for tourists & foreigners living in central portugal
Educational expenses for a resident tax payer and other family dependants may be deducted from income before calculation of income tax. Original receipts (with translations in Portuguese) are required to claim this deduction.
Your tax advisor or accountant will be able to advise on which expenses are eligible.
Teaching in foreign languages can be found through the yellow pages, adverts in the local foreign language press, or by consulting embassies and cultural missions of the countries concerned.
Citizens of member states of the EU have rights of access to further education institutions in other member states equal to those of citizens of the country. However, there are residency requirements ensuring pupils are eligible to local scholarships.
There are EU schemes to provide scholarships for study in other EU countries, specific information may be obtained from the European Commission Delegation in Lisbon. Some Portuguese universities also have specific agreements with universities in other EU countries.
There is a national system of scholarships for payment of further education fees and living allowances.
Access to these scholarships depends on family size, family income, and good results in the previous year of the course.
Generally, students from families with less than the national minimum wage per family member are eligible. The value of the scholarship can be as high as 90% of the national minimum wage plus an allowance for accommodation up to 25% of the national minimum wage.
Further education institutes also provide subsidised meals and some hostel accommodation. The welfare department of the further education institute can provide information about these scholarships.
Oporto British School
Founded in July 1894, Oporto British School is believed to be the oldest British school in mainland Europe. It provides a high quality, British style education for boys and girls, age four to eighteen (currently of 19 nationalities).
OBS is a non-profit institution owned by a Council of Members (parents and former parents) which elects a Board of Governors. The Head of School is assisted by the Bursar and Heads of the Primary and Senior Sections. The majority of the teaching staff are native English speakers, mostly British with British qualifications but other nationalities (American, Irish, Portuguese, Australian and Dutch) are represented.
The curriculum in Primary (ages 4-11) and Senior Sections (ages 11-18) is based upon the English National Curriculum but adapted to local needs.
In Forms 10-13, students work towards the International General Certificate of Secondary Education and the International Baccalaureate. Students can thus move with relative ease to or from other British or English-medium international schools and to universities throughout the world. Current applications for further education are mostly being made to Europe and the USA.
The standard of English achieved amongst non-native English students is very high. Non-Portuguese students achieve considerable fluency in Portuguese – this being the second language of the school. French is also taught and there are opportunities for other languages through private teachers.
The school is small, with class sizes in Primary averaging 16, and 15 in the Secondary Section. Situated on a pleasant campus in the residential area of Foz at the mouth of the River Douro. Consistent with its small size, facilities are relatively modest.
The school follows the British pattern of academic year commencing in early September and ending in late June/early July. The main holidays are at Christmas, Easter and in the summer, with mid-term holidays and a number of local national holidays. The optimum time for entry is at the start of the academic year, but the school tries to accommodate newcomers at other times. A prospectus and other information is available from the Head’s PA/Registrar.
Address: Rua da Cerca 326/350, Foa do Douro, 4150-201 Porto
Phone: (00351) 22616 6660 / Fax:(00351) 226166668
Age range: 4-18
Total pupils: 166 boys / 206 girls
Boarding: No
Teaching language: English
Oporto International School (CLIP)
A co-educational English medium school for students from Kindergarten to Form 12. The school has three sections, Lower School, Middle and Upper School, each of which is run by its own Head.
The primary commitment at CLIP – The Oporto International School is the preparation of students to be literate, competent, educated, skilled, informed citizens, capable of critical thinking and able to meet the transforming challenges of a complex, interdependent and pluralistic world.
The school’s educational principles are: academic excellence, learning how to learn; co-operative learning; diversity and cross cultural education; democracy; personal needs and concerns; ethical and moral development; the arts; physical education; preparation for life-long learning.
The school offers a wide variety of after school activities and holiday programmes through the CLIP Clubs that are run at the school.
In addition the school runs the Phoenix Academy, which offers a wide range of adult educational programmes as well as the hiring of the state of the art facilities available.
Address: Rua de Vila Nova 1071, 4100-506 Porto
Phone: (00351) 226199160 / Fax: (00351) 226199169
Age range: 5-18
Total pupils: 206 boys / 167 girls
Boarding: No
Staff numbers: 30 full time / 12 part time
Maximum class size: 24
Curriculum: National Curriculum for England and Wales, IGCSE
Accreditation: Host country
Teaching language: English
Currency: Euros
email: clip.porto@clip.pt
Colégio Luso-Internacional do Centro
Co-educational school for children aged from 3-19 years. British curriculum preparing students for IGCSE and AICE.
Address: Rua D. João Pereira Venâncio, 2430-291 Marinha Grande
Tel:.244 503 710
Fax: 244 504 305
email: cliccentro@hotmail.com