School fees and accreditation

How much are St Julian’s School fees for 2026/27?

St Julian’s School in Carcavelos, Portugal charges EUR 12,693 to 29,970 a year for 2026/27, depending on year group (about US$14,436 to US$34,086). That is the school's own fee table, as of 30 Sep 2026.

Fees 2026/27 by year group

Year groupPer year (EUR)
Nursery & Reception12,693about US$14,436
Years 1–215,462about US$17,586
Years 3–416,416about US$18,671
Year 517,376about US$19,763
Year 618,624about US$21,182
Years 7–919,323about US$21,977
Years 10–1123,493about US$26,720
Year 1229,970about US$34,086
Year 13 (two terms only)19,708about US$22,415
Bilingual section, 1º ano15,462about US$17,586
Bilingual section, 2º–3º anos16,416about US$18,671
Bilingual section, 4º ano17,376about US$19,763
Bilingual section, 5º ano17,880about US$20,336
Bilingual section, 6º ano18,927about US$21,527
Bilingual section, 7º ano19,242about US$21,885
Bilingual section, 8º–9º anos19,323about US$21,977

Other fees

  • Application fee (non-refundable): EUR 250 (about US$284)
  • Registration fee (non-refundable): EUR 750 (about US$853)
  • Capital levy (non-refundable): EUR 5,000 (about US$5,687)
  • IGCSE examinations (Year 11, added to spring-term invoice): EUR 932 (about US$1,060)
  • IB Diploma or Career-related Programme examinations (Year 13): EUR 978 (about US$1,112)
  • Lunch pass, Nursery to Year 1 (yearly): EUR 1,209 (about US$1,375)
  • Lunch pass, Year 2 to Year 12 and 1º to 9º ano (yearly): EUR 1,459 (about US$1,659)

Tuition is invoiced in three terms (June, October and January), each due within thirty days; the yearly figure is the school's own. It includes personal accident insurance and most curriculum school trips, but not international travel or optional activities. The school gives a 15% tuition discount for a third child and 25% for each further child attending at the same time. Learning support (such as English as an Additional Language) may cost extra.

Fees as of 30 Sep 2026. Source: the school's fee page. US dollars at EUR 1 = US$1.137345 (29 Sep 2026). Fees change, so confirm with the school.

Is St Julian’s School accredited?

Jointly accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and NEASC, continuously since 1998; most recent reaccreditation January 2026. Authorised to offer the IB Diploma since 1986 (re-evaluated in 2024/25) and the IB Career-related Programme (authorised April 2025). An accredited member of COBIS, the first school in Portugal to achieve this. Also authorised by Portugal's Ministry of Education to teach the Portuguese national curriculum for grades 1 to 9. The school's own page.

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At a glance

Place
Carcavelos, Portugal (Lisbon area)
Ages
3–18
Pupils
Co-ed, about 1,251
Curricula
UK curriculum, IGCSE, IB

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