Brazil, Sao Paulo
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Av. Dona Cherubina Viana, 1735 - Vila Santo Antônio, Cotia, SP 06708-360, Brazil. The school is in Cotia, a municipality in the state of São Paulo within the São Paulo metropolitan region. The campus serves Infants, Primary, Secondary and Senior School divisions.
Infants (Little John) 1 to 5 years; Primary 6 to 10 years; Secondary 11 to 14 years; Senior School 15 to 17 years
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School; Cambridge curriculum is listed under Curriculum
Rooted in the British education system
Application fees
- No public, fixed application fee amount is published. The admissions process requires completion of an application form and submission to the admissions office via the school email.
Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)
- The school does not publish a detailed tuition schedule by year group or per term for the 2026/27 academic year (and no public 2025/26 fee schedule is available). Exact tuition amounts for specific year groups and term/year totals are not publicly available.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- No public statement of a standard billing schedule (termly/quarterly/monthly) or formal payment terms is available. Specific billing dates, deposit requirements, late-payment penalties, and installment plans are not listed publicly.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school operates as day campuses (Infants / Primary / Secondary / Senior) and does not advertise boarding provision; therefore no boarding fees apply.
Other costs and additional fees
- No public schedule is available for typical additional costs (uniforms, meals/cafeteria plans, transport/shuttle, extracurricular activity fees, examination fees, school trips, learning resources or technology charges). These potential extras are not published as fixed amounts.
Refund information
- No publicly posted refund policy, registration-deposit refund terms, or tuition-refund conditions are available. Specific refund rules and timelines are not published.
Fee payment options
- No public list of accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, online payment processors) is posted. For fee-payment arrangements and accepted methods, families should use the school contact details provided. The school's contact email is secretaria@stjohns-brazil.com and the phone number is +55 11 4551-4167. Campus addresses: Av. Dona Cherubina Viana, 1735 and Av. Dona Cherubina Viana, 830, Cotia, SP.
Brief summary of findings and data gaps
- A search of the school's public pages and commonly used international-school directories shows that the institution does not publish a fee schedule or detailed fee policy for the 2026/27 academic year (nor a public 2025/26 schedule). Because the required numeric fee items (application fee amounts, tuition by year/term, billing dates, refund rules, and payment-method lists) are not available in public materials, exact figures cannot be provided here.
St. John's International School in Cotia, Brazil operates two campuses and offers a unique blend of IB and Cambridge programs for ages 1 to 17. The Little John campus serves ages 1–5, while the St. John's International School campus serves ages 6–17. The Primary Years Programme is taught in English, Portuguese and Spanish, combining the IB PYP with the school's International English Learning System (IELS). From Year 1 onward, the curriculum also meets Brazilian curricular requirements. Cambridge English Preparation begins in Year 2, with Cambridge Main Suite progression from Year 6 (A2 Key to CPE). Students learn core subjects - English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Portuguese, and Spanish , alongside specialist instruction in Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education and Performing Arts. Facilities include indoor/outdoor learning spaces, a Theater, Arts Atelier, Sports Rooms and Courts, and a buffet-style restaurant; field trips, festivals and a Student Agency program enrich the international learning community.