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IB: International Baccalaureate in Portugal for international students

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  • King's College School Cascais
    King's College School Cascais
    8.7
    King's College School Cascais
    Portugal
    Lisbon
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    8.7
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    Early Years Program
    Last booking 3 weeks ago
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    All year round
    3-5
    from 11700.00 € / year
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    Primary school
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    All year round
    5-11
    from 16525.00 € / year
    from 16525.00 € / year
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    Middle school
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    All year round
    11-14
    from 14100 € / term
    from 14100 € / term
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    GCSE
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    All year round
    14-16
    from 21750.00 € / year
    from 21750.00 € / year
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    IB program
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    All year round
    16-18
    from 27500.00 € / year
    from 27500.00 € / year
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    A-Level program
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    16-18
    from 27500.00 € / year
    from 27500.00 € / year
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  • St Peters International School SPIS Palmela
    St Peters International School SPIS Palmela
    8.2
    St Peters International School SPIS Palmela
    Portugal
    Lisbon
    Currently watching: 3
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    20 reviews
    8.2
    from 29489.00 € / year
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    Middle classes (Portuguese)
    Last booking 5 weeks ago
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    All year round
    14-18
    from 29489.00 € / year
    from 29489.00 € / year
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    GCSE
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    All year round
    14-16
    from 29489.00 € / year
    from 29489.00 € / year
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    IB program
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    16-18
    from 29489.00 € / year
    from 29489.00 € / year
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    Primary school
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    7-11
    from 9216.00 € / year
    from 9216.00 € / year
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  • PaRK International Schools, PaRK International Schools in Portugal
    PaRK International Schools, PaRK International Schools in Portugal
    PaRK International Schools, PaRK International Schools in Portugal
    Portugal
    Lisbon
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    Early Years Program
    Last booking 4 weeks ago
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    3-5
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    16-19
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    A-Level program
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    16-19
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    Football Academy (English)
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    12-19
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  • Vilamoura International School, Vilamoura Private School
    Vilamoura International School, Vilamoura Private School
    Vilamoura International School, Vilamoura Private School
    Portugal
    Lagoa
    Currently watching: 2
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    Early Years Program
    Last booking 4 weeks ago
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    All year round
    3-5
    from 8850.00 € / year
    from 8850.00 € / year
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    Primary school
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    5-11
    from 9300.00 € / year
    from 9300.00 € / year
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    from 10500.00 £ / year
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    from 13500.00 € / year
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    Village Camps Portugal Summer
    8.1
    Village Camps Portugal Summer
    Portugal
    Lisbon
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    English + adventure
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  • Home Language International Portugal
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    8.1
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    Portugal
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  • Universidade de Coimbra
    Universidade de Coimbra
    7.6
    Universidade de Coimbra
    Portugal
    Coimbra
    Good
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    from 7681.00 $ / year
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  • Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)
    7.6
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)
    Portugal
    Porto
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    from 3114.00 $ / year
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  • Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)
    Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)
    7.5
    Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)
    Portugal
    Lagoa
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    7.5
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    Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)
    7.5
    Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)
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    Lisbon
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    7.5
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    Porto
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  • Oporto Global University
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    7
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    Portugal
    Porto
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    8 reviews
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Portugal is a developed country with a high standard of living. Over the past decades, studying in educational institutions in Portugal has become available to a large number of students coming from abroad.

Prestigious high schools with IB in Portugal are very popular, they are mainly located in the cities:

  • Lisbon
  • Algarve
  • Palmela.

IB schools in Portugal are accredited by specialized institutions, including the authorization of each IB level. IB World reviews the institutions offering the programme every 5 years to ensure that all IB schools continue to meet the accepted standards that are designed to provide the most effective learning at all levels of the programme. Students and their parents can find out the average IB score of the last few years before entering school and compare it to the global average among other IB schools.

IB for Russians in Portugal is an opportunity to achieve more in their academic and professional life. A diploma is a guarantee of high-quality training and admission to any university in the world.

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Learning programs-summary information

Name Meaning Equivalent Min. age Duration,
years		 Next stage Cost
GCSE General certificate of secondary education secondary education (non-accomplished) 14 1–2 A-Levels 15,000 USD+
A-Levels Advanced level secondary education (accomplished) 16 2 University 15,000 USD+
BTEC Business and Technology Education Board secondary special education 14 2–3 University/ work 15,000 USD+
Oxbridge Preparation Preparing for Oxford and Cambridge secondary education (accomplished) 17 1 University 15,000 USD+
International Baccalaureate International baccalaureate secondary education (accomplished) 16 2 University 18,000 USD+
Foundation/ Pathway Year Preparatory year admission to the 1st year of university 17 1 University 14,000 USD+
NCUK The Northern consortium 2 year university 17,5 1 2 year University of NCUK 13,000 USD+
Special Preparation (Medics/Math/Business) Specialized training - 14 optional optional 4,000 USD+
Academic English Academic English Language school 8 + 6–12 months School or University 8,000 USD+

Advantages and disadvantages of English schools

Advantages Disadvantages
The opportunity to enter the best universities in England, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Europe, the world Expensive
High quality of education and academic standards Strong workload
Perfect English after graduation The need to change the social environment; it takes time to adapt
Useful contacts The difficulty of choosing the most suitable school for the child, requires a qualified specialist

Top 21 boarding colleges in England 2026

1 Cardiff Sixth Form College
2 National Mathematics and Science College
3 Abbey College Cambridge
4 d'Overbroeck's College
5 MPW London
6 CATS Cambridge
7 Kensington Park
8 DLD London
9 King's College St Michael’s
10 Bellerbys Cambridge
11 Chelsea Independent College
12 MPW Cambridge
13 Bellerbys Brighton
14 CATS London
15 St Clare's Oxford
16 Bishopstrow College
17 CATS Canterbury
18 Bellerbys London
19 Ealing Independent College
20 Cambridge Tutors College
21 Abbey Manchester

Literature and references

References
  1. IB World Schools in Portugal item link icon
  2. IB World School — International item link icon
  3. International Baccalaureate schools in Portugal — Wiki item link icon
  4. The learning curve item link icon
  5. School qualification choices – European Baccalaureate — Luxemburg Times item link icon
  6. Oito milhões de investimento, 2.000 alunos e 230 empregos. Duas ‘international schools’ abrem em Portugal item link icon
  7. Países y universidades que reconocen el IB — International Baccalaureate item link icon
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