About AGSE
The Agency for the Management of the Education System, IP (AGSE, IP), created by Decree-Law No. 99/2025 of August 28, is an indirect state administration body, endowed with administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy, to manage the education system, in its different dimensions and aspects, within the scope of the attributions of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI).
The entity results from the Public Administration Reform and brings together, in whole or in part, the responsibilities of the General Secretariat for Education and Science (SGEC), the General Directorate for School Administration (DGAE), the General Directorate for School Establishments (DGEstE) and the Institute for Financial Management of Education, IP (IGeFE).
Mission
AGSE, IP, has the mission of managing the education system, executing and administering the technological, digital and operational infrastructures that support the bodies, services and organizations of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI).
Responsibilities
- To develop, implement and maintain the Integrated Education Information System;
- To coordinate the planning and rationalization of pre-school, primary, and secondary education establishments under the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MECI), as well as to ensure their management and operation, along with all educational and training programs.;
- To ensure the management of human resources in preschool, primary and secondary education establishments;
- To provide technical and specialized support to the government official responsible for education and to the services and bodies in the field of education, within the framework of specific legal regimes;
- To manage, operate and maintain the Science, Technology and Society Network and the Extended Education Network;
- To support national educational structures located abroad.
“Quality education, excellence in science, with greater impact and better service to the educational and scientific community.”
Fernando Alexandre
Minister of Education, Science and Innovation
Main objectives
To fulfill its mission, AGSE, IP has defined a set of strategic objectives that guide its daily actions and reinforce its support for the functioning of educational communities.
AGSE, IP aims to promote simpler and more coherent management, placing the student at the center of the education system and valuing the role of teachers and non-teaching staff. It intends to strengthen the autonomy of school clusters and non-clustered schools, in coordination with municipalities.
It seeks to ensure more coordinated and efficient processes across all levels of administration, guaranteeing a more agile, transparent, and community-centered public education service.
Creating a single channel strengthens the link between students/guardians, teachers/non-teaching staff, school clusters/non-clustered schools, and central, regional, and local administration, facilitating access to services and information within an integrated digital ecosystem.
AGSE, IP seeks to ensure a more rational and balanced management of human, financial, patrimonial and technological resources, avoiding duplication and promoting better use of public resources.
It focuses on digitizing processes and using technologies that improve the service provided, while simultaneously enhancing the development of digital skills among students and professionals.
It aims to contribute to the definition of strategic priorities within education policies and to the monitoring of their implementation throughout the national territory.
Legal framework
Founding diplomas and essential documents
Frequently Asked Questions
In this section we have compiled answers to the most common questions about the creation of AGSE, IP and the transition process for the organizations that now comprise it.
AGSE, the Agency for the Management of the Education System, IP, is the new public body responsible for the administrative, financial and human resources management of the non-higher education system. It was created by Decree-Law No. 99/2025 and is under the guardianship of Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation.
The creation of AGSE aims to centralize and simplify the management of public schools, unifying functions previously dispersed across different organizations. The aim is to increase efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and ensure closer support for schools and education professionals.
AGSE integrates the competencies of four defunct bodies:
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Secretary-General for Education and Science (SGEC)
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General Directorate of School Administration (DGAE)
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General Directorate of School Establishments (DGEstE)
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Institute for Financial Management of Education (IGeFE)
Their areas of operation have been reorganized within the Agency's structure.
Yes. During the transition period, The content remains available on the previous websites.. As the information migration is completed, the content will be integrated into the AGSE portal.
At a functional level, Services continue to operate normally.. The calls for applications, communications, and administrative processes remain active, only now being coordinated by AGSE, IP. It is not necessary to resubmit applications or change procedures; simply follow the new information on the AGSE, IP portal.
Governing Board
Raúl Capaz Coelho
Salomé Branco
Purificação Cavaleiro Pais
Florbela Valente
