Agrupamento de Escolas de VILELA

What Agrupamento de Escolas de VILELA does

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela is a public school cluster (agrupamento) located in Vilela, Paredes municipality, northern Portugal, operating under the Portuguese Ministry of Education. The institution serves 1,915 students across pre-school, basic education (1st to 3rd cycle), upper secondary education, and EQAVET-certified professional vocational courses. It is staffed by 178 teaching staff (Docentes), 84 non-teaching staff (Não Docentes), and 5 senior technicians (Técnicos Superiores), and also serves as the host institution (Escola Sede) of CFAEPPP, a teacher training and animation center covering the Paredes and Porto school clusters.

The school's core technology stack is built around the Inovar platform suite — Inovar Alunos for student management, Inovar PAA for annual activities planning, Inovar Consulta for administrative queries, and Inovar Sige for card and attendance management — supplemented by a Moodle learning management system, mobile applications for teachers and parents (Inovar Professor, Unicard SIGE, DCS Horários), and an internal helpdesk. Educational programs beyond the standard curriculum include the Centro Tecnológico de Informática (PRR-funded IT vocational training), Cursos Profissionais, the Plano de Recuperação das Aprendizagens (PRR-funded learning recovery plan), and the IDEA project (Inovação, Desenvolvimento, Educação, Ação) coordinating innovation, citizenship and community engagement. International engagement is delivered through Erasmus+ mobility accreditation, the CERV programme, and eTwinning digital collaboration.

The institution operates a non-commercial model: all educational services are provided free of charge to students and families. Revenue is sourced from the Portuguese national education budget via the Ministry of Education and from EU co-funded programmes — primarily PESSOAS 2030 (operation codes PESSOAS-FSE-033015002025/2026, PESSOAS-FSE+-009655002023/2024, PESSOAS-FSE+-00552400) plus Erasmus+ and PRR. Distribution is entirely direct through on-site school facilities within a single domestic geography (Norte Region, Portugal). The cluster has received recognitions including eTwinning School Label Gold (2023), eTwinning School Label (2024), Eco-Escolas (ABAE), Selo Escola Saudável and Selo Escola Saudável Mentalmente (DGE), Selo Clube Europeu, and Escola Amiga (2021).

Name

Agrupamento de Escolas de VILELA

Legal name

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela

Website

https://esvilela.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela is a Portuguese public school cluster in Paredes municipality serving 1,915 students across pre-school, basic, secondary, and professional courses, funded by the Ministry of Education and EU programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Literacy & ELA Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Basic Education Access & Quality (Primary/Secondary) (BPADAKAA)

Keywords

• Public school education
• Primary secondary education
• Vocational training courses
• Educational technology platforms
• Inclusive education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilela

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Public school cluster funded by Portuguese government through Ministry of Education, receiving operational allocations under PESSOAS 2030 program (Demography, Qualifications and Inclusion thematic program). Operating codes: PESSOAS-FSE-033015002025/2026, PESSOAS-FSE+-009655002023/2024.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela is a public school cluster (agrupamento) located in Vilela, Paredes municipality, Portugal, that delivers free primary, secondary, and pre-school education to approximately 1,915 students. It also offers EQAVET-certified professional/vocational courses, Erasmus+ mobility programs, and inclusive education support services under the governance of the Portuguese Ministry of Education.

Product overview

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vilela operates as a consolidated school grouping providing primary and secondary education services. The institution offers a unified educational platform comprising internal management systems (Inovar Alunos, Inovar PAA, Inovar Consulta, Inovar Sige), a learning management system (Moodle), and technical support services (Helpdesk). Supplementary educational programs include vocational professional courses (Cursos Profissionais), a technology center (Centro Tecnológico de Informática), and learning recovery initiatives under the PRR/Pessoas 2030 funding. The IDEA project coordinates innovation and development activities across the school community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cursos Profissionais (Professional Courses) Professional vocational courses offered to secondary-level students under the EQAVET European quality assurance framework, funded by PESSOAS 2030. Includes technology and informatics tracks.
• Centro Tecnológico de Informática PRR-funded technology center delivering professional IT training and courses to students under the PESSOAS 2030 (Demography, Qualifications and Inclusion) program.
• Plano de Recuperação das Aprendizagens (Learning Recovery Plan) PRR-funded learning recovery program targeting students with academic gaps resulting from the pandemic period.
• Erasmus+ Mobility Program International student and teacher mobility and exchange program under the European Erasmus+ accreditation, including CERV participation.
• Primary and Secondary Education Programs Core free public education from basic education (1st-3rd cycle) through upper secondary education, offered to local students in the Vilela area, Paredes municipality.
• Moodle Learning Management System Online learning management system deployed for course delivery and digital learning resources across the school cluster.
• Inovar Alunos (Student Management Platform) Student management platform handling academic records, enrollment, and administrative tasks within the school cluster.
• IDEA Project (Inovação, Desenvolvimento, Educação, Ação) School project promoting educational innovation, citizenship, and community engagement, coordinated by a dedicated team with a partner network.
• Helpdesk (Technical Support Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1915 students enrolled across the cluster

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International mobility program providing student and teacher exchange opportunities. The school has Erasmus accreditation and participates in CERV (Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values programme). Multiple project codes under PESSOAS 2030 operational programs.
• EQAVET (European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality assurance framework for vocational education. The school has an EQAVET team and is accredited for professional courses under this European quality framework, hosted at the school as Escola Sede do CFAEPPP.
• CFAEPPP (Centro de Formação e Animação das Escolas de Paredes e Porto)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school serves as the host institution (Escola Sede) for this teacher training and animation center covering Paredes and Porto school clusters.
• eTwinningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean platform for schools collaboration. School holds eTwinning School Label recognition and participates in international digital collaboration projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Leya Educação: Portuguese educational publisher (part of Leya group) producing K-12 textbooks and learning materials. Comparable as a content provider embedded in the Portuguese K-12 curriculum ecosystem that Vilela delivers.
• Porto Editora: Portuguese educational publisher with strong K-12 textbook presence headquartered in Porto. Comparable as a regional content provider serving the same northern Portuguese K-12 market.
• ASA Editores: Portuguese educational publisher of K-12 textbooks and learning materials. Comparable as a content provider serving the same domestic K-12 curriculum market.
• EDIT: Portuguese educational publisher providing K-12 textbooks and digital content. Comparable as a content partner serving the same Portuguese K-12 school market that Vilela operates in.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: Leading K-12 student information system and operations platform in North America. Comparable as the high-end reference for the Inovar-style school management platform that Vilela deploys for SIS, scheduling, and compliance.
• Instructure: Provider of Canvas, a widely adopted K-12 and higher-ed learning management system. Comparable as an LMS provider of similar function to the Moodle deployment Vilela uses for digital course delivery.
• Pearson: Global educational content and assessment provider with K-12 curriculum offerings. Comparable as a large-scale K-12 education content and credentialing provider that frames the global competitive context for Vilela's EQAVET certification work.
• Sanoma: Finnish-Dutch K-12 education company providing digital learning and content across Europe. Comparable as a European K-12 education provider showcasing the digital-plus-content model Vilela aspires to via Inovar + Moodle.
• Google for Education: Google's education platform offering Google Classroom, Workspace for Education, and Chromebooks to K-12 schools globally. Comparable as a digital education platform that competes with Vilela's Inovar + Moodle integration for school-wide digital tool adoption.

Others

• Moodle Pty Ltd: Commercial entity behind the open-source Moodle LMS, which is the LMS Vilela uses. Comparable as the infrastructure provider underpinning the cluster's digital learning environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AgrupEscolasVilela
• Instagraminstagram.com/ae.vilela
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agrupamento-de-escolas-de-vilela

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