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The Vilamoura International School is a co-educational private day school located in Vilamoura, Portugal. The school teaches Portuguese and English studies. It was founded to provide an education for children living in the expanding Vilamoura complex and the surrounding area and is managed by an administrative council. An English curriculum is followed in the International Section while the Portuguese language is also taught as a first and a foreign language in addition to French and German. VIS staff are highly-qualified teachers with extensive experience in teaching from different international schools. Majority of the pupils studying at VIS are British although 38 nationalities are also represented, which attests to the diversity of the student body, and most are expected to stay until 16 as long as they are permanent residents of the Algarve region. After school activities include classes in music, ballet, tennis, swimming, chess and karate. The school year is from September 18 to June 30 with two-week breaks at Christmas and Easter. VIS has purpose-built facilities which comprises 20 classrooms, music, art and audio-visual rooms, two laboratories, computer lab, library, gymnasium and dining room. There are hard and grass play areas, two tennis courts and a sports field on site. The school's buses transport pupils to other sports fields and sports facilities within Vilamoura. A daily school bus service covers Vilamoura and the neighbouring areas. Admission is based on previous scholastic records and performances where it is deemed appropriate while a reasonable standard of English is preferred over the age of 12.