St. Julian's School

St. Julian's School is a private British international school, located in Carcavelos, Cascais Municipality, on the Portuguese Riviera, in the Greater Lisbon region. It is housed at Quinta de Santo António, a historic Pombaline quinta (estate) near Carcavelos Beach.

St. Julian's School
Location
Carcavelos, Cascais
,
2775-588

Portugal
Coordinates38.6847728°N 9.336319000000003°W / 38.6847728; -9.336319000000003
Information
TypePrivate international school
Established1932
Head teacherNicola Mason
GradesPre-K — 12
Enrolment1100
LanguageEnglish]] and Portuguese
Colour(s)Green and white   
RivalCAISL - American International School of Lisbon
Websitewww.stjulians.com

History
Main article: Quinta de Santo António
Courtyard of the Quinta de Santo António, seat of St. Julian's School.

St. Julian's is an international private school located in the parish of Carcavelos e Parede,[1] in Cascais, close to Lisbon, Portugal. The school takes its name from São Julião da Barra Fortress, overlooking nearby Carcavelos beach, originally erected in the mid-16th century to keep the British, among other raiders, out of the Tagus estuary.

The school opened on 25 November 1932 in the buildings, including residential palace, of the 18th-century estate founded by José Francisco da Cruz, treasurer to King D. José I.

At the time of the school's founding, the palace and grounds were the property of the British Eastern Telegraph Company, which had installed and maintained a system of submarine cables that helped to transform global communication at the turn-of-the-century.

St. Julian's and the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (CAISL) maintain a friendly school rivalry as competing, leading American and British international schools in Portugal.

Academics

St Julian's has more than 1,100 students from age three to age eighteen.

The schools is divided into two linguistic sections:

  • International section, where the language of instruction is English, runs from Nursery (age 3) to year 13 (age 18).
  • Portuguese language section, runs from Primeiro Ano to Nono Ano (Ninth grade,age 15).

The final two years of the school are given through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Administration

St Julian's is run by a not-for-profit association, whose members, as trustees, appoint the Board of Governors.

St Julian's School is jointly accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is an associate member of the Council of British International Schools.

Just over half the students at St. Julian's are Portuguese, with British the next largest nationality, and more than 40 other countries represented.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Section Institutions - Schools and Kindergartens located in Carcavelos". União das Freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede website (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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