Saint Dominic's International School

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Saint Dominics International School is an IB World School in Outeiro de Polima, near Lisbon, in Portugal. It was founded by Irish Dominican Sisters, beginning as the Bom Sucesso Girls Day School in 1954. Transition to a co-educational school began in 1963.

With the building of the bridge over the Tagus River, now called the 25 de Abril Bridge, the expanding English expatriate community asked the sisters to establish a new school. St Dominic’s College, English language co-educational school was founded in the Bom Sucesso convent, beginning with fewer than 20 students but quicklyn English language co-educational school was established in the Bom Sucesso Convent. The school started with fewer than 20 students but quickly needing more space. The new school opened on its present site in 1975. It was named St Dominic's International School in 1988. Since 1993, St Dominic’s International School is Centre 1 of Fundação Obra Social das Religiosas Dominicanas Irlandesas, a charity.

St. Dominic's is accredited by CIS and NEASC; its motto is Veritas, the Dominican motto of the search for truth. It has taken the three IBO programmes, Primary Years, Middle years and the Diploma Years. It is an English speaking school, enriche dwith more than 49 nationalities. St. Dominic's is an excelent, friendly school.

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