Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela

What Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela does

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela is a Portuguese public school cluster (agrupamento) operating under the Portuguese Ministry of Education, delivering free basic education from preschool through the 3rd cycle (ages 3-15) to students in the Carnaxide and Outurela parishes of the Oeiras municipality. The cluster unifies three school sites under a single administrative governance: E.B. Sophia de Mello Breyner (the main/sede campus in Outurela), E.B. Amélia Vieira Luís (Carnaxide), and J.I. Tomás Ribeiro preschool (Carnaxide). The institution participates in the TEIP (Território Educativo de Intervenção Prioritária) program, a national initiative targeting schools in disadvantaged areas with additional resources aimed at reducing early school leaving.

The cluster's core service portfolio comprises traditional classroom instruction across pre-school, primary, and lower-secondary cycles, supplemented by a structured set of digital tools: BiblioNET for library catalog management, Inovar Consulta for parent-teacher communication and academic scheduling, and a Wakelet-hosted Biblioteca Virtual for digital reading resources. Operational governance is documented through public instruments including the Projeto Educativo, Regulamento Interno, Plano Anual de Atividades, Autoavaliação, and a Plano de Ação para o Desenvolvimento Digital da Escola outlining technology integration priorities. The cluster also administers student support services such as ASE (Action Social Escolar / financial support) and oversees national exam preparation (Provas de Exame e de Equivalência à Frequência).

The business model is wholly non-commercial: the institution is 100% publicly funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Education, with no tuition fees, no commercial customers, and no pricing structure. The cluster reports to oversight bodies including the Direção-Geral de Educação (DGE) for pedagogical guidance and the Inspeção-Geral de Educação (IGEC) for compliance inspection. Operating status is active, with documented communication channels (official website at aecarnaxideportela.pt, Facebook page, and direct parent communications) used for stakeholder engagement. The institution does not operate outside the Oeiras/Carnaxide region and does not have any disclosed commercial activities, subsidiaries, or external equity.

Name

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela

Legal name

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela

Website

https://aecarnaxideportela.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela is a publicly funded Portuguese school cluster delivering free basic education (preschool through 3rd cycle) to students in the Carnaxide/Outurela area under the Portuguese Ministry of Education, operating three unified school campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public basic education
• Primary and secondary schooling
• Preschool education services
• School cluster administration
• Library and digital learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Carnaxide/Oeiras

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela is a Portuguese public school cluster delivering free basic education (preschool through 3rd cycle, ages 3-15) across three campuses: Escola Básica Sophia de Mello Breyner (headquarters in Outurela), Escola Básica Amélia Vieira Luís, and Jardim de Infância Tomás Ribeiro. The cluster provides unified curriculum delivery, student assessment, exam preparation, parent-teacher communication, library services, and digital literacy programs under the Portuguese Ministry of Education, including participation in the TEIP priority intervention program.

Product overview

Agrupamento de Escolas Carnaxide Portela is a Portuguese public school cluster serving students from pre-school through secondary education. The institution offers a unified educational program comprising traditional classroom instruction, a digital school action plan for technology integration, and library services through both physical and digital platforms. The school cluster includes three main units: E.B. Amélia Vieira Luís, E.B. Sophia de Mello Breyner, and J.I. Tomás Ribeiro, working together under unified educational governance and programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oferta Educativa (Educational Offering) Educational programs and curriculum offerings provided by the school cluster across preschool, primary, and lower secondary education for students aged 3-15 in the Carnaxide and Outurela area.
• BiblioNET Library Service Online library catalog and bibliographic management system providing access to the school cluster's library resources for students and teachers.
• Biblioteca Virtual (Virtual Library) Virtual library platform providing digital educational resources and reading materials for students, accessible via the Wakelet platform.
• Plano de Ação para o Desenvolvimento Digital da Escola (School Digital Development Action Plan) Strategic plan for digital development within the school, outlining technology integration initiatives and digital literacy programs for students and educators.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ministério da Educação de PortugalcoreOthersCentral government ministry responsible for education policy, curriculum standards, and funding for public schools in Portugal. Provides regulatory framework and resources for all public educational institutions.
• Direção-Geral de Educação (DGE)coreOthersDirectorate-General for Education - provides pedagogical guidance, curriculum support, and educational resources for Portuguese schools. Connects schools to national educational platforms and initiatives.
• Portal das EscolassupportingOthersNational school portal managed by DGE providing information services and educational resources to schools, teachers, and students across Portugal.
• SeguraNetsupportingOthersNational program promoting safe and responsible internet use in schools. Provides educational resources and guidelines for digital citizenship and online safety.
• Inspeção-Geral de Educação (IGEC)supportingOthersGeneral Inspectorate of Education - governmental body that evaluates and inspects educational establishments in Portugal, ensuring compliance with educational standards.
• TEIP - Território Educativo de Intervenção PrioritáriacoreOthersPriority Intervention Educational Territory program - a national initiative targeting schools in disadvantaged areas with additional resources and support to improve educational outcomes and reduce early school leaving.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Agrupamento de Escolas Amadora: Another Lisbon metropolitan-area Agrupamento delivering basic education across multiple campuses. Comparable in structure, funding source, and student demographic challenges, often operating within similar priority-intervention contexts.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Pedro de Santarém: Portuguese public Agrupamento providing preschool-through-secondary education under Ministry of Education governance. Comparable in multi-campus structure, public funding model, and regulatory oversight.
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Oeiras: Public school cluster operating within the same Oeiras municipality under the Portuguese Ministry of Education, with the same basic education mission (preschool through 3rd cycle) and identical Agrupamento governance model. Highly comparable in mission, funding, and operating structure.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Eduardo Lourenço: Portuguese public school cluster providing preschool-through-3rd-cycle education under the same Ministry of Education framework. Directly comparable in operating model and regulatory environment.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Padre Bartolomeu de Gusmão: Public Agrupamento offering basic education across multiple campuses under unified administration. Comparable in governance, multi-site delivery, and dependence on national curriculum and funding.

Others

• Inovar: Provider of the Inovar Consulta parent-student consultation portal that the cluster uses for academic communication and scheduling. Not a competitor but a key technology partner supplying the cluster's stakeholder-engagement tooling.

Emerging players

• Escola Virtual (Leya): Portuguese digital learning platform widely adopted across public school clusters for online curriculum support and exam preparation. Adjacent ecosystem player that supports student outcomes in the same Agrupamento context.

Broad incumbents

• Direção-Geral de Educação (DGE): Directorate-General for Education that issues pedagogical guidance and curriculum support to the cluster. Acts as a broader incumbent oversight body across all Agrupamentos in Portugal, setting the standards the cluster must follow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/www.aecarnaxideportela.pt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agrupamento-de-escolas-carnaxide-portela

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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