FAQ: Portugal Public Schools: Everything you wanted to know
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- We will be answering questions from expats parents regarding the Portuguese public school system. These answers were provided by a Public School Director. We will answer questions such as:
- What is the school support for non Portuguese speakers?
- Can I enroll my kid in the middle of a school year?
- What happens if the school I want is full?
- How do schools deal with bullying?
- Is there support programs for kids with special needs?
- How do parents interact with the teachers?
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If you go to a Portuguese public school all the material with be in Portuguese. There is public schools that have a program called Portuguese língua não materna in which kids have a different level to start catching up on Portuguese.
Super informative, as usual. Thanks!
Thank you Lax! :D super glad to be able to help other parents :)
Thank you for lots of information.
Thank you Shamia!
great video! thanks
Glad it was helpful 🙌
Very good information and very helpfull
Thank you :)
Great video, thank you. We are currently trying to get our children into public school and it’s really frustrating but we’re persevering ☺️
Glad it was helpful! Might be helpful as well to reach out to the camera municipal of that school district and expose your situation, that you are moving from abroad and seeking placement for your children in those public schools. Camera's municipal are always happy to see new families settling in! so the might be able to help out on the process.
@@MeetCarolas thank you so much for this Carolas. We have had an extremely frustrating time as they are saying children can not start mid term and we have to apply in June for September and if we want to attend a school before then the only school they are offering us is 40 minutes away. It’s so difficult. But i will check this out. Thank you so much x
@@YogiDavids have we found a school yet? Where are you based in Lisbon or any other city/town? Do the children need to have completed their full session before moving to Portugal?
@@candyfloss4U hi Afreen, we are based in Cascais. The children have started public school and so far it’s going well. I am documenting our journey over on my CZcams channel. Check it out and hopefully it can help xx
Great video as usual and tysm. If u can plz make a video about the universities how to apply what are the requirements for international students and more.
Thank you for the feedback! we will add it to our future content list :)
Can you do an updated video on now that Covid is done, what is different in the schools? Anything that you've noticed that should be considered that was not covered in your past videos about public schools?
I appreciate the videos you did make about schools. It was very helpful to my husband and me. It reduced the anxiety about our move, as our children's education is a huge factor for our future.
Hi Shannah, thank you for your comment. Regarding the schools that only thing i've noticed is that masks aren't mandatory and in some schools parents still drop off at the class room door. Either than that not much has changed.
Hello! Thank you for the information. We are considering moving to Portugal and our kids are very young & English speaking as their primary language. Do you have any recommendations regarding PRESCHOOL?
Hi Stefanie, we understand your concerns, we also have kids in preschool age. They are sponges, they adapte faster that the adults, we don’t have specific recommendations, depend on the area that you would like to live, languages, methods of the teaching. Personally , we like the public schools with complementary activities ( sports/music/art/languages). Thank you watching.
I would just like to say thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge of the public school system. I have struggled to find videos or information on public schools (every youtuber we find talks about private schools) and we do not agree with private education. We are planning on moving in 18 months when your daughters who will be 6 & 4 and feel much more confident that public school is an option with no protuguese.
Could you recommend areas in central & northern portugal that are more likely to be used to English children? We don't want to move to an 'expat' area but we would like to give our children a chance to learn the language and integrate into Portuguese culture. 😀
Obrigada!
Hi, We’ve just moved to Portugal and feel the same. We’re currently trying to work our way through the public school system, it hasn’t been easy and hopefully it’ll be sorted soon 😅 good luck with the love x
Thank you! We are super happy to be able to help other families on this journey! We aren't as familiar with the Central & northern region, the facebook group "Expats with kids in Portugal" has several families in that area that can give you more insights in to their experience :)
Descrobri ha pouco o teu canal e estou a gostar muito dos teus videos.❤️ Vivemos no Canada " ja vim para o Canada ha mais de 30 anos" e estamos a pensar nos mudar para Portugal " Silver Coast" estamos indecisos em escolas privadas ou publicas. Os nossos filhos nao falam Portugues " 7 e 10 anos", Eles compriendem muita coisa mas nao falam.
Obrigada Sofia :) ficamos contentes de poder ajudar outras famílias! Nos temos ouvido falar muito bem das públicas, o nosso plano e por os nosso pequenos na pública :) os nosso também não falam português mas percebem, acho que expostos ao português vão aprender :)
Thank you very much for this amazing video! This is a good start point to research the topic for parents who want to move to Portugal with kids. Could you please give some details that are absent in the video:
1. What age of kids when they can go to public school. Privet schools get 3 years kids. What about public ones?
2. What exams pass a student at the end? Which universities are opened for a student after a public Portugalia school? Only Portugalia? Europian? Britan? American? Does the student get any education certificates required by the university?
3. If a student knows that she/he wants to be a painter (designer, architecture etc.), should they get additional art education? Where? I ask because here in Russian (where I am from) we have additional art and music education during school years and it is impossible to enroll in an art-related university without having finished such a school.
And again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS :)
Thank you for watching :) we are glad we are helping other families, regarding 1) we cover it in this video czcams.com/video/kf5Wb3TiI5Y/video.html on 2) the student need to select in secundario the path he wants to take, if is more sciences or arts we also cover it on the video mentioned for 1). On 2) all public and private universities in portugal are open for the student, he needs to apply with this national exames grades. Now for international universities you would need to check what is their admission process, in Portugal the national exames give you access to all universities if you grades can get you in. On the on the video mentioned of 1) we talk about it as well.
@@MeetCarolas Thank you very much for the answer. Yes, I encountered this video before the one, you pointed above. Thank you, that video answered all the questions I had. Thanks again!
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Thank you!
Thank you so much! I would like to ask you if it is possible to make the pre-inscription in a public school if we are living in Colombia? It's a requisite for the visa but some people told me that it's not possible. do you agree?
And ... I am really worried about our possible date to arrive because it could be at the beginning of November ...
Hi Diana, we are glad to help. A pre-inscription from abroad might be challenging as the only way to do its during the inscription period online that takes place starting in Abril for the next school year. For that you need an address in Portugal and most importantly the NIF (fiscal number). I made a video about this process here czcams.com/video/ERE-0CP7N1M/video.html If you know where you are going to live and the school they would attend you can try reaching out to them by phone to ask more about a pre-inscription.
Thank you for the valuable information. My question is what is the medium of language used in public schools in Portugal. For eg. Science, Math, Social Studies, etc. will these be in Portuguese language or will it be in English. My son is in class 8 he does not know Portuguese. Which language will he have to write the exams for all subjects?
Thanks for watching, it will be in Portuguese, the exams will be at the Portuguese level that the kids are in. When they arrive to public school they do an assessment and then some schools they have a extra class here they help the students to catch up.
This was GREAT! Thank you. Do you know where to find a list of the Portuguese PRIVATE schools? Not international schools.
Hi Nelson’s, you can check the público website with the schools raking and select the private schools only.
Thanks for this, I will take a look as we may have to go private until our children can start public in September ☺️
Thank you so much for the video. I just subscribed. If I understand correctly, you say we can apply to up to 5 schools in our area? there is no specific school zone assigned for a particular area. is that right? Thanks again.
Thank you for watching, in a specific area you have assigned public schools, you can apply to those. Only in the case of them being full the school administration might offer other alternatives our side that school agrupamento.
@@MeetCarolas thank you!
Thankyou for this great video. You have luckily covered all questions that we had in mind about public schools but food. Could you throw some light on food system in school please? Is food provided in schools or kids are required to take from home ? If at school, is it paid ? Thankyou in advance.
Glad to help Manju. Normally the schools should be able to accommodate kids that have food restrictions or are vegetarian. Schools have a cafeteria where the kids can have their lunch or as an alternative bring from home.
@@MeetCarolas Thankyou so much. I assume the food at school needs to be paid for . I also have a doubt about the enrolment kit they have asked us to purchase at the time of registration. By any chance do you happen to know what all it includes?
The food would need to be paid for but normally is a very affordable price. Regarding the enrollment kit normally the school gives you a list of supplies to buy for the kids to use, pencils, pens paper etc these kind of items
Thank you for the valuable information, Could you please make video for kinder garden.
My baby is 2 year old and we are planning to come to Portugal. How much fee for public and private kinder garden aprox?
Thank you for the suggestion we will add it to our content list. Depending on the location some public schools are free. The private schools the price will depend if is only Portuguese or international. For private it can start as low a +200 a month and international from 1000
Another question - If we are moving from the UK and need to secure admission to the public schools, do we need to get the annual report card or anything else translated from English to Portuguese and subsequently attested by the Portuguese Consulate in UK?
I think you are correct, you need the documents from the school and then translated. The Portuguese consulate would be a good to ask. It is better to have all documentation ready then after to they ask for more things that when in Portugal would be difficult to ask.
Hello Carlos . I have one doubt. can we change the school selection sequence in portal after submitting the application?
Hi Pedro, might be better to reach out to the school and ask. I'm not sure.
Thank you for this video! I wanted to ask if you know any way to contact these Public Schools from overseas?
I am a student who recently graduated from an International school and am very interested in applying to Portuguese universities, however the DGES and University of Lisbon have told me to contact a public school to get my Diploma to the equivalent Portuguese grading system at a Public Portuguese school, so I can use this too apply…
I have tried to look for public Portuguese schools to contact by email as I am not in Portugal at the moment but I can only find private schools.
Do you know any names/contact info to these public schools? Would really help a lot!!
I would recommend reaching out to the "Direção-Geral da Administração Escolar" for that information, you can find them at: www.dgae.mec.pt/ you can also reach out to them via email at geral@dgae.mec.pt
Thanks for the video . I’m In grade 8 right now . My family is moving to Portugal next year which means I will be in grade 9 . I don’t know Portuguese at all . Can I still cope up with public schools or should I just join private international schools . And is there any affordable international school for grade 9?
Hi Nazrul, that is a personal/family decision. Public school have a support system for non Portuguese speakers. Some family go the public school for culture immersion and more affordable and other family go private schools to get more dedicated support and other language exposure. Thanks for watching.
Hi Nazrul, you already moved to Portugal. If yes, can you share your expirience about schooling and adjustment to Portugese language.
Hello! thanks for the video, Do I understand correctly that a public school provides the same quality education as a private one?
Glad to help! The public schools covers the same curriculum as the private Portuguese school. The quality can always vary, depending in several factors, teacher, size of the classes, if they have special needs students etc. The same on private schools not all have the same quality level. We see the best showing up on the top rankings of the Publico 2021 high schools rankings for both public and private.
@@MeetCarolas thank you for your help!
hello thanks for the lot of informations my question is : my age is 13 in my DOB and my family is looking for a move in portugal should i study on british curriculam or portuguese and british curriculam ? asking this question for i'm already grown enough maybe i will be facing problems for catch up the portuguese language
Hi Maahathir, that is a decision that you and your family need to evaluate the options. In this case there is value in both options.
Hi, if my kids don't speak Portuguese or are not good enough to communicate or write in the language, will the tests and exams be in English or Portuguese?
In a public school they would adopt the measures of "portugues lingua nao materna" and with that would give your kids a different kind of test compared with their peers. This test would be adapted to their current learning stage.
Hi There, I have heard that public schools do have English language for other subjects like maths, science, social science etc. Pls confirm if that is true or the kid needs to go to international school only if he /she wants to continue with Emglish language. Please advise 😊
Hi Sam, Public schools only have English as a subject, not applied on other topics. Some schools have programs to help kids with other languages to adjust to the Portuguese language as a complement.
Thank you very much for the video❤️ ,it really helps a lot,i have a question,my son Miguel is 8 years old now, can he enter first grade in public school? because he does not speak Portuguese yet i wish he can start from beginning (he is a Portuguese)
Glad to help! I’m not sure but I would think he would go 2 or 3rd grade. You would need to check with the school. If he doesn’t speak Portuguese the best would be to find a public school that has support for non speakers. Talking to the school agrupamento would be a place to start
@@MeetCarolas thank you very much for helping, muito beijinhos 😘😘😘
@@MeetCarolas school grupamento?i do not understand what is it ,if is possible you share website link of it ? 🙏🙏❤️ Muito obrigada
Hi Bella, we explain how to find the agrupamentos on this video Portugal Public Schools Registration | Portal das Matriculas | How To Guide
czcams.com/video/ERE-0CP7N1M/video.html
If any student move in June july, at this time he can register in school
He should be able to register, it will not be possible via the portal das matriculas but you can reach out directly to the public school in question
Hi great video! We are wondering whether sport, art classes etc are included in the normal 9-3pm hours or are they outside academic hours ie. 3-5?
I have read that entering a public school can be risky for an expat as teachers often go on strikes. How often do these occur? Thank you
Thank you Romina! Normally you have sports included in the normal academic hours. My understanding is younger kids have art activities, older ones might depend on their curriculum. But you can always find additional activities after school if you would like to complement.
Please how can I cope with my kids coming from an English speaking school and country.
It depends on their age, young kids normally pick up the language quickly. If you select a public school you can always complement with a tutor to help on picking up the Portuguese language faster.
Is there a list of public schools that offer non-lingua materna and have a dedicated teacher(s) to educate the children
Thanks for watching, public schools are in Portuguese , some schools, one per area offer Portuguese for non-Portuguese speaking. And there isn’t a list that I’m aware. The public school director told me that depend on the zone that you are living , and the school of the zone will let you which one it is.
Thank you for this video. I have seen lot of videos that the Portuguese education system is very good, but at the same time I have seen a lot of Portuguese citizens that have moved out of Portugal to secure better jobs. Why is this the case? Portuguese says that they are priced out when they want to buy a house/apartment and hence the need to move to other countries. I am seeing a lot of US expats coming to Portugal and their children using the Portuguese education system and I am sure once their education is completed, they will move back to the US for jobs. What will happen to the actual Portuguese citizens and their children job wise? I want my children to live and work in Portugal in the future. What are your thoughts on this? Maybe a video..
You bring up a great point, that we've been thinking on your message the last couple of days. We will come back to this on a future video
Please give me some school details in the algarve area because the next two months we will move to algarve with my family.
Thank you for your comment,
Due to time constraints we are unable to offer consulting services at this time, nevertheless a starting point would be deciding where you want to live in Algarve and check the public schools around.
Your address will dictate which public schools you have access to.
On this video we talk briefly on how to use a government website to search for schools:
czcams.com/video/ERE-0CP7N1M/video.html
All the best on your search!
Does it cost financially for my child to attend public school?
You don’t pay for public education, only for food or extra activities.
No, only at the college level (University) you pay a fee (propina). This year it is set at a maximum of 697€ per year.
Mam english school have there for Indian child
I'm not sure I understand your question, could you further clarify?