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Azores with national exam averages higher than national average in eight subjects
Azores with national exam averages higher than national average in eight subjects
Secretaria Regional da Educação, Cultura e Desporto
Protocol signed for preschool project in Ribeira Grande
Protocol signed for preschool project in Ribeira Grande
Secretaria Regional da Educação, Cultura e Desporto
Azores back at Lisbon Book Fair
Azores back at Lisbon Book Fair
July 16, 2025
Azores with national exam averages higher than national average in eight subjects
June 16, 2025
Protocol signed for preschool project in Ribeira Grande
June 14, 2025
Azores back at Lisbon Book Fair
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Reunião com o SDPA – Sindicato Democrático dos Professores dos Açores, no âmbito da negociação da proposta de alteração ao Regulamento de Concurso do Pessoal Docente da Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensinos Básico e Secundário
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Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada.
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Reunião com o SPRA – Sindicato dos Professores da Região Açores, no âmbito da negociação da proposta de alteração ao Regulamento de Concurso do Pessoal Docente da Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensinos Básico e Secundário
Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada.
Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada.
Secretária Regional da Educação, Cultura e Desporto
Nota de Imprensa
July 16, 2025
Azores with national exam averages higher than national average in eight subjects
The Regional Secretary for Education, Culture and Sport, Sofia Ribeiro, welcomed the results of the national exams. "In eight subjects, the regional average is higher than the national average," she said. The marks regarding the 11th and 12th grade exams were published on Tuesday, July 15, for all students nationwide. The Region was ahead of the national average in Maths-level B, Portuguese Literature, Drawing-level A, History-level B, History and Culture of the Arts, Spanish, Latin-level A and Portuguese as a Non-Native Language. "Once again, there is a convergence between the results of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the rest of the country," stressed Sofia Ribeiro. It should be noted that, in 2023, the Azores had, for the first time, moved off the bottom in terms of national exam results. In 2025, they even achieved better grades in 10 subjects. The 20-point mark (from a 0-20 scale) was recorded for Maths-level A at Tomás de Borba Basic Education and Secondary School; Physics and Chemistry at Madalena Basic Education and Secondary School and Lagoa Secondary School; Maths-level B at São Roque do Pico Basic Education and Secondary School and Velas Basic Education and Secondary School; Drawing-level A at Lajes do Pico Basic Education and Secondary School, and Descriptive Geometry-level A at Manuel de Arriaga Secondary School. In 2024, 12th-grade students took exams solely for access to higher education, but there were changes in this school year. In 2025, all students complied with the new compulsory model, taking three exams to complete secondary education, in which Portuguese was compulsory with the option of choosing the other two.
July 16, 2025
Azores with national exam averages higher than national average in eight subjects
The Regional Secretary for Education, Culture and Sport, Sofia Ribeiro, welcomed the results of the national exams. "In eight subjects, the regional average is higher than the national average," she said. The marks regarding the 11th and 12th grade exams were published on Tuesday, July 15, for all students nationwide. The Region was ahead of the national average in Maths-level B, Portuguese Literature, Drawing-level A, History-level B, History and Culture of the Arts, Spanish, Latin-level A and Portuguese as a Non-Native Language. "Once again, there is a convergence between the results of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the rest of the country," stressed Sofia Ribeiro. It should be noted that, in 2023, the Azores had, for the first time, moved off the bottom in terms of national exam results. In 2025, they even achieved better grades in 10 subjects. The 20-point mark (from a 0-20 scale) was recorded for Maths-level A at Tomás de Borba Basic Education and Secondary School; Physics and Chemistry at Madalena Basic Education and Secondary School and Lagoa Secondary School; Maths-level B at São Roque do Pico Basic Education and Secondary School and Velas Basic Education and Secondary School; Drawing-level A at Lajes do Pico Basic Education and Secondary School, and Descriptive Geometry-level A at Manuel de Arriaga Secondary School. In 2024, 12th-grade students took exams solely for access to higher education, but there were changes in this school year. In 2025, all students complied with the new compulsory model, taking three exams to complete secondary education, in which Portuguese was compulsory with the option of choosing the other two.
Nota de Imprensa
June 16, 2025
Protocol signed for preschool project in Ribeira Grande
The Regional Secretary for Education, Culture, and Sport, Sofia Ribeiro, presented today the pilot project aimed at promoting success among preschool students in Ribeira Grande. The project will be implemented through a cooperation protocol signed among the Regional Secretariat for Education, Culture and Sport, the Ribeira Grande City Council and the Ribeira Grande Basic Education School. "The project applied to preschool falls within the Azores 2030 Education Strategy to promote success for all our children. For this to happen, we must work not only in terms of the age group but also in terms of the work we do with each child, through individualised work. This is precisely what we are starting to do in partnership with the municipality of Ribeira Grande," she explained. According to the government official, the municipality has "less favourable indicators in terms of school success," and for this reason, it has been included in this pilot project. Sofia Ribeiro explained that students are initially "assessed in a game context to analyse a series of skills that "are essential for their progress at a later stage when they enter elementary school." The project began as part of the EPIS - Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion programme, which has been running for a decade in several basic education and secondary schools across the Region. "We have already presented the results of the progress made in the EPIS programme, which are positive. With this pilot project, we intend to assess it properly, determine how the partnership with the municipality and the work carried out by the school are progressing, and know how it is perceived by the children and its suitability in the work dynamics," she explained. Sofia Ribeiro stated that, once the pilot project has been assessed, the Regional Secretariat intends to extend the programme to other schools in other municipalities.
June 16, 2025
Protocol signed for preschool project in Ribeira Grande
The Regional Secretary for Education, Culture, and Sport, Sofia Ribeiro, presented today the pilot project aimed at promoting success among preschool students in Ribeira Grande. The project will be implemented through a cooperation protocol signed among the Regional Secretariat for Education, Culture and Sport, the Ribeira Grande City Council and the Ribeira Grande Basic Education School. "The project applied to preschool falls within the Azores 2030 Education Strategy to promote success for all our children. For this to happen, we must work not only in terms of the age group but also in terms of the work we do with each child, through individualised work. This is precisely what we are starting to do in partnership with the municipality of Ribeira Grande," she explained. According to the government official, the municipality has "less favourable indicators in terms of school success," and for this reason, it has been included in this pilot project. Sofia Ribeiro explained that students are initially "assessed in a game context to analyse a series of skills that "are essential for their progress at a later stage when they enter elementary school." The project began as part of the EPIS - Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion programme, which has been running for a decade in several basic education and secondary schools across the Region. "We have already presented the results of the progress made in the EPIS programme, which are positive. With this pilot project, we intend to assess it properly, determine how the partnership with the municipality and the work carried out by the school are progressing, and know how it is perceived by the children and its suitability in the work dynamics," she explained. Sofia Ribeiro stated that, once the pilot project has been assessed, the Regional Secretariat intends to extend the programme to other schools in other municipalities.