St. Julian's School

Private educational institution Cascais families can consider for British international education is St. Julian’s School in Carcavelos, serving children and students aged 3 to 18.

The school welcomes a Portuguese and international community representing more than 60 nationalities and has been educating children since 1932. Its learning pathways include Pre-Prep for ages 3–4, Prep for ages 5–10, Secondary for ages 11–18, and a Bilingual section for ages 6–14.

The British Section follows the National Curriculum for England leading to IGCSEs, while Years 12 and 13 offer the IB Diploma and IB Career-related Programme. The Bilingual Section enables access to the Portuguese National Curriculum alongside joint classes, sports and arts with the British Section.

The campus is located between Carcavelos beach and Lisbon, centred on an 18th-century palace with gardens, sports facilities and woodland areas. School life includes clubs and societies, music, arts, sports, Model United Nations, drama and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, with activities such as surf, rugby, football, cricket and athletics.

St. Julian’s is a not-for-profit institution, reinvesting fees directly into education.

In 2025/26, it was recognised by Spear’s as one of Europe’s top 10 private schools for the fourth consecutive year, and by Carfax as one of Europe’s top 15 international schools.