ae passos manuel

What ae passos manuel does

Agrupamento de Escolas Passos Manuel is a public school cluster located in central Lisbon, Portugal, operating under the Portuguese Ministry of Education. It was formally constituted as an Agrupamento in 2004 and currently comprises six schools spanning pre-school through secondary education, including five primary schools with kindergarten components and one secondary school (formerly Escola Secundária Maria Barroso, integrated in 2016). The cluster serves approximately the full 3-18 age pipeline across central Lisbon parishes, with the historic Passos Manuel building carrying institutional heritage dating to 1911.

The cluster delivers the standard Portuguese national curriculum augmented by specialized programs including TEIP (priority intervention educational territory) initiatives for socioeconomically disadvantaged students, FAMI intercultural programs serving immigrant and refugee populations, Erasmus+ international mobility and partnership projects, and the UBUNTU Academy alongside professional/vocational course tracks. Operational technology stack consists of off-the-shelf administrative and learning platforms: Inovar and SIGA for school administration, Moodle for learning management, and Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace for productivity. No proprietary technology development is evident.

The business model is non-commercial: the institution generates no revenue through tuition or fees, and is fully funded by Portuguese state education budget allocations scaled to student headcount, supplemented by EU program grants. There is no commercial customer base, sales motion, or pricing model; the "customers" are enrolled students and their families within the Ministry-assigned geographic catchment. Strategic direction is set within Ministry of Education policy parameters rather than through market-driven decision-making.

Name

ae passos manuel

Legal name

Agrupamento de Escolas Passos Manuel

Website

https://aepassosmanuel.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Agrupamento de Escolas Passos Manuel is a publicly funded school cluster in central Lisbon, Portugal, operating six pre-school through secondary schools under the Ministry of Education. It serves students aged 3-18 across central Lisbon parishes via the national curriculum plus Erasmus+, FAMI, and vocational programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Systems Strengthening (Policy, Planning, EMIS, Governance) (BPADAKAK), Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Academic Application Support (EDALAMAC)

Keywords

• Public school cluster
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Professional courses
• Intercultural education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AE Passos Manuel is a public school cluster (Agrupamento de Escolas) in central Lisbon that delivers free preschool, primary (1st cycle), basic (2nd/3rd cycle), secondary, and professional education across six schools, including EBS Passos Manuel as the headquarters and five EB1/JI primary schools with kindergartens. The Agrupamento operates school management platforms (Inovar SIGE/Consulta/Alunos/PAA, SIGA), a Moodle LMS, and Office 365/Google Workspace to administer instruction, student records, parent-teacher consultations, cafeteria scheduling, and extracurricular activities (UBUNTU Leadership Academy, Ciência Viva club, Horta Pedagógica garden, PES health programme). Specialised programmes include TEIP (priority intervention education territory), Erasmus+ 2021-2027 exchanges with partner schools in Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey, and Cyprus, and FAMI-funded intercultural inclusion projects.

Product overview

AE Passos Manuel is a cluster of six public schools in central Lisbon (5 primary schools with kindergarten + 1 secondary school) providing education from pre-school through secondary level, including professional courses. The cluster operates interconnected school management platforms (Inovar systems, SIGA, Portal SIGE), learning management (Moodle), and productivity tools (Office 365, Google Workspace). Beyond core academic instruction, the cluster offers an extensive extracurricular portfolio including the UBUNTU Leadership Academy, Ciência Viva science club, Citizenship Club with pedagogical garden, health education programs (PES), international exchange via Erasmus+, and specialized intervention programs (TEIP, FAMI intercultural inclusion). The school was recognized with the Intercultural School Seal (2016/17) and operates under the TEIP priority education framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UBUNTU Leadership Academy: A leadership development program for students to serve the school community, focusing on values of acceptance, respect, mutual help, sharing, community, care, trust, and generosity.
• Clube de Ciência Viva
• Clube UBUNTU

Products and services

• EBS Passos Manuel (Escola Básica e Secundária) Main school of the cluster and headquarters, located at Travessa do Convento de Jesus, Lisbon. Offers 2nd and 3rd cycle basic education and secondary education, including vocational/professional courses, for students transitioning from primary school through to high school completion.
• EB1 / JI Gaivotas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DGE - Direção-Geral da Educação (Ministry of Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Formal oversight and recognition by Portugal's Ministry of Education. In 2016/17 the Agrupamento received the Selo Intercultural (Intercultural School Seal) from DGE, enabling membership in the Rede de Escolas de Educação Intercultural (REEI). Also coordinated through DGEstE for administrative and pedagogical supervision.
• Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government providing support for educational activities, infrastructure, and community programmes. Collaboration on projects including 'Fazer Acontecer' and general educational support for school children in Lisbon.
• Junta de Freguesia da MisericórdiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish council providing summer holiday activities (AAAF/CAF) for students from the Gaivotas and Padre Abel Varzim schools. Coordinates recreational and care programmes during school holidays.
• Junta de Freguesia de Santo AntóniominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish council in the Santo António district where EB1/JI Luísa Ducla Soares and EB1/JI São José are located, providing community support and resources.
• Junta de Freguesia Santa Maria MaiorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish council in the Santa Maria Maior district where EB1/JI Maria Barroso is located, providing community support and resources.
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia de LisboaminorOthersCharitable institution providing social welfare services in partnership with the school community for families in need.
• Centro Padre Alves Correia (CEPAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the 'Projeto Passo a Passo' cultural guide project, collaborating on intercultural activities with students from the 8th year class.
• Associação AbraçominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese Association for Support to People with HIV/AIDS. The school's PES (Health Education Programme) team collaborated with Abraço for World AIDS Day activities and awareness sessions.
• ALPA - Núcleo dos Antigos Alunos do Liceu Passos ManuelminorOthersAlumni association of the former Liceu Passos Manuel, founded in 1963. A social, cultural and philanthropic institution that has developed competencies in sports, particularly handball, over the past 50 years.
• Erasmus+ Partner Schools (Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey, Cyprus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partnership schools as part of the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme. The project 'Let's build a bridge between generations' involves direct student and teacher exchanges, hosting approximately 100 teachers and students from partner countries.
• Centro de Formação Calvet de MagalhãesminorOthersAssociation of Schools Training Centre (13 schools in western Lisbon) providing continuing professional development for teaching and non-teaching staff since 1993.
• Alto Comissariado para as Migrações, I.P. (ACM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body providing FAMI (Fundo para o Asilo, a Migração e a Integração) funding for the 'Passos... para uma escola intercultural' project supporting the integration of migrant and refugee students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agrupamento de Escolas de Alvalade: Lisbon-based public school cluster offering pre-school through secondary education under the same Portuguese Ministry of Education framework. Operates with comparable governance, national curriculum, and community-partnership model, making it a directly comparable Agrupamento in the same city.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Rainha D. Leonor: One of Lisbon's most established public school clusters offering basic and secondary education. Directly comparable as a state-funded Lisbon Agrupamento sharing the same student-enrolment system (Portal das Matrículas), curriculum standards, and extracurricular/TEIP-equivalent programmes.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Fernando Pessoa: Portuguese public school cluster providing vertically integrated education from pre-school through secondary. Operates under the same Ministry of Education oversight, matriculation system, and national curriculum framework, with comparable scale and mission.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Gil Vicente: Lisbon public school cluster offering K-12 education within the same Ministry of Education jurisdiction. Comparable in structure, delivery model, and student demographics, including integration with Lisbon parish councils and city-level community programmes.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Eça de Queirós: Portuguese public school cluster operating basic and secondary education under the same national regulatory framework. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, and curricular structure.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Vergílio Ferreira: Portuguese public school cluster organised as a vertical Agrupamento providing pre-school through secondary education. Operates under the same state-funded governance model and student-enrolment system as AE Passos Manuel.
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Benfica: Lisbon public school cluster in the Benfica parish, operating under identical Ministry of Education rules and serving a similar urban community. Comparable in scope, multi-school structure, and Lisbon municipal context.

Regional players

• European Schools: Intergovernmental European school system providing nursery through secondary education to children of EU staff across multiple European countries. Compares to AE Passos Manuel as a publicly funded multi-school educational network with structured curriculum, school management platforms, and inclusion-oriented programmes.

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.): US-based publicly traded operator of K-12 online and blended learning programmes. Comparable to AE Passos Manuel as a broader K-12 education operator with technology-enabled instruction (Moodle- and LMS-style delivery), though commercial and for-profit in nature.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global operator of premium international schools spanning pre-school through secondary, with a strong focus on enrichment (leadership, STEAM, performing arts). Comparable to AE Passos Manuel as a multi-school K-12 operator with a differentiated enrichment portfolio, though private and premium-segment rather than state-funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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