SDIS is a highly respected and well known international school, and is the only school in Portugal authorised to offer all three of the International Baccalaureate Programmes, Primary (PYP), Middle (MYP), and the Diploma.  Our commitment to the IB and its programmes has been at the core of SDIS’ educational philosophy.

The school is a private, non-selective, co-educational day school serving students aged 3 to 18 years in the international community, through the medium of English. We currently have 49 different nationalities amongst our student population, making us a truly international school.

The school is housed in two one-storey buildings. It has a self-contained Nursery/Kindergarten which has recently been expanded to provide 2 new classrooms for Kindergarten children.  The Junior School offers: English, Portuguese, Mathematics, Social Studies, Information Technology, Art, Music, PE and Social Education through the curriculum of the IB Primary Years Programme in Nursery, Kindergarten and Years 1 to 6. The total number of students for 2010/11 in Junior School is 316.

In the Senior School we have 332 students of whom 243 are studying the IB Middle Years Programme, with full certification, in Grades 6 to 10. In grades 11 and 12 we have 89 students preparing for the IB Diploma. The IB Diploma programme grants direct entry to the most prestigious tertiary institutions in the world due to its intellectual rigour and high academic standards.  For further information on the subjects and options available for MYP and Diploma courses visit the section on Curriculum.

Whatever school you chose for your son/daughter we hope he/she and you as parents will be happy. You can be assured that if you chose St. Dominic’s your child will be attending a school fully accredited by both ECIS, (European Council for International Schools), CIS (Council for International Schools),  NEASC (New England Association of Schools & Colleges) and we are a fully accredited IB World School. We provide a comprehensive curriculum delivered in English, with qualified teachers and additional support through our English as an Additional Language Team, and our Special Educational Needs Department, for those that need it.

On behalf of SDIS community, I invite you to explore our website and I  look forward to meeting you personally in the future.


Robert Clarence

Principal