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Porto, Portugal · est. 1963 · Private
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The school has stood in the greenery of Parque Serralves since 1963 and now keeps 1277 pupils: 222 in pre-school, 467 in the elementary school, 325 in the collège and 263 in the lycée - from pre-school to Year 12. Lessons are in French: the school teaches to the programmes of the French ministry of education, and its teaching is recognised by both France and Portugal. Languages are taught as subjects and are compulsory at every stage: French and Portuguese in pre-school, English added in the elementary school, and German or Spanish on top of those in the collège and lycée. The pre-school and elementary day runs from 8:45 to 16:35, the collège and lycée day from 8:25 to 17:00, and the school itself is open from 8:00 to 19:00. The primary school has 29 classes - three per year group in pre-school and four per year group in the elementary school, with an average class of 24.7 - and the middle and upper school have four classes per year group from Year 6 to Year 12. Pre-school is full and keeps a waiting list. All 72 candidates passed the 2024-2025 baccalauréat, and 89 percent were awarded a distinction. There is a canteen, school transport, libraries, a health service, and a 20 page safety plan checked every year by the embassy's head of security.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 260–7 685 a year
5 389–6 615 EUR
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
Portuguese, English, German, Spanish
About the fees Tuition for 2026-2027 runs from 5389 to 6615 euros a year, depending on the stage. For 2025-2026 the school named it by stage for payment of the full sum by 30/06: 5353 euros in pre-school, 5112 euros in the elementary school, 5664 euros in the collège and 6214 euros in the lycée.
Admissions Enrolment goes through the Eduka platform in two parts. First the parents fill in the first section and attach the documents: the ID document number with its expiry date, the tax numbers of the pupil and of the parents, the bank account number for direct debit, a copy of the ID document with a photograph, the vaccination record, and, if needed, a customised help project. Then the admission service reviews the file and either lets it go forward or puts it on the waiting list: a completed application does not mean admission, the admission committee meets regularly and decides by the number of places available. Enrolment is confirmed by the second section of the application and by payment of the first enrolment fee. For 2026-2027, enrolment in Petite Section for 3 year olds is open from 20 December 2025 to 31 March 2026, and for all other levels from 8 January to 31 March 2026; re-enrolment is asked for by 28 February. Pre-school is full, and the school keeps a waiting list for it.
Stages and year groups Grades maternelle, élémentaire, collège, lycée - from pre-school to Year 12. The primary school has 29 classes: three per year group in pre-school and four per year group in the elementary school. The middle and upper school have four classes per year group from Year 6 to Year 12. Pre-school is full, and places remain only in the upper grades.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
AEFEAgency for French Education Abroad
It runs the network of French schools worldwide, while the accreditation itself, the homologation, is granted by the French education ministry and inspected by French state inspectors. A leaver from a homologated school moves into a school in France without an entrance examination. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
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The state programme of France. A school is homologated by the French ministry of education, and a leaver may move into a school in France without entrance tests. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
What this means for this school. Which year groups of this school are covered by homologation - only the primary ones, or all the way to the final year - is not stated here. The difference matters: it decides whether the school takes a child through to the French baccalaureate or hands them on to another school halfway.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results All 72 candidates passed the 2024-2025 baccalauréat - 100 percent; 89 percent were awarded a distinction, 36 of them the highest, and four received the jury's commendation for an average above 18/20. For 2021 the school reported 100 percent on the baccalauréat and 98.9 percent on the DNB.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: A campus in the greenery of Parque Serralves in Porto: a canteen, school transport, libraries - the marmothèque and the documentation centre - and a health service. The school is open from 8:00 to 19:00.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The average class in the primary school is 24.7 pupils, which the school counts as a good figure. Teaching follows the programmes of the French ministry of education.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a 20 page safety plan: it is updated every year and validated by the embassy's head of security. A health service with a school nurse works there, and so does a guidance counsellor-psychologist.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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