- Jul 1
Portuguese education minister grilled over exam grading crisis, calls most reports false
Portugal's Education Minister Fernando Alexandre faced a tense parliamentary committee on Wednesday, admitting software glitches in the new digital grading system but insisting a "majority" of reported failures are false. Teachers' groups immediately pushed back, saying all testimonies are verified and demanded a return to paper marking.
- Jun 23
Portugal's 9th grade maths exam leaks online for second year running as school directors call for criminal investigation
The confidential digital maths exam for Portuguese 9th graders was shared on social media hours after Monday's test, triggering demands for a criminal probe and a return to paper exams.
- Jun 18
Portugal orders audit of exam institute after identical cartoon appears in national test and prep manual
The Portuguese Ministry of Education has ordered an audit of the exam-setting institute EduQA after a 12th-grade Portuguese exam used a cartoon that had already appeared in a commercial preparation manual, raising equity concerns among 80,000 students.
- Jun 15
Portugal shifts national exam grading to digital, mobilises 5,000 security agents to escort the papers
More than 166,000 students sit their national exams starting Tuesday, while behind the scenes a new digital platform takes over correction of over 300,000 papers for the first time.