Break of almost five thousand applicants to higher education - Público.pt

The number of students who entered the competition for access to higher education declined again. In the first phase, which ended on Friday, were less nearly five thousand students and just realized the application 44% of those who had expressed their intention to enter the universities and polytechnics when held national examinations in secondary education.

may only compete in this phase students who have completed national exams in secondary 1. Stage. With averages in major disicplinas and negative rates to rise reproofs were many students who returned to repeat exams in 2. Stage and now may only apply to the top in September.

The application deadline ended at midnight on Friday and, according to the data available on the website of the Directorate General of Higher Education, 40,546 students enrolled in the first stage of the national competition for access. Last year, in the same period were recorded 45,838 applications, which fixed the break in 4847 students. This downward trend in the number of candidates had started drawing up logos in the early days of the contest, which began on 16 July, the remained until the end of the first phase. The number of candidates so back down after last year have already fallen by 1295 candidates in the first phase.

In the first phase of the national secondary school examinations were enrolled 159,153 students, of whom only 57% had expressed the intention of entering higher education. Yet less than half of the nearly 92,000 applicants to universities and polytechnics efectivaram its application in this first phase.

In the next academic year, universities and polytechnics in public offer 51,461 places for new students, a reduction of 837 places over the previous academic year. The data already known to show a high number of vacancies surplus – the difference between the number of applicants and available places is nearly 11,000 – in line with the trend of the last two years 8547 and 7884 there were more jobs , respectively.

The final number will be, however, lower, since there are still applications account for the second stage of the national competition for access, which only takes place 9-20 September. This period should be very competitive, since there were many students who were the second phase of tests to try to climb the note or get approved. Of the students who took the exam in Mathematics 12. Third year in 1. Stage 59% recurred in the 2. ª. In the other three subjects were more comncorridas these percentage respectivba mind, 52% Physics and Chemistry A, 49% in Biology and Geology, and 37% Portuguese.

Students will have a third opportunity to access higher education, between 3-7 October. Until next Thursday, August 15, students can still submit or amend its application while using a new form issued after the posting of the results of the review of 1. Stage national tests. Then you have to wait until September 9, the day that are known placements in higher education.

News corrected at 14h55. Changes information about the 2. Stage national tests