Information: Alexandre Quintanilha presents lecture on "Emerging Challenges for Knowledge" in Angra do Heroísmo
Portuguese physicist and researcher Alexandre Quintanilha will deliver a lecture on "Emerging Challenges for Knowledge" at the invitation of the Regional Directorate for Education in Angra do Heroísmo next Wednesday, May 3. This lecture, promoted under the REDA meetings, will be held in two sessions. The first is addressed to students and teachers and will take place at Tomás de Borba B... more >>

Information: Corvo and Terceira Schools distinguished with Montepio 2016 School Prize
The Mouzinho da Silveira School and Biscoitos School on Corvo and Terceira, respectively, were distinguished in the 2016 edition with the School Prize awarded by the Montepio Foundation. The prizes, with a cash amount of 6,000 Euros, distinguish "the merit, innovation and excellence" of public schools, as announced by the institution. Promoted by the Montepio Foundation, the initiative is already... more >>

Information: Ribeira Grande and Lagoa Schools receive "Daring, Intervening, Improving" award
According to the jury's decision, the Ribeira Grande Secondary School won the annual award "Daring, Intervening, Improving," while Lagoa Basic Education School won the second prize. The initiative was established by the Regional Directorate for Education. The jury assessed 13 projects submitted by 11 school establishments from S. Miguel, Faial and Pico. It has also decided to award an honourable m... more >>

Information: Young Azorean among top five junior high school students in National Reading Competition
Marta Rosa, a junior high school of Francisco Ferreira Drummond Basic Education School in Vila de São Sebastião, Terceira, was ranked among the top five junior high school students in the National Reading Competition 2015/2016. For the first time, the Azores were in the finals of the National Reading Competition, which is now in its 10th edition. The Terceira student participated, toget... more >>

Information: Azores register positive results in seven subjects in the 1st phase of national secondary school exams
According to data released today by the Educational Evaluation Institute (IAVE), the Azores registered positive results in seven of the 21 subjects in the first phase of the national secondary school exams. The Region registered once again positive results in English, German, Drawing, Latin and the Portuguese for Foreign Students and this year the results were also positive in History and Culture ... more >>

Information: Average results of 9th form exams drop in Portuguese and improve in Math in the Azores
The results scored by Azorean 9th form students in the final Portuguese exam registered a similar trend to what has been recorded in the national context, with a slight decline compared to the average mark of last year. According to the results released today by the Educational Evaluation Institute (IAVE), the average mark of the Portuguese exam taken by 2,192 Azorean students stood at 51.52%, re... more >>

Information: Teaching position list of Special Internal Teaching Application already published
The teaching position list for the Internal Special Teaching Application - school year 2016/2017 is published from today on the Public Employment Exchange - Azores (BEP-Azores). This procedure determines the vacancies to be filled by applicants to the Special External Teaching Application , which may consulted from today on the online portals of the Regional Government and the Regional Directorate... more >>

Information: Scientific Commission of the Reading Regional Plan updated list of recommended readings
The Scientific Commmission of the Regional Reading Plan (PRL), a body chaired by Manuel Tomás Costa that also includes members Maria João Cavaco and Victor Rui Dores, has updated the list of recommended readings with the introduction of 19 new works. With the inclusion of these works, the PRL list now includes 167 titles, comprising works of authors or themes that are not included in th... more >>

Information: Special teaching application to fill 101 vacancies in the Azores
The third and final special internal and external teaching application for the school year 2016/2017 will fill 101 vacancies in the Regional Educational System. The deadline for submission of applications starts today and takes place until May 6. The special internal and external teaching application was created by the Regional Legislative Decree no.8/2014/A of June 23 for the integration of teac... more >>

Information: Regional Phase of National Reading Competition marks World Book and Copyright Day in the Azores
Students Marta Rosa, from Francisco Ferreira Drummond Basic Education School (Terceira), and André Costa, from Manuel Arriaga Secondary School (Faial) won the Regional Phase of the National Reading Competition 2015/2016 in the Junior High School and Secondary School levels, respectively. Students Valeria Gomes and Margarida Cordeiro, from Madalena Basic Education and Secondary School (Pico),... more >>