Enshrined in the Portuguese Constitution, public school, free, democratic and quality is the right of all young Portuguese. However, that we still believe that studying in Portugal is free: education costs are constantly increasing, reaching, at present, unsustainable values for a considerable part of the families of our country.
With the start of the school year, students are once again faced with a rise in school attendance costs. They are, two months after the start of school, many students who do not have textbooks and materials, for the inability to bear these costs which resulted, on average, values between 480 and 540 euros. In addition, the most expensive photocopies, the prices of the highest bars and canteens the price that is now required for students to be able to go to a field trip, are factors that have contributed decisively to that many students are unable to study and perform well in schools.
In addition to the difficulties experienced since arriving to schools, transport costs are high, preventing many students to travel to their schools and forcing them to work to support such costs, or even leave school.
All these factors will be reflected ultimately in the national exams. Under cover of the claim to match the conditions of access to higher education, these are only an obstacle to further education, contributing to the gentrification of education. In addition to devalue the continuous evaluation, they ignore the colossal differences with the students from the outset they apply to their implementation – across the country, schools have different conditions, there are many classes with over 30 students in the learning It is complicated and not all students are able to obtain explanations out of school or to buy the manuals to support national exams as compensation.
The evolution of reality in schools of our country shows that, apart from the underfunding in public education, the aim of privatization and gentrification of access to education and knowledge is the way that the PS government, PSD and CDS have followed over the last 40 years.
Given this situation, the JCP and the PCP presents a number of measures based on the struggle waged daily in schools by students of basic and secondary education – including free school manuals and all other supporting materials, the immediate replacement of the Pass School 4_18 and the extinction of national tests aimed at enhancement of fair and continuous assessment – would contribute decisively to realize the right of all young people to study.
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