St. Julian's is a British international private school located in the parish of Carcavelos e Parede,[1] 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.
Paulo Lowndes Marques, lawyer, politician, anglophile. The school library bears his name.
References
^"Section Institutions - Schools and Kindergartens located in Carcavelos". União das Freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede website (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
^"HMC Directory". HMC.org.uk.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Julian's School.