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Home Education (Homeschooling) is legal in Portugal, providing you make the inscription at the beginning of the year in any school.
Children are allowed to be educated by their parents or home teachers providing they take examinations at the end of each cycle (4th, 6th, 9th, & 12th year).

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Homeschooling Social Register
Aprender sem Escola (Learn without School)

Educational expenses for a resident tax payer and other family dependants may be deducted from income before calculation of income tax. Original receipts (with translations in Portuguese) are required to claim this deduction.
Your tax advisor or accountant will be able to advise on which expenses are eligible.
Teaching in foreign languages can be found through the [...]

Citizens of member states of the EU have rights of access to further education institutions in other member states equal to those of citizens of the country. However, there are residency requirements ensuring pupils are eligible to local scholarships.
There are EU schemes to provide scholarships for study in other EU countries, specific information may be [...]

There is a national system of scholarships for payment of further education fees and living allowances.
Access to these scholarships depends on family size, family income, and good results in the previous year of the course.
Generally, students from families with less than the national minimum wage per family member are eligible. The value of the scholarship [...]

Oporto British School
Founded in July 1894, Oporto British School is believed to be the oldest British school in mainland Europe. It provides a high quality, British style education for boys and girls, age four to eighteen (currently of 19 nationalities).
OBS is a non-profit institution owned by a Council of Members (parents and former parents) which [...]

There are many private and co-operative schools teaching the Portuguese national curriculum. There are others teaching in foreign languages, following international curricular. Few of these international schools go up to secondary level.
All private schools charge fees and should be registered with the Ministry of Education.
The recognition of an international curriculum by the Portuguese education system [...]

Additional support for fees, school meals and books.
School students from families with limited incomes (generally families with less than the national minimum wage per family member) may also be eligible for free meals, school books and extra curricular activities.
Secondary students may also obtain assistance with accommodation and fees. There is a special system of subsidised [...]

Professional and technical qualifications are usually accredited to EU recognised levels. However, professional requirements do vary from country to country, and there is still no guarantee that qualifications from one EU country will be recognised in another.
In principle, the certificate of general education provides for access to further education courses in other EU countries. However, [...]

All residents of compulsory school age should attend school. Residents also have access to secondary schooling and higher education. Registration with pre-schools normally occurs during June and July at the school. They usually require a medical check, birth certificate, health card and inscription form.
First time registration in primary schools takes place early in June at [...]

Jardims de Infância will take children from 3 years old (sometimes younger) to 6 years. Run by professional teachers and are often combined with a day centre for the elderly and sometimes a kitchen for meals on wheels. Normally closing at 3.30pm they often provide after school activities until 6pm.
Primary education (Ensino Básico) is compulsory [...]