VVIS International School Portugal

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VVIS International School Portugal (VVIS) is an international school with an emphasis on British education in Luz, Algarve, Portugal. It follows a modified version of the English curriculum and prepares students for IGCSE and A level examinations. All IGCSE subjects are based on the Cambridge University curriculum. Admission to the school is dependant on a successful interview and entry examination.

The school has achieved a 100% IGCSE pass rate since obtaining its official license from the Ministry of Education in 2002. It later became a member of the European Council of International Schools ECIS and the Council of International Schools CIS. It is also an accredited University of Cambridge Examinations Centre.

In 2007 it received planning permission to build Portugal's first bilingual primary school which deliveres some subjects in Portuguese. All English taught classes will have a Portuguese speaking assistant teacher. The bilingual concept took two years to devise and formed the basis of a Masters in International Education dissertation by its director, Louise De Beer.

VVIS also completed a purpose built theatre in 2008, following the successful addition of a sports centre and an adaptable marque for open air productions and dinning purposes.