Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis

What Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis does

Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis (EASR) is a public specialized artistic secondary school located in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1885 and operating under the Portuguese Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação). The school serves students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, offering nationally accredited secondary education with specialized artistic curricula in Visual Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Design (Product, Communication, Equipment), Animation 2D/3D, Photography, and Jewelry/Metalwork. As a public institution in the Ensino Artístico Especializado system, EASR charges no tuition and is funded through Ministry of Education allocations; minor transactional revenue comes from exam fees (€3 standard, €10 for grade improvement), school insurance (€6 for students 18+), and nominal subject fees (€0.45).

EASR's internal technology stack centers on SI@E (Sistema de Informação @ Escola), a proprietary school information management system built on Drupal 7.x running on GNU/Linux, maintained by Fernando J. Leal with contributions from Cristina Landeiro, Delfim Pereira, and Filipe Martins. The platform handles student records, grades, attendance, scheduling, financial accounts, library integration, and enrollment. Complementary systems include Moodle LMS for e-learning and GIAE Online for administration. Enrollment is processed via the national Portal das Matrículas (portaldasmatriculas.edu.gov.pt) with mandatory pre-enrollment through EASR's own portal.

The institution operates a single campus in Porto with 69 employees and pursues an indirect-to-consumer GTM via public-school enrollment channels. Strategic partnerships include a flagship relationship with the Bvlgari Jewellery Academy (four alumni selected 2026), the Porto/Post/Doc Film Festival, and Erasmus+ KA1/KA201 exchanges with schools in Latvia, Czech Republic, the UK, and Spain. Student work has been selected and awarded at Fantasporto, Indie Lisboa, Stuttgart International Animation Festival, Sophia Estudante, and other international venues, positioning EASR as a recognized pipeline for creative talent in Northern Portugal.

Name

Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis

Legal name

Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis

Website

https://easr.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EASR is a publicly funded Portuguese specialized artistic secondary school in Porto, founded 1885, offering tuition-free 10th-12th grade education in Visual Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Design, and Animation under the Ministry of Education, with international festival recognition and Erasmus+ partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artistic Secondary Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAFAK

Arts Education Instruction (Visual/Performing)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

SECONDARYEDAMAAAA

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Arts & Creative Enrichment (Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance)

Keywords

• Secondary artistic education
• Visual arts curriculum
• Audiovisual communication courses
• Professional design training
• Specialized art school

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: EASR operates as a public educational institution funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação). Funding covers teaching staff salaries, facilities maintenance, and educational programs. Students attend free of tuition fees under the Portuguese public education system.
2. School Services Revenue: Revenue from student services including exam fees (3 euros per exam, 10 euros for grade improvement exams), school insurance (6 euros for students 18+), and nominal course fees (0.45 euros per subject). Paperaria (stationery) services also generate revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EASR is a public secondary school providing specialized artistic education for students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, covering Visual Arts, Audiovisual Communication, Design (Product, Communication, Equipment), Photography, Jewelry/Metalwork, and professional courses in Animation 2D/3D. The school also offers continuing education and adult courses, including Portuguese for Foreigners (PFOL/PLA) and artistic workshops. Education is provided free of tuition under the Portuguese national education system.

Product overview

Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis is an educational institution offering specialized artistic secondary education, not a technology product company. Its primary 'product' is its educational offering comprising specialized artistic courses. The school operates SI@E (Sistema de Informação @ Escola), an internal web-based information management system developed in-house for school administration purposes including student management, grades, schedules, and administrative functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cursos Artísticos Especializados (Specialized Artistic Courses)

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple annual student film selections at major international festivals including Fantasporto, Indie Lisboa, and international animation festivals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Bvlgari Jewellery AcademyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Four EASR alumni (Beatriz Neves, Mafalda Fernandes, Mariana Costa, Gustavo Oliveira) from 2024/2025 selected for Bvlgari's prestigious jewelry training academy, representing one of the world's leading luxury brands. Partnership provides exclusive training opportunities for high-achieving graduates in the field of high jewelry design and production.
• Birmingham Metropolitan College (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2020Erasmus+ KA1 exchange with UK art college. Six students participated in activities related to Communication Design and Audiovisual Communication courses from March 2020.
• Escuela de Artes 3 (Madrid, Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2020Ongoing exchange partnership with Madrid art school. Students developed work in chasing and textiles with teachers Mécia Soares and Cristina Manhente. Exchange also occurred in March 2017.
• Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2019Annual partnership with Porto's premier documentary and media festival. EASR students and teachers participate in School Trip Workshops and School Trip Teenage programs. Festival provides industry exposure and professional development opportunities for communication audiovisual students.
• Liepājas Mūzikas, mākslas un dizaina vidusskola (Latvia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2019Erasmus+ KA1 exchange partnership with art and design school from Latvia. Six students participated in activities in jewelry, photography, and graphic arts during November 2019.
• VOŠUP a SUPŠ (Prague, Czech Republic)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2019Erasmus+ KA1 exchange with Prague arts and design school. Students developed work in equipment and furniture design areas during October 2019 and May 2017.
• SportSign Erasmus+ KA201 ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Five-country European partnership (Germany, Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Portugal) coordinated by ISMAI/MAIÊUTICA. Project develops Bilingual Glossary for Sports for deaf students in Physical Education classes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Escola Massana: Barcelona-based historic art and design school (founded 1929) offering specialized artistic education across visual arts, design, and jewelry — directly overlapping EASR's jewelry/metalwork and design programs, but at a broader portfolio scale.
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie: Dutch public art academy specializing in fine art and design at the post-secondary level. Comparable as a publicly funded European art school with broad discipline coverage (jewelry, photography, graphic design) overlapping EASR's program mix.
• Central Saint Martins (UAL): Internationally renowned UK art and design college offering specialized programs in fine art, fashion, graphic design, and film. Comparable as a destination institution for EASR graduates pursuing higher education, and a brand benchmark for festival-recognized creative output.
• Istituto Europeo di Design (IED): Major European private art and design education network with campuses across Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Comparable as a competitor for the same Portuguese student demographic interested in specialized art/design credentials, though operating at a larger scale and with tuition-based revenue model.

Direct peers

• European Film College: Denmark-based specialized secondary-level film school (ages 16+) offering intensive one-year programs in filmmaking. Highly comparable to EASR's audiovisual and animation tracks in terms of secondary-level specialization, international student body, and festival-driven portfolio focus.
• ECAL – École cantonale d'art de Lausanne: Swiss public art and design school offering specialized secondary and post-secondary artistic education with strong international industry connections. Comparable in mission (public specialized art education), curriculum breadth, and emphasis on industry-recognized portfolio development.
• Escola Artística António Arroio: Portugal's other main public artistic secondary school, located in Lisbon. Offers parallel specialized artistic secondary education (visual arts, audiovisual, design) under the same Ministry of Education framework, making it the closest direct comparable to EASR in terms of mission, curriculum, and student demographic.

Others

• Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto: Portuguese public university in Porto offering fine arts higher education. Functions as a primary higher-education pathway destination for EASR graduates and a feeder-source relationship rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Liceu Artístico (Escola de Arte de São Paulo): Brazilian specialized art school offering secondary and technical artistic education in visual arts, design, and audiovisual. Comparable as a Lusophone-region specialized secondary art school with similar pedagogical structure to EASR.
• Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema: Lisbon-based Portuguese public higher education institution specializing in theater, film, and audiovisual. Comparable as a publicly funded Portuguese creative education institution serving a partially overlapping student demographic, though operating at the post-secondary level rather than secondary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC36bGHEYkbf10FycQtVjcAg
• Facebookfacebook.com/EscolaArtisticaDeSoaresDosReis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escola-artistica-de-soares-dos-reis
• Instagraminstagram.com/escolaartisticadesoaresdosreis

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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