB Diploma access without full international school fees.
IB World School in Braga offering the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme in a modern campus.
Portuguese school in Maputo, Mozambique running the PEBI bilingual programme. Included in the official DGE network for completeness.
STEM-focused British school in Loulé serving the Vilamoura/Almancil/Quarteira corridor. Ages 3–18. One of the newer Algarve schools growing in reputation.
American and Christian curriculum school in Cascais. Pre-K to Year 13. €8,000–€12,000/year. Faith-based international education.
Unique school combining British curriculum with Islamic education. Serves Muslim families relocating to Portugal. One of few faith-based international schools outside the Christian tradition in Portugal.
Serving the expat community in the Algarve since 1972. British curriculum with a strong community feel and excellent outdoor facilities.
The only international school serving the Torres Vedras/Óbidos/Peniche Silver Coast corridor north of Lisbon. British+Portuguese curriculum, ages 1–18.
The only IB World School in Madeira — full PYP, MYP and Diploma continuum, ages 3–18. Founded 1980. Brand new €15 million campus opened January 2026. 7 languages, goal of graduating students fluent in 5.
The most multilingual school in Portugal — students learn up to 6 languages and 3 alphabets, graduating fluent in 5+. Full IB Continuum, 65 nationalities, accepts from 12 months. Set in Taguspark science park, Oeiras.
British primary school in Cascais for ages 3–13. Fees on request. Focused on strong academic foundations in a nurturing environment.
The newest major international school in Cascais — brand-new 40,000sqm campus, Cambridge curriculum, bilingual option, boarding house (2025), and access to 80+ Inspired schools worldwide. IB Diploma candidate school.
Second international option for families in the Leiria/Silver Coast region. British curriculum, ages 3–18. Growing area for expat families seeking lower costs than Lisbon.
The most affordable international school in Lisbon — fees from €5,452/year, less than half most comparable schools. The largest international school in Lisbon at 2,000 students. Part of the AEFE global network of 600 French schools in 138 countries. French Baccalaureate.
Porto's most affordable international school — AEFE-accredited French school set in extraordinary grounds adjacent to Parque de Serralves, with fees from €4,703/year.
The only Dutch-curriculum school in the Algarve. Serves Dutch expat families wanting to maintain their home country curriculum. Completely absent from most international school directories.
The Algarve's dominant international school — 1,400+ students across two campuses. Lagoa (est. 1972, Algarve's oldest) and Almancil (purpose-built 2020, IB World School from Sept 2025).
Portugal's hidden gem — full IB Continuum school set in a 17th-century palace with 5 hectares of grounds. Non-profit, non-selective, consistently above-average IB results. Shorter waitlists than St. Julian's.
The most centrally located international school in Lisbon — three campuses across the city. Unique bilingual English/Portuguese pathway from age 1. Cambridge IGCSE to IB Diploma. Elite Sports Programme. Part of the Inspired Education Group.
Three-campus Cambridge school with ISO 9001 certification, SEN provision at Sintra, boarding from age 13, and rare BTEC vocational pathways.
The only genuinely trilingual school in Lisbon — English, French and Portuguese taught simultaneously. French Baccalaureate, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma pathways. More affordable than most Lisbon international schools. Campo de Ourique location.
Private school in Lisbon following the Portuguese national curriculum with the PEBI bilingual programme. Unique private-PEBI combination.
Bilingual British+Portuguese primary school serving the south bank of Lisbon (Margem Sul). The only international option for families in Almada/Seixal area. Ages 3–10.
Cambridge curriculum school in Cascais for ages 3–13. Bilingual English-Portuguese. Fees on request. Small classes, strong community.
British primary school in Cascais. Bilingual English-Portuguese. Fees on request. Warm, family-oriented environment.
The most centrally located British school in Lisbon — right at Cais do Sodré with metro, tram and train access. Non-profit, English National Curriculum to A-Levels, COBIS accredited. Ideal for British families in central Lisbon.
The most affordable Cambridge-accredited international school in Madeira — €5,300–€5,900/year, bilingual English/Portuguese from age 3, monthly payment option. Primary only (ages 3–10).
American and IB curriculum school in Lisbon. Ages 3–18. Fees on request. Growing school with strong American expat community.
One of Europe's few genuinely bilingual primary schools — Cambridge International Primary with Portuguese national curriculum fully integrated. Near Luz beach, Lagos. Secondary via Aljezur International partnership.