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CURRICULUM AND EXAMS:
Curriculum:
International, MYP, PYP, IB
Exams: IGCSE, SAT, IB
ENROLMENT:
Age Range: 3-18
Total Enrolment: 653
Nationalities: 53
342 boys, 311 girls
Junior School: 336
Senior School: 317
FEES:
Day only: € 5229-€ 13290
Learning Support Programme
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St
Dominic's International School, situated 25 kilometres from Lisbon,
was founded in 1964 by the Irish Dominican Sisters. It is a private
co-educational day school and exists to serve students aged 3-18 in
the international community through the medium of English. Its mission
is to offer an international education of the highest calibre through
the curriculae of the International Baccalaureate Organization.
The Junior School offers English, Portuguese, Swedish, mathematics,
social studies, information technology, art, craft, music, physical
education, under the umbrella of the IB Primary Years Programme in
Nursery, Kindergarten and Years 1-6.
The IB Middle Years Programme is offered in years 7 to 11. The subjects
offered include English language and literature, Portuguese, French,
German, Swedish, history, geography, mathematics, biology, physics,
chemistry, natural economy (environment), music, art and craft, computer
studies/information technology, drama, media studies, design technology,
international studies and ethics/philosophy.
In years 12 and 13 the students follow a curriculum which prepares
them for the International Baccalaureate Diploma examinations. ESL,
Special Needs are part of SES (Student Educational Services). Appropriately
qualified teachers are employed from international locations. The
average length of stay for overseas-hired teachers is three to four
years. Locally hired staff are generally longer term. The student
population represents 53 nationalities.
Classes begin in early September and run to the end of June with breaks
for Christmas and Easter. The school day is 08:30 to 16:00. Co-curricular
activities are held both at 15:00 for Junior School and after school
for Junior and Senior Schools and include art, drama, computer, music,
sports, languages, ballet, judo and faith formation.
The school is housed in two one-storey buildings. It has a self-contained
Nursery/Kindergarten, 31 classrooms, two gym halls, art rooms, library,
science and DT laboratories, music and computer rooms. There are facilities
for soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, hockey, badminton and
athletics. The school has an open admission policy, but requires reports
from previous schools. Exams in English and Maths can be requested.
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