ensino doméstico
Published 5 November 2026, 03:36
ensino doméstico (home education by the family)
Education at home given by a family member or someone who lives with the child; under Decreto-Lei n.º 70/2021, they must hold at least a licenciatura degree. The child is enrolled at an ordinary school, which appoints a tutor teacher, reviews a portfolio of work and holds exams at the end of each cycle. Teaching is still in Portuguese.
Where you come across it. Conversations among parents who do not send their child to class, whether for health reasons, because of frequent moves or out of conviction.
This is not "learning without exams": a school certificate is only awarded after passing the provas de equivalência à frequência at the school where the child is enrolled.