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Portugal homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Requerimento de Ensino Doméstico (www.dge.mec.pt/ensino-individual-e-ensino-domestico)
- When: Before start of school year (September 15)
- Where: Director of enrolled school
- How to submit: In-person or registered mail
- What to include
- Proof of parent degree, education plan, student details
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Annual education plan approved by school, aligned with national curriculum (art. 12)
Records to keep
- Records: Comprehensive documentation of instruction, progress, and assessments maintained by family
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Portfolios grades 1-3; national exams grades 4,6,9; school evaluations yearly
- Assessment: Periodic monitoring by school via collaboration protocol (art. 12)
Deadlines
- Annual Protocol Submission: recurring: before September 15
- National Exam Registration: recurring: per school/DGE schedule (grades 4,6,9)
Contacts and official sources
- DGE - Ensino Individual e Ensino Doméstico (www.dge.mec.pt/ensino-individual-e-ensino-domestico)
- Decreto-Lei n.º 70/2021