Lisbon, Portugal · PrivateThe British School of Lisbon works on two sites in the west of the city: the lower school in Restelo on Rua São Paulo, the senior school on Rua de Alcolena. The school belongs to the Dukes Education group and operates under Portuguese Ministry of Education authorisation number 266/EPC/Lisboa e Vale do Tejo/2022. Teaching follows the English National Curriculum of the UK Department for Education: Nursery and Reception, then Years 1-5, Years 6-9, Years 10-11 with I/GCSE examinations and Years 12-13 with modular International A Levels - AS in Year 12 and A Level in Year 13. In Years 10-11 pupils take 8 to 10 I/GCSE subjects, among them compulsory English Language and English Literature or English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and at least one language other than English. Lessons are in English: every page for parents and pupils, the description of the stages and the subject requirements are written in English, English is a core subject, and English as a Second Language is provided for those who need it. The school names the local language as a separate part of the curriculum, and in Portugal that language is Portuguese. The sixth form offers one-to-one mentoring, university guidance and the University Track programme with leadership, community service and work experience.
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Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
COBIS · membershipCambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeDukes · school is part of the networkWhat stands behind each entry
An association of British schools abroad with a quality inspection of its own. It has nine membership categories, and the word "accredited" appears in seven of them, although COBIS does its own inspection in one: in the rest it recognises an accreditation granted by somebody else.
What the badge means for this school. The school belongs to this organisation but has not been through its accreditation. The difference matters: membership is usually paid for and has no external inspection behind it. The entry is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →A British group, founded in 2015 by Aatif Hassan; the legal entity in the footer of the site is Dukes Education Group Ltd. It calls itself a family of nurseries, schools and colleges in the UK and Europe, with one school in Canada in a section of its own. The total number of schools, pupils and countries is not named on the site. The numbers for Portugal diverge: the "Portugal" section lists six schools, while the group's own news item about the UK-Portugal Business Awards says four. Of the schools it is said that they join the family; whether the group owns them, manages them under contract or gives its methodology under licence is not said.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.