St. Dominic's International School

St. Dominic's International School is an IB World School in São Domingos de Rana, Portugal, for students aged 3 to 18. It continues the educational tradition of the Irish Dominican Sisters, who have been in Portugal since 1639. The school has offered the three International Baccalaureate programmes since 1997, holds licence (alvará) No. 2178 of 10/09/1975 from the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Culture, and since 2010 has been owned by Veritas Educatio, SA. It belongs to the International Schools Partnership (ISP) group.

• IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Nursery to Grade 5
• IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
• IB Diploma Programme (DP)

Junior School pupils study both Portuguese and English, and an English as an Additional Language programme helps students who need support with English. A learning support team, a counsellor-led social-emotional programme, a summer school and a bus service are also available. The school is an official centre for university admissions tests such as BMAT, PAT, MAT and TSA, open to external candidates as well. Tuition includes school materials, field trips and accident insurance; IB exam fees are charged separately.