IB World School · Lisbon · K–12
One school,
many ways
to arrive.
Kanade has welcomed families from about forty countries since 1994. Children from four to eighteen learn in English, keep their home language and leave ready for the IB Diploma.
Why families choose Kanade
Learning in English, at home in many languages.
Families choose Kanade when they want the full IB sequence in English and do not want to leave Lisbon to find it. The school was founded in 1994. It teaches children from the year they turn four until Grade 12, on one campus at Jardim Alto. Primary Years, Middle Years and the Diploma Programme follow one after another at the same address. A student who arrives later joins that sequence in August or in January, or during the year if a place is free.
Lessons are in English. That does not replace the language of home. Portuguese begins in Kindergarten, which gives the youngest children a way into the city they live in. From Grade 6 a student may add French or German. Mother-tongue clubs meet through the week so other languages stay in use. In a school of 640 students from about 40 nationalities, this is the ordinary timetable, not a side arrangement.
The day has a published shape, and the school keeps to it. Arrival is at 8:20. Lessons run from 8:30 to 15:20, and activities continue until 16:30. Parents who want to see the campus before they apply come to an open morning on a Tuesday, from 9:30 to 11:00, and walk the courtyard, the library and a classroom with admissions.
Programmes
Three IB programmes, one campus.
One address from Kindergarten to Grade 12. English in every classroom, Portuguese from the first year.
PYP · K–Grade 5
MYP · Grades 6–10
DP · Grades 11–12
English · Portuguese · French · German
Music and courts until 16:30
Coming up
Dates for families.
A day at Kanade
Four moments from 8:20 to 16:30.
Admissions and fees
Five steps to a place, and what it costs.
1Enquire by email or phone. Admissions replies within two school days.
2Visit an open morning, or arrange a private tour if those Tuesdays do not suit.
3Apply online with previous school reports and the €250 application fee, paid once and not refunded.
4Assessment and a family meeting follow within ten school days of a complete application.
5Offer confirmed with the €2,000 enrolment deposit, credited to the final term.
Application fee (one-time, non-refundable)
Paid once with the application.
€250
Enrolment deposit (one-time, credited to the final term)
Confirms the place.
€2,000
Kindergarten (ages 4–5)
Per school year, 2026–27.
€14,800
Primary Years, Grades 1–5
Per school year, 2026–27.
€17,600
Middle Years, Grades 6–10
Per school year, 2026–27.
€20,400
Diploma Programme, Grades 11–12
Includes IB exam registration.
€23,900
School bus (optional)
Per school year. Four routes.
€1,650
Lunch programme (optional)
Per school year.
€1,280
Fees per school year, 2026–27; payable in three instalments.
Family stories
In their words.
We moved from Copenhagen in 2024 with children for Grade 2 and Grade 7. Settling took the first term, not longer: the gate at 8:20, English in the classroom, and both ages on one campus from the week we arrived.
The Andersen family
Who you will meet
Seven people a visiting family meets first.
Admissions, the three programme leads, languages and pastoral care sit with the head of school. Write to the office on a school day and the right person replies.
Dr. Helena Marsh
Head of School
Leila Haddad
Director of Admissions
Tomás Ferreira
Head of Primary (PYP)
Amara Nwosu
MYP Coordinator
Jonas Becker
DP Coordinator
Mei-Lin Chou
Head of Languages
Rafael Ortiz
Pastoral and Wellbeing Lead
Visit us
Rua do Jardim Alto 18, 1400-150 Lisboa
Office Monday–Friday 8:00–16:30. +351 21 000 4800. admissions@kanade-school.example. Next open morning: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 9:30–11:00, then 12 January and 9 February 2027.