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Portugal Exams – Grading Issues and Failing Scores

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2026-07-28 22:35 UTC → 2026-07-29 05:16 UTC · added removed

By late July 2026 Portugal’s digitised secondary‑school exams remained plagued by continued to suffer grading faults. irregularities. The average mark in the Portuguese language component fell to averaged 11.4 points, the share of failing grades rose to points and nearly 30 % and of marks were failing; Portuguese Literature posted was the only subject with a negative mean score. mean. Of roughly about 290 000 tests, papers, 825 still show irregularities, anomalies, 170 papers lack a have no final grade and about roughly 15 000 re‑assessment requests have been filed. The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation responded by launching with the Pré‑PCS platform, developed with Deloitte, to control the second phase of the exams. automate cross‑checks. By the weekend the system it had recorded 5 782 envelopes received, 4 226 opened and processed 69 001 exam papers, with digitising 73 % already digitised, allowing automatic cross‑checks and alerts for inconsistencies. generating alerts. A new remuneration scheme was announced, paying pays teachers €1 per answer graded, classified, €10 for each physically supported proof, €12 for each re‑appraised exam and €18 for each exam classified after a complaint. These steps aim classifications resulting from complaints; the scheme applies to improve grading objectivity both regular and compensate the extra workload. special exam phases. On 28 26 July the Ministry formalised a special September session (3–8 September), opened enrollment until government announced contracts worth €2.65 million with Deloitte Technology to address the following Friday technical failures and confirmed that the session’s results will count fully special exam session for university admission. Public‑school principals 3–8 September. Over 20 000 re‑appraisal requests have asked been lodged, more than double the government to postpone previous year, drawing criticism from the start teachers’ union Fenprof for devaluing the profession. Minister Fernando Alexandre said a one‑week postponement of the new school year secondary‑school start (currently 8–15 September) by at least one week, arguing that the overlap with the special exams would overload teachers further. is being considered to ease teachers’ workload. The Ministry also released 9th‑grade exam results, showing results released on 28 July showed a steep decline in performance. The national average in decline: Mathematics average fell to 49 points out of 100, 49/100 with 52 826 of 96 853 candidates (just over half) failing the subject and about 22 pupils scoring zero. students failing, while Portuguese saw an average of averaged 55 points and with a 40 % failure rate (≈37 000 students). rate.

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  1. 2026-07-29 05:16 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Issues and Failing Scores
  2. 2026-07-28 22:35 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Issues and Failing Scores
  3. 2026-07-28 10:53 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Issues and New Digital System
  4. 2026-07-28 09:01 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Issues and New Digital System
  5. 2026-07-27 14:08 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Errors Continue, Sep Session
  6. 2026-07-27 05:56 UTC Portugal Exams – Grading Errors Continue, Sep Session

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