True Annual Cost · Lisbon

True annual cost of international schools in Lisbon

Updated 2026-04-26 · 31 schools with full cost data · 58 schools indexed

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Quick answer

31 international schools in Lisbon have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $14,500 USD per year, while median true annual cost — modeled with first-year charges (capital levy, registration) plus recurring extras (transport, uniform, technology, activities) — runs $16,000 USD, a median 10% above each school’s own tuition. Cheapest with full cost data: Lycee Francais Charles Lepierre at $8,500 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: St. Julian's School at $25,688 USD.

True-cost dataset · Source: Official international-school fee schedules + IBO, COBIS & CIS accreditation registries · Source review pending · last checked Apr 27, 2026 · Verify fees, admissions, and current enrollment directly with the school's admissions office.

Key facts

31 schools with full cost data published tuition + WhereNext-modeled true annual cost (registration, transport, uniform, activities).
Median tuition: $14,500/yr published headline tuition midpoint.
Median true cost: $16,000/yr a median ~10% above each school's own tuition.
Cheapest: Lycee Francais Charles Lepierre $8,500/yr true annual cost.
Most expensive: St. Julian's School $25,688/yr true annual cost.

Schools ranked

Median tuition

$14.5k

Median true cost

$16.0k

Median hidden fees

+10%

Curriculum mix

IB (18)British (12)American (4)French (3)German (2)Local+English (1)

Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)

International schools in Lisbon ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first
#	School	Curriculum	Tuition USD	Hidden fee %	True cost
1	Lycee Francais Charles Lepierre	French	$6,000-$8,000	+21%	$8,500
2	Deutsche Schule Lissabon	German	$5,000-$10,000	+16%	$8,700
3	Boa Ventura Montessori School	Montessori	$6,000-$10,000	+19%	$9,500
4	Colegio Luso Internacional do Braamcamp Freire	Local+English, IB	$6,000-$12,000	+17%	$10,500
5	Prime School International	British	$6,000-$12,000	+17%	$10,500
6	Lisbon International School (LIS)	British	$6,000-$12,000	+17%	$10,500
7	Deutsche Schule Lissabon	German	$9,435-$9,694	+13%	$10,765
8	L'École Trilingue	French	$8,113-$11,011	+16%	$11,062
9	St. James' Primary School	British	$9,620-$9,620	+16%	$11,120
10	St. George's School	British	$9,156-$10,721	+15%	$11,439
11	International Preparatory School (IPS) Cascais	British	$8,000-$12,000	+15%	$11,500
12	Park International School	IB	$8,000-$14,000	+10%	$12,100
13	International School of Europe — Lisbon (ISE)	British, IB	$8,000-$15,000	+13%	$13,000
14	St. Peter's International School Lisbon	IB	$9,000-$17,000	+12%	$14,500
15	Redbridge International School	British, French	$9,000-$19,000	+8%	$15,100
16	Nobel International School Lisbon	IB	$10,000-$19,000	+10%	$16,000
17	United Lisbon International School	IB	$12,000-$20,000	+8%	$17,320
18	Global College Lisbon	IB	$12,000-$20,000	+10%	$17,650
19	St Julian's School	British, IB	$10,000-$22,000	+10%	$17,650
20	Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (CAISL)	American, IB	$12,000-$24,000	+7%	$19,320
21	St. Dominic's International School	IB	$12,000-$24,000	+9%	$19,650
22	The British School of Lisbon	British	$14,000-$23,000	+9%	$20,150
23	Oeiras International School	IB	$14,000-$24,000	+9%	$20,650
24	TASIS Portugal	American, IB	$15,000-$25,000	+6%	$21,210
25	The British School of Lisbon	British	$15,194-$24,774	+8%	$21,634
26	TASIS Portugal	British, American	$14,360-$26,842	+6%	$21,811
27	St. Dominic's International School	IB	$13,651-$26,849	+8%	$21,900
28	Carlucci American International School of Lisbon	IB, American	$14,056-$27,274	+6%	$21,985
29	Oeiras International School	IB	$15,701-$25,165	+8%	$22,083
30	International Sharing School — Taguspark	IB	$12,000-$29,000	+8%	$22,150
31	St. Julian's School	IB, British	$14,353-$33,723	+7%	$25,688

How we calculate true cost

The True Annual Cost takes the school’s mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.

Read the full True Annual Cost methodology

International school costs in Lisbon — FAQ

How much does international school really cost in Lisbon?

Across the 31 international schools in Lisbon with full cost data, the median true annual cost is $16,000 per year (median published tuition is $14,500). Across individual schools, true cost runs a median 10% above each school's own tuition once first-year charges (capital levy, registration) and recurring extras (transport, uniform, technology, activities) are modeled in.

Why is the true cost higher than the published tuition in Lisbon?

Published tuition is only the headline number. WhereNext models the additional charges a family typically faces — first-year items like capital levy and registration, plus recurring extras such as transport, uniform, technology and activity fees. In Lisbon these add a median 10% to each school's own tuition (some schools more, some less).

What is the cheapest international school in Lisbon by true cost?

Among the 31 schools in Lisbon with full cost data, Lycee Francais Charles Lepierre has the lowest true annual cost at $8,500 per year, while St. Julian's School is the highest at $25,688 per year. Schools without published cost data aren't ranked.

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