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Escola Internacional de Alphaville
Reviews
- The signal here is dominated by staff voices, and it splits hard. Across 10 reviews, staff report strong scores for benefits and work-life balance, including a comment describing a "familiar" environment with good colleagues.
- One ex-student or colleague, naming the school directly when ranking São Paulo employers, called it "a real nightmare of the worst possible kind to work for" and urged colleagues to avoid it. The same pool of staff reviews flags weak job security, with one ex-staff member writing "every six months you were not sure to have your job".
- Academic outputs in 2024: an IB Diploma average of 31 points, 92% university acceptance rate, and a published track record of graduates moving into universities in Brazil, the US and Europe. Founded 2000.
- Independent parent voices are essentially absent. The polarised staff signal is the clearest external read available.
Positives
- IB outcomes. 2024 IB Diploma average of 31 with 92% university acceptance; graduates move into Brazilian, US and European universities
Considerations
- Staff sentiment, polarised. Indeed average with positive collegiality scores, but one Reddit teaching commenter names it as a São Paulo employer to avoid
- Job security. Recurring Indeed complaints about contract precarity and uncertain renewals
- Independent parent review pool. Almost no parent forum signal; staff platforms are doing the work in the public review pool