All our students are enrolled with the Ministry of Education (MEC). Portuguese language and literature are taught along with História and Geografia. Students must meet MEC requirements in order to graduate with a Brazilian Certificate, offering them access to local alongside international universities.
School Equivalence Guideline:
Age | St. Nicholas Years | St. Nicholas Programmes | IB Programmes | Brazilian Equivalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1.6 – 2 | TinyTots 1 | Early Years Programme | – | Infantil I |
2 – 3 | TinyTots 2 | – | Infantil II | |
3 – 4 | Nursery | – | 
| Infantil III |
4 – 5 | Kindergarten 1 | Pré-escola I | ||
5 – 6 | Kindergarten 2 | Pré-escola II | ||
6 – 7 | Grade 1 | 1º ano Ensino | ||
7 – 8 | Grade 2 | 2º ano Ensino | ||
8 – 9 | Grade 3 | 3º ano Ensino | ||
9 – 10 | Grade 4 | 4º ano Ensino | ||
10 – 11 | Grade 5 | 5º ano Ensino | ||
11 – 12 | Grade 6 | – | 
| 6º ano Ensino |
12 – 13 | Grade 7 | 7º ano Ensino | ||
13 – 14 | Grade 8 | 8º ano Ensino | ||
14 – 15 | Year 9 | 9º ano Ensino | ||
15 – 16 | Year 10 | 1º ano | ||
16 – 17 | Year 11 | – |  (Pinheiros e Alphaville Campus) | 2º ano |
17 – 18 | Year 12 | 3º ano |
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.
