Exams: IGEC identifies delays in delivery at 29 schools, 69 submitted re-evaluation requests out of deadline
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Exams: IGEC identifies delays in delivery at 29 schools, 69 submitted re-evaluation requests out of deadline

SIC Notícias28 August 2026 at 19:46

The Ministry of Education requested that the Inspectorate-General for Education and Science (IGEC) carry out an urgent inquiry into the irregularities verified in schools during the national secondary school exams.

IGEC identified delays in the delivery of exams at 29 schools. Additionally, 69 schools were found to have submitted re-evaluation requests after the established deadline.

The inspection report revealed these failures in the process of administering the national secondary school exams, leading the Ministry of Education to activate the investigation mechanism through IGEC.

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