Public schools in Porto

Image: Teleporto.

In Porto the public pré-escolar, from 3 to 6, and the first four years of basic school sit with the city council. From the second cycle upward, the school belongs to an agrupamento under the education ministry. A place follows the address where the child lives. A move in January is possible when that school has room. How that conversation goes is in the question on a mid-year place.

Who to call

The city’s education department publishes the desk on its own page. Take the child’s identification and proof of the address.

• Educação, Portal do Munícipe
• Direção Municipal da Educação, Rua do Comércio do Porto 55/59, 4050-210 Porto
• dme@cm-porto.pt
• 222 061 750, weekdays 9:00 to 17:00, as the city printed it
• Linha Porto, for a booked visit to the citizen desk: 220 100 220, weekdays 9:00 to 19:00

The school office, the secretaria of the agrupamento, is who says whether a class has a seat. The city desk is who explains which school the address belongs to.

Checked 24 October 2026. Hours and vacancies change. The page linked here is the one to trust.