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First day of the special exam season marked by more than half of students absent

DianaFM4 September 2026 at 15:55

Of the 11,693 students enrolled on the first day of the special secondary education exam season, only 4,920 attended the tests, representing an attendance rate of just 42%. This means that more than half of the enrolled students were absent from the tests held that day.

The Portuguese exam, which had the highest number of enrolments (9,492), recorded the lowest attendance rate, with only 40.4% of students present and 5,661 absent. This subject concentrated the majority of enrolments and absences of the day.

In Economics A, the attendance rate was slightly higher, with 50.9% of enrolled students attending. The subject History of Culture and the Arts also recorded attendance, although the specific data on the rate was not fully detailed in the article.

The data was released by the Ministry of Education, which is monitoring student participation in this special exam season, intended for students who were unable to take the tests at the normal time or who need to improve their grades.

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