Most of the students returned to teaching this week and, until this Thursday, the Ministry of Education registered 4,098 Ukrainian students from preschool to secondary education, 200 more than in the week, when the Minister of Education, João Costa, announced the first numbers.
The data provided to the Observer by the guardianship is, however, much lower when compared to the number of minors who have entered Portugal since the war in Ukraine began, which exceeds 13,000. “We have a very low number of school enrollments”João Costa told Lusa last week, adding that in June, in the last month of classes of the last school year, about 4,600 students fled Ukrainian territory and arrived in Portugal.
Most of the minor Ukrainian refugees were still not registered last week
“It is a very low number, which worries us, because there may be students who are having distance learning with Ukraine, but we have seen in the pandemic that distance learning is not effective and it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where all these kids are“said the minister.
Also to the Observer, the Ministry of Education assured that “Ukrainian children and young people will be integrated into the educational system as quickly as possible, like any other child and young person who arrives in the country at the beginning or during the course”. of the school year.”
Streamline and simplify equivalence procedures in schools, so that enrollment is speeded up, the Portuguese Government created “extraordinary measures”, given the context of the war. A) Yes, it’s not mandatory that students arriving in Portugal provide proof of qualification so that they can enroll in public school.
Lisbon maintains an active reception center for Ukrainian refugees, but adjusted to the drop in demand
If the proof of qualification is not presented, an evaluation is carried out “by the age of the student”, explained this ministry. Also, “All minors with international protection have the right to Grade A of school social action”.
Source: Observadora
