Exame Final Nacional
Published 8 November 2026, 22:51
Exame Final Nacional — national final exam
A standardised exam at the end of secondary school, taken in years 11 and 12. The mark counts towards the school-leaving certificate and in the competition for university places. The Portuguese exam tests grammar, literature and essay writing, and covers material from all three years of upper secondary.
Where you come across it. At the end of the school year, on the ministry's timetable.
Past papers are available in the IAVE archive — they show what to expect.