Portuguese education is free and compulsory until age 18. It is divided into preschool, basic education lasting 9 years, high school lasting 3 years, and higher education. The school year runs from September to June in 3 terms. Compulsory subjects include Portuguese, math, English, sciences, and humanities. Foreign languages like English, French, German and Spanish are also taught. Students have national exams in years 9, 11 and 12. This document also provides details about the specific school, including student enrollment numbers, staffing, courses offered, and European exchange programs the school participates in.

1. PORTUGUESE EDUCATION
Agrupamento Escolas Miguel Torga,
Bragança, Portugal

2.  Free and compulsory until the age of 18;
 Regulated by the state through the Ministry of Education;
 Devided into:
• Preschool (under 6 years old);
• Basic education - 9 years in 3 stages:
- 4 years primary school;
- 2 years middle school;
- 3 years secondary school.
• High School Education(3 years);
• Higher Education (University and Polytechnic)

4. SCHOOL YEAR
 3rd week of September - middle of June
 Three terms:
 Holidays:
 3 months in Summer – 2 weeks in June, July, August and first two weeks
in September
 2 weeks for Christmas and New year
 3 days for Carnival
 2 weeks for Easter
• 1st – till middle of December
• 2nd – till Easter
• 3rd – till middle of June

5. CONTENT OF EDUCATION
 National Curriculum for all subjects during compulsory education;
 45 minutes lessons; break every 90 minutes
 Main subjects:
 Portuguese 4-6 lessons
 Maths 6 lessons
 English 3-4
 Sciences 3 - 7 lessons each
 Humanities 2/3 - 6 lessons each
 Sports 3-4
 Crafts 2
 Art 2
 Religion 2 (optional)

6. FOREIGN LANGUAGES
 English:
 Compulsory: year 3 – 9
 Books used: Mainly made in the country or made in the UK but
adapted to the NC
 French/German/Spanish
 from year 7
 3/2 lessons/week
• Year 3 and 4: 2 hours a week
• Year 5 – 9: 2/3 lessons a week

7. Evaluation:
 Testing – twice each term (0-100 till year 9; 0-200 from year10 onwards),
teacher/school responsibility;
 Grading: end of each term (1-5 till year 9; 0-20 from year 10 onwards);
 Final evaluation: at the end of the school year.
 National exams:
• Year 9 - Portuguese and Maths
• Year 11: 2 exams - Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Portuguese Literature,
Geography, Maths Applied to Social Science…
• Year 12: 2 exams – Portuguese (compulsory to all students), Maths, History …

8. OUR SCHOOL

9. OUR SCHOOL
Level Years Students Classes
Preschool Mixed groups 76 5
Primary school (stage 1) 1 - 4 225 11
Middle school (stage 2) 5 - 6 167 8 * 2 dance
classes
Secondary school (stage 3) 7 - 9 119 7
High School 10-12 171 8
Adults 9 and 12 50 2
Alternative Curriculum 9 15 1
Total 821 40

10. STAFF
 Headmaster
 Deputies - 3 + 1 (Deputy Head)
 Teachers - 134 (including preschool, special needs and 40 under
mobility by specific conditions)
 Librarian Teacher - 1
 Psychologists – 2 (one only for alternative curriculum students)
 Office staff – 12
 Building management – 31 (cleaning, kitchen, cafeteria)

11. TEACHERS
 Work load - 40 hours/week
 Headmaster - doesn’t teach
 Deputy - 1 class minimum
 Teacher - 22 (permanence at school - 26)
 Primary teacher (Year 1 to 4) – 25 + 2
 Preschool – 25 + 2

12. OUR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
 Theatre club
 Sports club (involves competition outside school)
 Study visits (Porto, Lisbon, Spain, France, the UK…)
 Music group (tuna)
 Eco school
 Health at school
 Students’ exchanges
 Christmas supper
 Easter mass
 National Reading Project (Ler+)
 Extra curricular activites for younger students

13.  Etwinning – projects from kindergarden to High School
 European Projects: Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2
Key Action 1 - Training in Europe for a Successful School - 2015/2017:
- 20 mobilities: 16 Training mobilities (languages - English and French -
Maths, Physics and Chemistry), 1 Job Shadowing Mobility on School
Management, 3 Teaching Assignements: Hungary, CZ and Italy
- Hosting partners: 2 mobilities from Hungary and 2 from Italy
(Teaching assignment and Job Shadowing)

14. Training

15. Hosting

16. Key Action 2:
- Super European Reader (2014/2016): Italy, Poland, UK, Spain);

17. Think smart – Act Green

18. Thank you so much for your attention!