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FROM🇵🇹 PortugalTO🇨🇭 Switzerland

Portugal school-leaving stage to Switzerland: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in Portugal with the corresponding school stage in Switzerland, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

Portugal describes this point as Secondary education · Years 10–12. Switzerland describes the receiving stage as Upper-secondary general or vocational education. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGESecondary education · Years 10–12ARRIVING STAGEUpper-secondary general or vocational education

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇭 Switzerland
Current stageSecondary education · Years 10–12Upper-secondary general or vocational education
Education authorityNational education authorities define the school framework, while schools and regional services implement programmes and certification.The cantons hold primary responsibility for compulsory education; the Confederation and cantons coordinate upper-secondary and tertiary pathways.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

Portuguese education systemEuroguidance Portugal ↗Secondary education legislation and regulationGovernment of Portugal ↗Swiss education systemSwiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation ↗Swiss baccalaureate routes and recognitionSwiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation ↗
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🔎 Also described as

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