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Portugal will be one of the few European countries without secondary school completion exams

January 26, 2023

Original Article: https://www.publico.pt/2023/01/06/sociedade/noticia/portugal-sera-paises-europeus-exames-conclusao-secundario-2033839

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Portugal will be one of the few European countries without secondary school completion exams

End-of-cycle tests also serve to rank candidates for higher education in most European education systems, as has been the case in Portugal since the 1990s.

Exams also serve to rank candidates for higher education in most countries Nelson Garrido If national exams are no longer mandatory for completing secondary education, as is being proposed by the Government, Portugal will become one of the few European countries without a national assessment at the end of that cycle.Daniela Rodrigues 26 min ago The prison guards at the jail where the country's most dangerous inmates are are on strike.With a public presentation scheduled for this month, the revision of the higher education access system is currently under discussion increase in the weight of national exam scores in the calculation formula for admission purposes.The Minister was in Parliament this Wednesday and spoke about access to higher education LUSA/MÁRIO CRUZ The national secondary education exams will continue, this academic year,to serve only as proof of admission to higher education.

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