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Azinhaga da Urraca, No.1, 2815-619 Sobreda, Portugal. The school is located in Sobreda, Portugal.
Early Years 1 (1 year old) through Primary Year 7; Year 7 opening planned for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Private international school offering Portuguese and Cambridge Curricula; bilingual instruction in Portuguese and English.
English-language adaptation sessions provided through individualized learning plans.
Portugal
School hours 08:00–18:00, Monday to Friday.
Application and enrolment fees
- Application fee (one‑time): EUR 135.
- Enrolment fee (one‑time, charged at first enrolment): EUR 720.
Tuition fees by year group (annual and per‑term)
- Nursery 1 (Age 1): Tuition EUR 7,205 per year. Per term (school operates on a three‑term academic year): EUR 2,401.67 per term (calculated as annual ÷ 3).
- Nursery 2 (Age 2): Tuition EUR 7,205 per year; EUR 2,401.67 per term.
- Kindergarten 1 (Age 3): Tuition EUR 8,085 per year; EUR 2,695.00 per term.
- Kindergarten 2 (Age 4): Tuition EUR 8,085 per year; EUR 2,695.00 per term.
- Kindergarten 3 (Age 5): Tuition EUR 8,085 per year; EUR 2,695.00 per term.
- Grade 1 (Age 6): Tuition EUR 8,756 per year; EUR 2,918.67 per term.
- Grade 2 (Age 7): Tuition EUR 8,756 per year; EUR 2,918.67 per term.
- Grade 3 (Age 8): Tuition EUR 8,756 per year; EUR 2,918.67 per term.
- Grade 4 (Age 9): Tuition EUR 8,756 per year; EUR 2,918.67 per term.
What the fees cover and what is charged separately
- Published school fees cover tuition and daily meals (morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack).
- The following are charged separately and are not included in the published tuition: enrolment and renewal fees, school uniform, educational materials, school trips, extracurricular activities and specific events.
Other expected costs (examples and typical amounts)
- School learning‑materials packs (examples from the school's online store): Early Years material packs priced around EUR 92.29–EUR 117.70 depending on year group; Year 1 pack examples priced at about EUR 122.43. These material/shop items are charged in addition to tuition.
- Uniform: uniform items are charged separately (specific uniform price list is published by the school).
- Extracurricular activities, school trips and some specific events are charged in addition to tuition.
Sibling discount
- Published sibling discount schedule: 1st sibling – 10%; 2nd sibling – 15%; 3rd sibling and further – 20%.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The academic year is organised in three terms: 1st term (start ~10 September – end ~16 December), 2nd term (early January – end ~27 March), 3rd term (April – end ~late June). Per‑term figures above use this three‑term division to show per‑term amounts (annual tuition ÷ 3).
- No detailed public schedule of invoice dates, installment deadlines or published payment‑penalty terms was found in the accessible fee documents reviewed; families are charged one‑time items (application/enrolment) at enrolment and annual tuition as shown above.
Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable to the current offering; the school currently enrols ages 1 up to primary/lower secondary levels (ages shown as up to Year 7 in planned expansion) and does not publish boarding fees for the current intake.
Refund information
- No explicit, publicly‑published refund or withdrawal fee schedule for application, enrolment or tuition was found in the school materials reviewed. Application and enrolment fees are shown as one‑time charges; the school's published fee materials and parent handbook note which items are excluded from tuition but do not contain a detailed refund table in the accessible documents.
Fee payment options
- The school's publicly available fee materials reviewed do not list a detailed set of accepted payment channels (for example: card, Multibanco/MB WAY, SEPA bank transfer) in the accessible fee schedule. Contact points for the school and the school store are published for transactional questions.
Summary of limits in the publicly available fee information reviewed
- The published material retrieved for the current academic year provides the annual tuition per year group, one‑time application and enrolment fees, the three‑term academic calendar (used above to present per‑term amounts), sibling discounts, and examples of material/online‑store prices, and states which items are excluded from tuition. The material does not include a detailed printed timetable of invoice due dates, explicit payment methods, or a line‑by‑line refund/withdrawal schedule in the accessible fee documents reviewed.
More than 25 nationalities are represented.
Almada International School delivers the Cambridge Primary through Lower Secondary curriculum, and is Cambridge Curriculum Certified. The school teaches in English and Portuguese with bilingual instruction that supports fluency in both languages and alignment with the national curriculum in the early years. Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Lower Secondary programmes form the core, with a future pathway toward IGCSEs and the IB Diploma Programme. In Lower Secondary four languages are taught—Portuguese, English, French and AI/digital literacy—and Computing promotes digital competence with a zero-screens approach. The campus emphasizes active, project-based learning and outdoor experiences through the AIS Nature & Farm, with wellbeing integrated as a daily priority. Facilities include outdoor spaces designed to stimulate creativity and interaction with nature. Meals are included and offered with a Mediterranean-based menu including vegetarian and vegan options. The school prepares students for international higher education through interdisciplinary study and real-world application across subjects and global perspectives.
