The 10 best international schools in the Algarve
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1Bright International School Algarve
Loulé
A purpose-built, eco-friendly international school in Loulé, relaunched in 2024 as Bright, teaching a Cambridge pathway from age 3 to IGCSE.
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Eden Montessori International School
Albufeira
Bilingual Montessori school in Ferreiras (Albufeira) since 2018, now a Candidate School for the IB Primary Years Programme.
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Deutsche Schule Algarve
Silves
The Algarve's German school, teaching a bilingual German-Portuguese curriculum from Grundschule through to the Abitur at a campus near Silves.
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Nobel Algarve British International School
Almancil
British curriculum international school with two Algarve campuses, Lagoa (since 1972) and Almancil, teaching IGCSE, A-Levels, IB and BTEC.
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Barlavento International Primary School
Espiche, Lagos
International primary school near Espiche, Lagos, teaching ages 3 to 11 on a UK-based curriculum since 1975, with sister ties to Aljezur International School.
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Colégio Internacional de Vilamoura (CIV)
Vilamoura
One of the Algarve's longest-established international schools, founded in 1984 in Vilamoura, teaching ages 3 to 18 across Portuguese and IB pathways.
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Colegio Santiago Internacional
Tavira
British curriculum school in Tavira for ages 5 to 18, teaching bilingually in English and Portuguese with A-Level results above the UK average.
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Educan, Algarve
Loulé
Educan, Algarve is a Loulé learning centre teaching the Pearson Edexcel British curriculum to ages 5 to 16, mornings in class plus afternoon clubs.
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Montalvo International School
Loulé
International secondary school in Loulé town centre offering iGCSEs and A Levels on the British curriculum since 2023, in a restored 1890s building.
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Aljezur International School
Aljezur
The Algarve's only west-coast international school: Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level for ages 11-18 from a farmhouse campus near Aljezur.
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