Education

Schools in the Algarve

For families moving with children: state, private and international schools between Vilamoura, Quarteira and the Golden Triangle.

Education

The Algarve

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Vilamoura itself has few campuses: CIV is the local international option, and state schools sit mainly in Quarteira, a few minutes away.

Quarteira holds the state network for this stretch of Loulé. The D. Dinis and Dra. Laura Ayres groupings run from nursery through secondary.

Almancil is the Golden Triangle school hub: Nobel, Aspire and the state grouping, minutes from Quinta do Lago.

There is no campus inside the resort. Families use Almancil schools and CIV in Vilamoura.

Albufeira combines state groupings with Eden Montessori in Ferreiras, useful for families west of Vilamoura.

Loulé town has a state secondary plus smaller international schools (Bright, Montalvo) for families who prefer inland living.

CIV, Laura Ayres and the other campuses families ask about first.

Vilamoura

All-through Vilamoura campus since 1984: Portuguese national curriculum alongside a British pathway and the IB Diploma.

Quarteira

Quarteira’s state secondary and seat of the Dra. Laura Ayres grouping, years 10 to 12.

Almancil

British campus in the Golden Triangle: IGCSE, BTEC and IB, minutes from Quinta do Lago.

Quarteira

Seat of the D. Dinis grouping, between Vilamoura and Quarteira. 2nd and 3rd cycle.

Almancil

Small British school in Almancil, classes of up to 12, Pearson Edexcel from ages 3 to 18.

Lagoa

Nobel’s original 1972 campus to the west: British curriculum plus a Portuguese national pathway through Year 13.

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School	Area	Stages	Type	Curriculum	Pathway score
Colégio Internacional de Vilamoura (CIV)	Vilamoura	Nursery–Secondary	Private school	Portuguese · British · IB	80
Nobel Algarve Almancil	Almancil	Nursery–Secondary	Private school	British · IB	—
Nobel Algarve Lagoa	Lagoa	Nursery–Secondary	Private school	Portuguese · British	73
Aspire International School	Almancil	Nursery–Secondary	Private school	British	—
Bright International School Algarve	Loulé	Nursery–Secondary	Private school	British	—
Montalvo International School	Loulé	3rd–Secondary	Private school	British	—
Eden Montessori International School	Albufeira	Nursery–2nd stage	Private school	Montessori · IB	—
Escola EB 2/3 D. Dinis	Quarteira	2nd–3rd stage	Public school	Portuguese	75
EB1/JI D. Francisca de Aragão	Quarteira	Nursery–1st stage	Public school	Portuguese	69
Escola Secundária Dra. Laura Ayres	Quarteira	Secondary	Public school	Portuguese	66
Escola Básica de Quarteira	Quarteira	2nd–3rd stage	Public school	Portuguese	78
Escola Básica de Almancil	Almancil	Nursery–3rd stage	Public school	Portuguese	74
Escola Básica de São Lourenço	Almancil	1st stage	Public school	Portuguese	68
Escola Secundária de Loulé	Loulé	Secondary	Public school	Portuguese	72

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