Portugal, Lisbon
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The Uniform policy reflects a shared sense of community. There are summer and winter uniforms; the clothing is practical and distinctive, and wearing uniform is a great equaliser.
The School offers a lunch service with hot and cold options. Menus are designed by a nutritionist and prepared in partnership with Thomas Frank, a trusted supplier. For the 2025/26 school year, lunch costs €1,209 for Nursery to Year 1 and €1,410 for Year 2 and above; students may also purchase lunch daily for €9.00. Secondary students can also buy food from the Soft Rock Café, which offers warm and cold takeaway options.
Our house system assigns all students and staff to one of four houses: Bucknall, Franklin, Etherington-Smith (ES) and Russell. These foster community and cross-year friendship; a variety of sporting, academic, cultural and service activities are organised throughout the year, with house points and leadership opportunities such as House Captains.
St. Julian's Association, established in 1938 as a not-for-profit cultural organisation dedicated to education, shapes the School's vision and reinvests all revenues back into the School. A Board of Governors oversees strategic planning, policy oversight and progress and appoints the Head and the Bursar, supported by subcommittees. The Chairman of the Annual General Meeting is Mr Filipe Lowndes Marques, and His Majesty's Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic is the Patron of the Association.
St. Julian's School is a British international school in Greater Lisbon, Portugal, welcoming students from ages 3 to 18 and international families worldwide. It has educated region since 1932 and offers pathways: English Curriculum and Bilingual Curriculum. The English pathway follows the National Curriculum for England from Nursery to Year 13, leads to GCSEs in Year 11, and provides IB Diploma or Career-related Programme in Years 12–13. The Bilingual Curriculum teaches the Portuguese National Curriculum in English and Portuguese for ages 6–15, with a foundation to GCSE before IB Year 12. Portuguese is compulsory to Year 9 in both routes. The school is accredited by CIS, COBIS, NEASC and the International Baccalaureate Organisation, and its Head is a member of the Heads' Conference. Its 18th-century palace sits on grounds at Carcavelos beach, with a €50 million Second Century project enhancing facilities and green spaces. Activities include MUN, Eco-Schools and CAS.