Secondary school students have a two-week window to register for national exams, which began on 6 March and will close on 19 March. The provisional calendar for the higher education access competition has been released, with applications starting on 20 July. Students must register online and take mandatory exams in Portuguese along with two additional subjects. The first phase of national exams will occur from 16 to 26 June, while the national admission competition will take place in three phases from 20 July to 24 September.