Documents and Legislation

Consult here the opinion of the Specialized Committee in the area of Portuguese of the EduQA Scientific Council regarding the item of the 2026 National Final Portuguese Exam (1st phase).

For the purposes of paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Organic Law of EduQA, IP, approved by Decree-Law No. 105/2025 of September 12, and under subparagraph a) of Article 13, the General Council invited individuals whose profile complies with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the same decree to express their interest in serving on the Board of Directors of EduQA, IP.

Mandatory change in the salary classification of several employees on the staff roster of the National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education, IP.

Declares the extinction of the National Agency for Qualification and Professional Education, IP.

Publishes the final nominative list of transitional employees of the National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education, IP (ANQEP, IP).

Within the scope of the Learning Monitoring Tests (ModA) and the Final Basic Education Tests (PFEB) to be carried out in the 2025/2026 school year, the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI) will promote the application of a brief anonymous questionnaire to students after they have taken the respective tests in digital format.

Guide for Taking the ModA 2026 Exams.

Instructions for grading, reviewing, and appealing tests and exams in primary and secondary education.

STANDARD 02/JNE/2026 – Instructions for Conducting Basic and Secondary Education Tests and Exams.

NORMA 01/JNE/2026 – Instructions for Registration for Basic and Secondary Education Tests and Exams.

Creation of the Multidisciplinary Team for the Reorganization of the Curriculum Matrix for Basic and Secondary Education and appointment of teacher Paula Cristina Roseira Simões as team leader.

The National Reading Plan once again presents two challenges to School Clusters/Non-Clustered Schools (AE/ENA), proposing the creation of Reading Clubs in Schools and participation in the 10 Minutes of Reading project.

For the purposes of paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Organic Law of EduQA, IP, approved by Decree-Law No. 105/2025 of September 12, and pursuant to subparagraph a) of Article 13, the General Council invites individuals whose profile complies with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the same decree to express their interest in serving on the Board of Directors of EduQA, IP.

Adoption of textbooks in 2026, effective for the 2026/2027 school year.

The proposed revision of the Essential Learning Outcomes for basic and secondary education is currently open for public consultation.

Planning and coordination of vocational training networks for the academic year of
2026/2027.

Document available for consultation.

The application period for accreditation/renewal of accreditation of entities for the evaluation and certification of school textbooks, by public or private entities, runs from April 20 to May 8, 2026, inclusive.

Creation of the Multidisciplinary Change Management Team and appointment of lecturer Carla Isabel Moreira Alves de Barros as team leader.

This decree amends Decree No. 4745-B/2026, of April 10, which establishes the rules for planning and coordinating vocational training networks, defining competences, procedures and criteria for organizing training programs.

Establishes the rules for the planning and coordination of vocational training networks, defining competences, procedures and criteria for the organization of training offers, and regulates the articulation between the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, the Agency for the Management of the Education System, the Regional Coordination and Development Commissions and the intermunicipal entities. Repeals Order No. 3886-A/2025, of March 27.

Creation of the PISA for Schools multidisciplinary team and appointment of teacher Marta Susana Pereira Procópio as team leader.

Appointment, on a temporary basis, of intermediate-level managers (2nd level) of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP. 

Designates the members of the general council of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Creation of flexible organic units of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP. 

Approves the Regulations of the National Examination Board and revokes Regulatory Order No. 1-D/2016, of March 4. 

Declares the extinction of the Institute of Educational Evaluation, IP, of the Directorate-General for Education, of the Mission Structure of the National Reading Plan and of the Coordinating Office of the School Libraries Network. 

Appointment, on a temporary basis, of intermediate-level managers of the 1st degree of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Appoints the president and the remaining members of the National Examination Board.

Approves the Statutes of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, abbreviated as EduQA, IP.

Designates, upon proposal of the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, the member of the board of directors of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, I.P.

It provides a definition of the legal framework applicable to the National Examination Board.

Appoints the members to the scientific council of EduQA, IP.

Designates, upon proposal of the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, the members of the governing board of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Creates the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, and approves its organizational structure, and abolishes the Institute of Educational Evaluation, IP, the Directorate-General for Education, the Mission Structure of the National Reading Plan, and the Coordinating Office of the School Libraries Network.

It extinguishes, through merger, the National Agency for Qualification and Professional Education, IPv.