Aljezur International School

Aljezur International School
Escola Internacional de Aljezur
Aljezur International School; Escola Internacional de Aljezur
	Aljezur International School schoolhouse and rose garden
Address
	Sitio de Azenha, Barranco de Vaca, Aljezur; 16km North of A22; 4 km South of Aljezur; Western Algarve; 8670-999; Portugal
Coordinates	37°16′29.54″N 8°48′15.08″W / 37.2748722°N 8.8041889°W
Information
School type	International Secondary
Motto	Education with Inspiration; (Educação com Inspiração)
Established	September 2010
Principal	Karen Whitten
Years offered	UK years 7 – 11
Age range	10 – 17 years of age
Average class size	Small class sizes
Education system	Cambridge IGCSE
Classes offered	Broad and rounded curriculum with an emphasis on the academic, creative and community aspects of education.
Language	English
Sports	School grounds, local sports grounds and beach sports.
Website	aljezur-international.org

Aljezur International School is located a short distance from the town of Aljezur in the western Algarve, Portugal. The school provides secondary education, taught in the English language, to children from 10 – 17 years of age following the Cambridge International syllabus and leading to Cambridge International IGCSE qualifications in a broad range of subjects.^[1] Aljezur International School is an accredited Cambridge International Examinations Centre and, as the only open exam centre in the western Algarve, accommodates both internal and external students for IGCSE examinations.

Aljezur International officially opened as the area's first International school in September 2010.^[2]^[3]

The school houses several classrooms, library, art room, dining room and kitchen, and has access to laboratory facilities, sporting complex and multi-sport gymnasium.^[4]

The school serves the municipalities of Aljezur, Lagos, and Vila do Bispo.