✈️ Academic route
FROM🇵🇹 Portugal→TO🇨🇭 Switzerland
Portugal Grade 7 / Year 7 to Switzerland: education route
Compare Grade 7 / Year 7 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 Ensino básico · 3rd cycle. Switzerland describes the receiving stage as Lower-secondary level. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.
DEPARTING STAGEEnsino básico · 3rd cycle✈ARRIVING STAGELower-secondary level
📚 Side-by-side
What crosses with the learner
Route point🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇭 Switzerland
Current stageEnsino básico · 3rd cycleLower-secondary level
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
- Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
- School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
- Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
- Certified translations and language-learning history where requested
🔗 Official links
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🎓 Practice the route
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Independent study tools sit beside the route while the official requirements remain above.
🔎 Also described as
moving from Portugal to Switzerland for Grade 7 / Year 7Portugal Grade 7 / Year 7 in SwitzerlandPortugal to Switzerland school transfer requirements