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Escola Suíço-Brasileira de São Paulo
Swiss/German bilingual + IB DP school in Santo Amaro. IB World School since 1996.
Curriculum
IB, Swiss, German
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~700
Founded
1965
Reviews
- ESBSP is the Swiss community's school in Alto da Boa Vista. Founded 1965 with backing from the Swiss government and the Canton of Basel. Bilingual in Portuguese and German, with English and French through the curriculum and the IB Diploma at the top.
- Roughly 760 students, 80% Brazilian, with a teaching staff that mixes Brazilian and Swiss educators. Families that choose ESBSP tend to be Swiss-connected, German-curious, or weighing the Swiss-school option in São Paulo.
- Pedagogy descriptors lean Pestalozzi and Piaget rather than market-led international.
- Independent parent forums returned essentially no signal. Reddit is silent on the school. Public profile is built almost entirely on school-controlled and directory listings.
Head of school
Andréa Pimentel
Andréa Pimentel has been the School Director (Diretora Escolar) at Escola Suíço-Brasileira de São Paulo since 2006. She is responsible for the pedagogical program across all levels, including Early Childhood and Primary Education. With nearly two decades of leadership at the school, she has overseen the integration of Brazilian and Swiss curricular parameters alongside the International Baccalaureate program. Her professional background includes expertise in bilingual education and pedagogical supervision.
Accreditations
- Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen 01
Academic results
- Result IB DP avg 33.5 points 2016 (historical from annual report)
- Result recent results not published on official site.
Location