Salesianos do Funchal

Name

Salesianos do Funchal

Legal name

Fundação Salesianos

Website

https://funchal.salesianos.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Funchal

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Annual tuition fees collected through monthly payments. Pre-school includes inscription, registration plus 10 monthly payments (September to June). 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycles include inscription, registration plus 9 monthly payments (September to May). Monthly fees cover exclusively the educational component.
2. ArtiSport Extra-curricular Activities: Fees for extra-curricular activities including sports, arts, music, informatics, and holiday camps. Activities are offered to children and youth with separate fees from tuition.
3. Canteen Services: School canteen providing meals to students, representing approximately 40% of daily food intake for many students.
4. Stationery and Reprography: Stationery shop selling school supplies, sports equipment, and providing reprography services including copying, binding, and t-shirt printing.
5. Cultural Events and Shows: Revenue from cultural performances such as the Art&Sal company shows, including ticket sales at events like the 'Da Rua ao Coração' performance at Centro de Congressos da Madeira.
6. Social Action Donations: Through Missão Dom Bosco and SolSal, the school receives donations (142 donations in 2025 totaling 14,883 euros) and distributes food (28,310 kg), non-food products (4,428 items), and medicines (406 units) to support vulnerable families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Salesianos do Funchal is a Catholic K-9 school delivering the Portuguese national curriculum from Pré-escolar through 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (ages 3-15) under Salesian pedagogy inspired by Saint John Bosco. Beyond core academics, the school offers the Projeto Cambridge international English certification, the ArtiSport extracurricular program (sports, arts, music, informatics, holiday camps, swimming), social services through SolSal/Missão Dom Bosco, the Centro Juvenil youth center with the Art&Sal performing arts company, and supporting digital platforms (DNA Online, E-Scola).

Product overview

Salesianos do Funchal is a Catholic educational institution offering a comprehensive K-9 education program (Pré-escolar through 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico) with a Salesian pedagogy inspired by Dom Bosco. The institution operates as a unified school with multiple supporting programs and services: the core educational curriculum is complemented by ArtiSport (extracurricular activities including sports, arts, music, and technology), DNA Online (parent/student portal), E-Scola (online learning platform), and the Centro Juvenil (youth center). The school also maintains a social dimension through SOLSAL services, operates Art&Sal (performing arts company), and provides facilities including the Complexo de Piscinas (swimming complex) and various enrichment programs such as holiday camps and the open school program. The Projeto Cambridge provides international English certification, while periodic events like the Olimpiadas do Conhecimento and various religious activities (Paróquia) round out the holistic educational offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pré-escolar (Pre-school Education)
• 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (1st Cycle Basic Education)
• 2.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (2nd Cycle Basic Education)
• 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (3rd Cycle Basic Education)
• ArtiSport Extracurricular Activities
• Projeto Cambridge (Cambridge English Certification Program)
• Campos de Férias (Holiday Camps)
• Escola Aberta (Open School)
• Salesianos do Funchal Minecraft Educational Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 2500 students certified through Cambridge partnership over 3 years across Salesian Schools network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridge University Press and AssessmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational certification partnership providing Cambridge English assessments to students. Over 2500 students certified over 3 years. Starting 2025/2026, all students at Salesianos do Funchal will obtain Cambridge certification in their terminal year (9th year). The partnership includes diagnostic tests in key years (4th, 6th, 9th) to assess language proficiency levels.
• Câmara Municipal do FunchalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner providing environmental quality certification and sponsoring school events including the Olympics of Knowledge competition.
• Porto EditoraminorOthersPublisher sponsor for the Olympics of Knowledge event, one of several entities supporting the academic competition.
• Secretaria Regional de Educação, Ciência e TecnologiacoreOthersRegional education authority that authorizes school operations, approves academic calendars, and coordinates emergency protocols including weather-related class suspensions.
• CáritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partnership for food collection campaigns. The school organizes food drives at Plaza Madeira shopping center to support families in need.
• Serviço Regional de Proteção Civil, IP-RAMminorOthersRegional civil protection service that participated in school fire evacuation drill, coordinating with municipal protection, fire department, police, and private security.
• Bombeiros Voluntários MadeirensesminorOthersVolunteer fire department participating in school safety exercises and emergency drills.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Externato Marista de Lisboa: Faith-based private Catholic K-12 institution in Lisbon with shared values-based pedagogy, bilingual streams, and broad extracurriculars; serves as a broader incumbent peer for the Catholic private-school segment Salesianos do Funchal competes in.
• Colégio do Rosário (Lisbon): Established private Catholic K-12 school in Lisbon with comparable Don-Bosco-adjacent pedagogy and a longer broader curriculum offering; helpful as a benchmark for premium Catholic private-school positioning in Portugal.

Direct peers

• Salesianos de Évora: Salesian house in the Alentejo region within the same Fundação network; comparable on Salesian pedagogy, Cambridge integration, ArtiSport extracurriculars, and centralized event hosting such as the National Salesian Games that Salesianos do Funchal students participate in.
• Salesianos do Porto: Portuguese Salesian school in the same Fundação network, sharing curriculum, Salesian pedagogy, and extracurricular enrichment model, providing a direct comparison for operating practices, network-wide initiatives like the Jogos Nacionais Salesianos, and pupil pipelines.
• Salesianos de Famálicão: Salesian house in northern Portugal operating the same faith-based K-9 model under the same Fundação network, with analogous ArtiSport extracurriculars, Cambridge certification integration, and pastoral/social services.
• Salesianos de Mogofores: Salesian school in central Portugal within the same network; provides a peer reference for non-urban Catholic K-9 enrolment economics, retention through extracurriculars, and parish-driven admissions similar to Salesianos do Funchal's Madeira context.
• Salesianos de Lisboa: Another Salesian K-9 / secondary house operating under the same Fundação Salesianos network and pedagogy as Salesianos do Funchal, offering the same Dom Bosco-inspired curriculum, Cambridge integration, ArtiSport-style extracurriculars, and parish-driven enrollment approach.

Emerging players

• St. Julian's School (Portugal): International private school in Portugal with a strong English-language and Cambridge-driven curriculum targeting Portuguese and international families; comparable as an alternative private-school destination for Madeira families seeking bilingual/international credentials.
• Oeiras International School: Private international school offering K-12 education with Cambridge/IB tracks; provides a benchmark for premium private-school positioning, English-language certification, and extracurricular integration outside the Salesian network.

Others

• Fundação Salesianos (parent network): IPSS parent foundation operating the Salesian school network across Portugal and Cape Verde, including Salesianos do Funchal. Relevant as the governance, shared services, Cambridge partnership, E-Scola and DNA Online platforms, and network-wide event organiser that anchors the company's economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7xjvS4XWa9iB-2aVId8VJg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salesianos-do-funchal

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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