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Good to Know
- St. Julian's itself has very few full K-12 international schools inside the town boundary — Malta Crown International School (British curriculum, with boarding) is the main one physically located in St. Julian's; most other well-known international schools (Verdala, Chiswick House/St Martin's) sit in the immediately bordering areas of Pembroke, Kappara and Swatar rather than in St. Julian's proper.
- Malta is a small island, so families based in St. Julian's also commonly commute a bit further afield — e.g. to QSI International School of Malta (American/mastery-learning curriculum) or St Edward's College (IB Diploma) — but these were not detailed here as they sit clearly outside the ~10-minute radius from St. Julian's centre.
- Application processes at the international schools (Verdala, Malta Crown) typically require a non-refundable application fee plus a separate, larger registration fee only payable once a place is offered — budget for both when comparing schools.
- Fee tables can lag the current academic year on aggregator sites; always confirm the latest figure directly with the school's admissions office before budgeting.
- For Verdala International School (the nearest major international/IB school to St. Julian's, in adjacent Pembroke), the real crunch point for space is the March re-enrolment period each year — applying right after that, or as early as possible for a September start, gives the best shot at an open seat rather than a waiting pool.
- Both the application fee and the registration fee at Verdala are non-refundable and separate from tuition — budget for them even if a place isn't guaranteed at application stage.
- All school documents (transcripts, health records, etc.) must be translated into English by a recognised authority before submission — get this sorted before you apply, as it can add lead time.
- Homeschooling is technically legal in Malta since October 2021, but requires a formal license from the education authorities and a warranted (licensed) teacher — in practice, uptake has been almost nonexistent, so most nomad/expat families default to enrolling in an international or private school rather than pursuing home education here.
- If you do want to homeschool while based in St. Julian's, expect to navigate a real bureaucratic application (justification, curriculum plan, social-experience plan) rather than simply 'opting out' informally.
Schools And Curricula
- Scope Note
- St. Julian's itself is primarily a residential/entertainment town rather than a school hub; the schools below are either physically inside St. Julian's or in immediately bordering localities (Pembroke, Swieqi/Kappara) reachable within roughly a 10-minute drive.
Schools
Malta Crown International School
- Location
- L-Arkati, Mensija Street, St. Julian's (campus is inside St. Julian's itself)
- Curriculum
- British National Curriculum
- Ages Served
- 5 to 18
- Boarding Option
- Yes — the school combines local Maltese day students with full-time international boarders who live on campus with 24/7 supervision and five daily meals.
- Curriculum Detail
- Malta Crown International School is licensed to operate at Primary, Secondary, and Post-Secondary levels and delivers the British curriculum through Pearson Edexcel specifications, preparing students for IGCSE and A-Level examinations.
Tuition
- Status
- not publicly published
- Note
- No specific day or boarding tuition figures for Malta Crown were found on the school's own site or in third-party school-fee aggregators; fees appear to be quoted directly to enquiring families.
Verdala International School
- Location
- Fort Pembroke, Pembroke (borders St. Julian's directly; a short drive/taxi from St. Julian's centre)
- Curriculum
- International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum
- Ages Served
- 3 to 18
- Curriculum Detail
- Verdala International School educates students aged 3–18 through an IB continuum: the Elementary School implements the IB Primary Years Programme, and the school is authorised to offer the MYP, DP and IBCP.
Tuition
Pre-Kindergarten (2025/26)
- Pre Kindergarten (2025/26)
- €9,450
Grades 11-12, IB Diploma/IBCP (2025/26)
- Grades 11 12, IB Diploma/IBCP (2025/26)
- €14,500
2026/27 Tuition Range (All Year Groups)
- Period
- per year
- Amount USD Low
- 12910
- Currency Local
- EUR
- Amount USD High
- 18670
- Amount Local Low
- 11325
- Amount Local High
- 16375
One Time And Extra Fees
- Application Fee
- €300
- Registration Fee
- €5,000
- Annual Capital Contribution
- €1,875
- Annual Re Enrolment Deposit
- €2,000
- Note
- Uniform, stationery, textbooks, field trips, after-school activities and exam fees are billed separately and are not included in tuition.
Chiswick House School and St Martin's College
- Location
- Two campuses in Kappara and Swatar (Kappara borders the Swieqi/St. Julian's area, roughly a 10-minute drive from St. Julian's centre)
- Curriculum
- Bespoke curriculum combining Pearson Edexcel IGCSEs with Maltese cultural integration
- Ages Served
- 3 to 18
- Curriculum Detail
- CHS & SMC sit in the Maltese independent (not international) category, following a bespoke curriculum that combines Pearson Edexcel IGCSEs with Maltese cultural integration, with Sixth Form pathways including the Maltese MATSEC route and UCAS for UK universities.
Tuition
- Status
- specific figures not confirmed
- Note
- Sources describe fees as lower than the pure international schools (Verdala/QSI) but no verified per-year tuition figures for Chiswick House/St Martin's specifically were located at the time of research.
Homeschooling
- Legal Basis
- Home education became legal in Malta under the Education Act, Chapter 605, Part V (Articles 46 and 47), which came into force in October 2021 after years of advocacy.
- Legal Status
- Fully legal and regulated
How It Works
- Parents must apply to the Division of Education (administered day-to-day by the Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education, DQSE) rather than simply notifying anyone informally.
- Article 46 allows a parent to apply for home education for a minor of compulsory school age, provided the reason is not improper and is judged to be in the child's best interest.
- Article 47 conditions authorization on the parent employing a warranted (licensed) educator, following an approved/accredited curriculum, and ensuring the child gets social and facility experiences equivalent to a school setting.
- Applications are evaluated case-by-case by a Board for Home Education Provision, and once licensed, families are subject to ongoing DQSE monitoring, including onsite visits.
- Compulsory education in Malta runs from age 5 to 16.
Local Community
- Caveat
- We could not confirm current (2026) activity levels for this group from official sources; treat it as a starting point for outreach rather than a guaranteed active, formal organisation.
- Exists
- Yes
- Nature
- This is a peer support and social/field-trip network for parents to share resources and organise activities together — not a formal teaching co-op or accredited curriculum provider.
- Description
- A Malta-based peer-support and information network for homeschooling families exists, run by parents rather than the government. It began as a Facebook-community-driven group (originally called 'Malta Homeschool Families' / 'Homeschool Awareness Malta') that organised informal meetups and field trips for homeschooling families and later rebranded as the 'Malta Home Education Association.'
Practical Reality For Expats
- One frequently cited reason the law itself references as valid is families who relocate to Malta for only a few months at a time — relevant to short-stay nomad families.
- Uptake has been extremely low: as of a parliamentary reply reported in January 2024, only one single application for home education had been made since the practice was legalised in 2021.
- The requirement to employ or hold a warranted teaching licence is the main practical barrier and has been criticised by homeschooling advocates as making the option nearly inaccessible for many ordinary families.
International Bilingual School Enrollment
- Practical Advice For Foreign Families
- Because the real review of new applications only ramps up after the March re-enrolment window, families targeting a September start are realistically best served applying by late winter/early spring of that year, and mid-year arrivals should apply as soon as a move date is confirmed rather than waiting, since availability (not the calendar) drives whether a rolling-admission seat exists.
- Relevant School Note
- The main IB/international school serving the St. Julian's area is Verdala International School, located in neighbouring Pembroke (adjacent to St. Julian's, a few minutes away). This is the school with the most verifiable admissions/waitlist detail publicly documented.
Application Timing
- Verdala's admissions cycle is tied to its annual re-enrolment process, which starts each March, after which the school reviews how many returning students and free spaces it has before processing new applications.
- Outside of that, the school runs rolling admissions for most grades so students can start at various points in the year if a space is open, though this flexibility does not apply to IB Diploma Programme (final two years) classes.
- There is a hard age cut-off of August 31st for grade placement decisions.
Required Documents
- All documentation must be submitted in English, with translations completed by a recognised authority.
- School records for the previous two academic years plus the current year.
- Any relevant independent assessments, individual education plans (IEPs), or psychological/medical reports.
- Copy of the child's passport photo page.
- Health/vaccination records as required under Maltese legislation.
- For applicants to Grade 3 or above, an online multiple-choice entrance assessment is required once a space becomes available; no prior prep is required.
Fees At Application
Non-refundable Application/administration Fee
- Non Refundable Application/Administration Fee
- €300
Covers processing costs and waiting-list administration only; does not guarantee a place.
Non-refundable Registration Fee (Payable on Acceptance of an Offer)
- Non Refundable Registration Fee (Payable On Acceptance Of An Offer)
- €5,000
Due in full once an offer is accepted, regardless of the child's actual start date.
Waitlist Expectations
- If a grade/class is full, applicants are placed into a waiting pool rather than rejected outright.
- A student's position in the wait pool can move down if later applicants have higher priority under the school's admissions policy (e.g. siblings, specific nationalities/categories the policy favors).
- Families stay in the pool only for the specific academic year they applied for.
- If no seat opens up that year, parents must proactively contact admissions to roll the application into the next academic year, and this rollover can be requested starting October 1st.
- An application and even an entrance assessment invitation are not a guaranteed place — only a formal acceptance letter plus completed registration and payment secures a seat.
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