Immigration by property investment, settling in Portugal—where should your children go to school? According to a report by the "Daily News," 2015, the latest ranking of primary and secondary schools in Portugal has been released, providing a reference for parents when choosing schools for their children.
This ranking is primarily based on students' standardized test scores, including results in Portuguese and mathematics.
Among them, the top 36 schools are all private, while public schools have not made it into the national top ten for eight consecutive years.
For the first stage of primary school (grades 1-4), the top-ranked school is Externato Menino Jesus in Coimbra; for the second stage (grades 5-6), the top-ranked school is Externato Nossa Senhora das Graças in Braga; for middle school (grades 7-9), the top-ranked school is Externato As Descobertas in Lisbon; and for high school (grades 10-12), the top-ranked school is Colégio Cedros in Porto.
Below is the specific ranking of schools at each stage and their respective cities:
First Stage of Primary School
Grades 1-4
1 Externato Menino Jesus, Coimbra
2 Escola Básica de Agrolongo, Guimarães
3 Colégio Euro Atlântico, Porto
4 Externato Júlio Dinis,, Madeira
5 Externato Infantil Paraíso dos Pequeninos, Aveiro
6 Escola Básica de Vieite, Guimarães
7 Jardim Infantil O Pátio da Inês, Leiria
8 Escola Básica de Celeiro, Aveiro
9 Colégio João Paulo II, Braga
10 Colégio da Fonte, Lisbon
Second Stage of Primary School
Grades 5-6
1 Externato Nossa Senhora das Graças, Braga
2 Colégio Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Porto
3 Academia de Música de Santa Cecília, Lisbon
4 Colégio Grande Colégio Universal, Porto
5 Colégio do Parque do Falcão, Lda., Setúbal
6 Colégio dos Plátanos, Lisbon
7 Colégio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Braga
8 Colégio D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga
9 Colégio Valsassina, Lisbon
10 Colégio da Imaculada Conceição, Viseu
Middle School
Grades 7-9
1 Externato As Descobertas , Lisbon
2 Colégio Nossa Senhora da Paz, Porto
3 Externato de Santa Joana, Porto
4 Externato Escravas Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Porto
5 Colégio D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga
6 Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Alto, Faro
7 Colégio Luso-Francês, Porto
8 Colégio da Imaculada Conceição, Viseu
9 Colégio dos Plátanos, Lisbon
10 Academia de Música de Santa Cecília, Lisbon
High School
Grades 10-12
1 Colégio Cedros, Porto
2 Colégio Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Porto
3 Academia de Música de Santa Cecília, Lisbon
4 Colégio Internacional de Vilamoura, Faro
5 Colégio da Rainha Santa Isabel, Coimbra
6 Colégio São João de Brito, Lisbon
7 Colégio St. Peter's School, Setúbal
8 Colégio Luso-Francês, Porto
9 Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Maria, Lisbon
10 Colégio de São Teotónio, Coimbra
Portugal implements a 12-year compulsory education system, and all public schools are free. This includes basic education (4 years of primary school, 2 years of preparatory middle school, 3 years of middle school) and secondary education (3 years, equivalent to high school in China). As long as an investor invests no less than 500,000 Euros in property in Portugal, the investor can apply for the "Portugal Golden Residence Permit," and their children will enjoy 12 years of free compulsory education in Portugal.