The National Examination Jury (Júri Nacional de Exames) confirmed that 9th-grade exam results will not be posted this Friday as originally scheduled due to grading delays. While the Minister of Education stated all exams are graded, the government has refused to set a specific time for their release, leaving schools and students in uncertainty. Opposition figures have criticized the handling of the process, with some calling for the Minister of Education to step down.
National exam results delayed, causing frustration for students
Friday, 17 July 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The National Examination Jury (Júri Nacional de Exames or JNE) is the public body responsible for organizing, managing, and overseeing national school exams in Portugal. It ensures that testing procedures are consistent across all schools and handles the official publication of student grades.
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- Principals call for speed in distributing exam grades, reminding secretariats of their working hourscmjornal.pt ·
- Government refuses to set a deadline for posting national exam resultsdn.pt ·
- Government “refuses” to say when results of national exams will be ready for schools to displayportugalresident.com ·
- At the gates of a school in Matosinhos, students do not believe the grades will arrive todaypublico.pt ·
- I doubt the minister has the conditions to continueobservador.pt ·
- No one can take this uncertainty away from the graders and the students, who are in great distresscnnportugal.iol.pt ·
- Ninth-grade exam results will no longer be posted this Fridayeco.sapo.pt ·
- 9th Grade Exams. Grades will not be published this Friday, confirms national juryrtp.pt ·
