1. ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. FILIPA DE LENCASTRE 2005 - 2006

2. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN PORTUGAL COMPULSORY EDUCATION AGE OF ENTRY:6 AGE OF EXIT: 15 3 RD LEVEL Length of program in years: 3 Age level from: 13 to 15 2 ND LEVEL Length of program in years: 2 Age level from: 11 to 12 1 ST LEVEL Length of program in years: 4 Age level from: 6 to 10 SECONDARY EDUCATION Length of program in years: 3 Age level from: 16/18 TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE, ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES LANGUAGES AND ECONOMY COURSES National Exams UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGICAL COURSES National Exams Training Programmes UNIVERSITY WORKING LIFE

3. SCHOOL STRUCTURE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE BOARD EDUCATION BOARD SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE HANDICAPPED STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICE SCOLARSHIPS SERVICE CAREERS SERVICE EDUCATION COORDINATION CLASS COUNCILS EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS SPORTS EUROPEAN CLUB COMENIUS MONDIALOGO CONTEST OF UNESCO SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES CENTRE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

4. ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. FILIPA DE LENCASTRE COMPULSORY EDUCATION 3RD LEVEL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCIENCE, ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES LANGUAGES AND ECONOMY COURSES TECHNOLOGICAL COURSE: MARKETING Length of program in years: 3 Age level from: 16 / 18 SCHOOL WITH A LONG TRADITION OF TEACHING / LEARNING QUALITY, SITUATED IN THE CITY CENTRE NUMBER OF STUDENTS: -COMPULSORY EDUCATION - 14 CLASSES - 400 STUDENTS -SECONDARY EDUCATION - 26 CLASSES - 600 STUDENTS Length of program in years: 3 Age level from: 13 to 15

5. ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. FILIPA DE LENCASTRE Our School F ounded in 1928, our school had several premises until the present building was erected in a central residential area – Bairro do Arco do Cego – and named Liceu Nacional Dona Filipa de Lencastre in 1938. T he construction was designed by architect Jorge Segurado according to a specific pedagogical architecture commonly used in those days: a big quadrilateral structure with a rounded façade built around a playground. Inside, the walls of its harmonious hall are covered with soft pink marble.

6. O riginally a feminine school, it has been co-educational since 1974 and its name was subsequently changed to Escola Secundária Dona Filipa de Lencastre. I t is located in an area of tertiary activities and some of its students come from the outer city suburbs. N owadays, there are about 1000 students and 120 teachers in this school and it retains the top ranking in the Maths and Physics national final exams. ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. FILIPA DE LENCASTRE