The Minister of Education announced that from December 14 it will be possible to know how many students are without classes, with 265 hours to fill, most in the first cycle in the areas of Lisbon and Setúbal.
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04/11/2026
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O education minister announced today that within a month it will be possible to know how many students are without classes, with 265 hours to fill, most in the first cycle in the areas of Lisbon and Setúbal.
From December 14, the services of the Ministry of Education will have updated information on students without classes, today announced the Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, during the parliamentary hearing in the context of the discussion in the specialty of the State Budget for 2027.
‘The process is almost complete and will be an extraordinary breakthrough’, added the Minister for Education, explaining that this information will be collected through the summary of the lessons.
According to data presented today by Fernando Alexandre, there are still 265 hours to be filled, of which 164 are complete hours and half relate to classes of 1st cycle, "in particular in QZP 45 and 46", that is, in schools in the area of Grande Lisboa and Peninsula of Setúbal.
The OE proposal for 2027 for education, from preschool to secondary, provides for a sum of around EUR 7.8 billion, with an 'increase of 5% of more than EUR 380 million' compared to 2026.
The minister explained that there will be a large investment in “targeted policies” where “the problems are identified”, which are the territories of Grande Lisboa, Setúbal and Algarve, which have been most affected by the lack of teachers.
“ Since the beginning of the year we have three thousand teachers in schools”, the minister also said.
The government's proposal plans to spend EUR 88 million on measures to combat the lack of teachers in schools, supporting those who stay away from home or agree to postpone the reform to continue teaching, through the +Aulas +Success Plan.
Fernando Alexandre also recalled that there is a review of the Teaching Career Statute to make the profession more attractive.
The amount for education is around EUR 7,788 million, with staff expenditure amounting to EUR 6,515.8 million, representing 94.7% of the budget, and being the main component of financing school activities.