Colégio do Vale

Avenida de Vale Bem, nº 24, 2820-389, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal. The school is located in the Charneca da Caparica area.

Preschool (bilingual); British Primary School (Year 1–2) with English immersion; main program through at least Year 9; Dual Diploma program available for 8th–11th year.

Portugal

Transport is provided by the Colégio do Vale; however, transport is not available in the afternoon on days when language activities occur.

Application and enrolment fees

- Enrollment (Matrícula): EUR 442 — non‑refundable; this amount includes the cost of the mandatory school insurance.
- Renewal of enrollment (annual): EUR 270.
- Reservation fees for places (one‑off, optional): Creche reservation EUR 298; Jardim de Infância reservation EUR 274.

Tuition fees by year group (monthly, annual and per term calculated)

Note: The school publishes a monthly fee schedule billed over 10 monthly instalments. Annual totals below are the published monthly fee × 10. Per‑term amounts below are calculated by dividing the annual total by 3 (for parent budgeting), since the school issues charges on a monthly (10‑month) basis rather than a published per‑term invoice. The published monthly figures and payment terms are used here.

- Creche — Bercário
- Monthly: EUR 598
- Annual (monthly ×10): EUR 5,980
- Per term (annual ÷ 3, calculated): EUR 1,993.33.

- Creche — Sala de 1 ano
- Monthly: EUR 618
- Annual: EUR 6,180
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,060.00.

- Creche — Sala de 2 anos
- Monthly: EUR 655
- Annual: EUR 6,550
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,183.33.

- Jardim de Infância (ages 3–5)
- Monthly: EUR 665
- Annual: EUR 6,650
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,216.67.

- Bilingual Preschool (ages 4–5)
- Monthly: EUR 765
- Annual: EUR 7,650
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,550.00.

- British Primary School (ages 5–6)
- Monthly: EUR 835
- Annual: EUR 8,350
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,783.33.

- 1.º Ciclo (1st–4th year)
- Monthly: EUR 674
- Annual: EUR 6,740
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,246.67.

- 2.º & 3.º Ciclo (5th–9th year)
- Monthly: EUR 718
- Annual: EUR 7,180
- Per term (calculated): EUR 2,393.33.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Regular tuition instalments are billed across 10 monthly payments. Monthly tuition payments must be available by the 5th day of the month to which they refer. Late payment penalties apply: after day 5 an additional EUR 20; after day 20 an additional EUR 30; after day 30 interest on arrears at the legal rate. Other services (optional extras) are payable at the time of provision (immediate payment). The school account for each student is consultable through the Inovar Consulta application.

Accepted payment methods

- Bank transfer.
- Education vouchers / meal voucher providers: Ticket Educação (Ticket Serviços), Edenred Portugal, Up Portugal (Cheque Déjeuner).
- Other optional services and shop purchases are payable when supplied (point‑of‑sale).

Optional services and additional fees

- Frequency in August (food included): daily rate published as EUR 45 (for families using the August service).
- Prolongamento (aftercare, 18:00–19:30): EUR 18 per day or EUR 45 per month (where a monthly option is offered).
- Study room (Sala de Estudo): EUR 58 per month.
- Transport (monthly rates by zone):
- Zone 1 (up to 10 km): one‑way EUR 12; half route EUR 118; full route EUR 176.
- Zone 2 (up to 20 km): one‑way EUR 15; half route EUR 138; full route EUR 194.
- Zone 3 (up to 30 km): one‑way EUR 18; half route EUR 158; full route EUR 228.
- Specialized supports and therapies (examples):
- Portuguese as a non‑mother tongue (2h/week): EUR 125 per month (per student).
- Individual pedagogical support (1x/week): EUR 250.
- Small‑group pedagogical support: EUR 125 (1x/week) or EUR 240 (2x/week).
- Psychopedagogical/rehabilitation/psychomotricity session rates: typical published session fees include EUR 32 (1x/week, 45 min), EUR 52 (1x/week, 90 min) and EUR 26 (for 2x or more sessions — per 45‑minute session).
- Speech therapy: published session/evaluation fees are shown in the schedule (examples appear as EUR 57 for an evaluation and EUR 45 for a follow‑up session in the published price table).
- Psychometric testing (OEV for 9th year): EUR 78 (annual).
- Dual Diploma programme: registration and technology fees and monthly values are published separately for participating years.

Uniform, materials and school supplies (examples of prices)

- School polo shirt: EUR 12 (example product price).
- Skort / saia‑calção: EUR 20 (example product price).
- Swimming cap: EUR 5.20 (example product price).
- Sport / equipment items (examples): certain year‑specific items such as a tennis racket for 1.º ano are offered through the school shop — example listing EUR 40.
- Year‑by‑year mandatory materials lists are published for each school year and show individual small costs for required exercise books and materials; these are handled separately from tuition and sold through the school.

Boarding fees

- Boarding is not offered; there are no published boarding fees. The school's published price schedule covers day services, optional extras and transport but does not include boarding.

Refund and returns policy (fees and purchased items)

- The enrollment fee (Matrícula) is explicitly non‑refundable and includes the insurance component. Billed amounts may be contested within the school's stated payment period; late payments may trigger penalties and suspension of services and/or cancellation of discounts. Specific return and exchange policies apply to shop items (uniform/equipment): exchanges are accepted within published short windows (for example exchange up to 8 days; returns up to 30 days in the case of defects) according to the school shop terms.

Discounts and concessions

- Sibling discounts: 2nd sibling 6.5% discount; 3rd sibling 13% discount; further siblings 19.5% discount (discounts are not cumulative and may be applied to monthly or annual amounts).
- Discount for children of former students: 13%.
- Early annual payment discounts (example): up to 10 July a 2.5% discount; up to 5 September a 2.0% discount (applied to the annual package where the family chooses annual payment).

Final notes for budgeting

- The figures above reflect the published price table and the school's itemized service charges (tuition, transport and optional supports). Instalment billing is organized in 10 monthly payments; other extras and shop purchases are charged separately at the time of provision. Parents should treat the enrollment fee (EUR 442) as a one‑off, non‑refundable cost and allow for optional extras such as transport, aftercare, therapies and uniform costs when planning the annual budget.