<span data-no-translation>National PISA for Schools Seminar highlights the role of data in improving learning.</span>
July 30, 2026
National PISA for Schools Seminar highlights the role of data in improving learning.
The Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center hosted the National PISA for Schools Seminar on July 8th, promoted by the Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA). The event brought together around 300 participants, including OECD representatives, researchers, school principals, municipal and intermunicipal officials, teachers, and education specialists, to reflect on the potential of educational data in improving learning and building more sustainable educational policies.
<span data-no-translation>Results of the Final Exams for Basic Education 2026 – 1st phase</span>
July 28, 2026
Results of the Final Exams for Basic Education 2026 – 1st phase
Consult here the results of the Final Exams for Basic Education 2026 - 1st phase.
<span data-no-translation>Calendar for the special period of final exams for basic education and national final exams for secondary education in the 2025-2026 school year.</span>
July 22, 2026
Calendar for the special period of final exams for basic education and national final exams for secondary education in the 2025-2026 school year.
<span data-no-translation>Results of the 2026 National Final Exams for Secondary Education – 1st Phase</span>
July 21, 2026
Results of the 2026 National Final Exams for Secondary Education – 1st Phase
Consult here the results of the 2026 National Final Exams for Secondary Education - 1st phase:
<span data-no-translation>National Exams 2026 | 2nd phase: publication of exam questions and grading criteria</span>
July 21, 2026
National Exams 2026 | 2nd phase: publication of exam questions and grading criteria
See the questions and marking criteria for the tests taken in the 2nd phase of the 2026 National Final Examinations for Upper-Secondary Education.
<span data-no-translation>Information regarding the posting of the lists with the results of the national exams.</span>
July 18, 2026
Information regarding the posting of the lists with the results of the national exams.
Considering the need to implement rigorous processes for validating the quality of national secondary school exam results, for the sake of transparency and fairness among all students, the JNE/EduQA carried out supplementary validation processes on a limited set of exams, approximately 1400 exams nationwide, out of a total of 290,351 exams, in order to ensure that the results presented in the official records had the necessary consistency.
<span data-no-translation>Operating Guidelines — Examination Submission Platform</span>
July 17, 2026
Operating Guidelines — Examination Submission Platform
This guide is intended for school principals and their designated staff, describing the necessary steps to provide students, through the Examination Monitoring Centre application, with a PDF copy of the examination they have taken, following a request to view the examination or direct delivery to the student/guardian at the initiative of the school administration.
<span data-no-translation>Information about the grading process for national exams and final tests in basic education.</span>
July 17, 2026
Information about the grading process for national exams and final tests in basic education.
The digital marking process for external assessment tests is a highly complex technical and organisational operation, involving thousands of graders, hundreds of thousands of student responses, and a set of demanding procedures designed to ensure fairness among students and the validity of the results.
<span data-no-translation>Public Competition – CPI/01/EduQA/2026</span>
July 17, 2026
Public Competition – CPI/01/EduQA/2026
The Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA, IP) informs that the documents for the competitive procedure no. CPI/01/EduQA/2026 are available for consultation.
