United States school-leaving stage to Brazil: education route

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

Route alignment

United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. Brazil describes the receiving stage as Ensino médio. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12ARRIVING STAGEEnsino médio

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇧🇷 Brazil

Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12Ensino médio

Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.Federal curriculum law and the BNCC operate through state, municipal, federal, and private education systems.

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

Open the issuing sources

State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗Base Nacional Comum CurricularBrazilian Ministry of Education ↗Requesting an upper-secondary completion certificateGovernment of Brazil ↗

🔎 Also described as

moving from United States to Brazil for school-leaving stageUnited States school-leaving stage in BrazilUnited States to Brazil school transfer requirements