St. Julian's School

St. Julian's School is a private British international school, located in Carcavelos, Cascais Municipality, on the Portuguese Riviera, in the Greater Lisbon region. It is housed at Quinta de Santo António, a historic Pombaline quinta (estate) near Carcavelos Beach.

History


St. Julian's is a British international private school located in the parish of Carcavelos e Parede, in Cascais, close to Lisbon, Portugal. The school takes its name from São Julião da Barra Fortress, overlooking nearby Carcavelos beach, originally erected in the mid-16th century to keep the British, among other raiders, out of the Tagus estuary.

The school opened on 25 November 1932 in the buildings, including residential palace, of the 18th-century estate founded by José Francisco da Cruz, treasurer to King D. José I. In the 2022-2023 academic year, the school celebrated its 90-year anniversary.

At the time of the school's founding, the palace and grounds were the property of the British Eastern Telegraph Company, which had installed and maintained a system of submarine cables that helped to transform global communication at the turn of the century.

Academics
St. Julian's has just over 1,200 students, from age three to age 18.

The school is divided into three sections:


 * The English Section which runs from Nursery (age 3) to Year 13 (age 18).  Students broadly follow the National Curriculum for England leading to IGCSEs in Year 10 and 11 (Key Stage 4) and the International Baccalaureate in Years 12 and 13. The English Section is further divided into the Primary Section: Pre-Prep School (Nursery and Reception), a Prep School (Year 1 to Year 6) and the Secondary Section (Years 7 to 13).
 * The Bilingual Section where the language of instruction is in English and Portuguese.  This runs from 1º Ano (age 5) to 9º Ano (age 15). After 9º the students transfer into Year 11 of the Secondary Section and complete a series of IGCSEs over one year in preparation for the IB Diploma in Years 12 and 13.

Organisation
St. Julian's is run by a not-for-profit association, whose 50+ members, as trustees, appoint the board of governors. The board in turn appoint the head and bursar.

St. Julian's School is jointly accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The head is a member of the Heads' Conference (HMC). The school is also a member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS).

Just under half the students at St. Julian's are Portuguese, with British the next largest nationality, and more than 40 other countries represented.

Notable alumni

 * Afonso, Prince of Beira
 * Eric Dier, Footballer
 * Emil Bernstorff, Racing Driver (Class of 2011)
 * Ana Free, Singer (Class of 2005)
 * April Ivy, Singer (Class of 2017)
 * Pedro Lucas, Rugby Union Player for the Portugal national team (Class of 2019)
 * Pedro Pinto, Journalist
 * Paula Rego, Artist
 * Mia Rose, Singer
 * Daniela Ruah, Actress
 * Kasper Schmeichel, Footballer (Class of 2005)
 * Afonso Taira, Footballer
 * Luka Zahovic, Footballer
 * Charles M. Herzfeld, Science and Scientific Manager
 * João Gomes Cravinho, Diplomat and Politician
 * Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão, Portuguese Poet, Dramatist, Translator and Essayist
 * Gonçalo Byrne, Architect
 * Miguel Costa Matos, Politician
 * Géza von Habsburg, Author and Leading Authority on Fabergé
 * Miguel Esteves Cardoso, Portuguese Writer, Translator, Critic and Journalist
 * Caroline Criado Perez, British Feminist Author, Journalist and Activist
 * Manuela Nogueira, writer and poet. Niece of Fernando Pessoa
 * Paulo Lowndes Marques, lawyer, politician, anglophile. The school library bears his name.