According to a statement from the Regional Government (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), the average grades of Azorean students who took the final exams for 9th grade, in the second phase, “were better than those obtained in 2023”.

“This year, in Portuguese, the 114 Azorean students who took the exam obtained an average of 44.8%, while in 2023 they had achieved 33.9%”, said the Regional Secretariat for Education, Culture and Sports in a statement.

According to the Regional Secretariat, in Mathematics, the average score achieved this year by the 110 students from the archipelago who took the test is 22.1%, while last year it was 18%.

“In comparison with the national average, in Portuguese, the average was higher than that achieved by the national average (44%)”, it reads.