The National Education Council (CNE) unanimously approved, last Thursday (7), the resolution that updates the National Curricular Guidelines for New Secondary Education (DCNEMs), according to the law sanctioned by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in July this year.
The revised resolution allows changes to the high school curriculum to occur as early as 2025 or, necessarily, they must be adapted at the beginning of the 2026 school year, according to the conditions of each education network.
In a statement, the Ministry of Education (MEC) stated that more than 200 technicians from all education departments are in the training process to develop action plans for the education systems in each location.
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Workloads
The new National Secondary Education Policy seeks to make education more relevant and attractive for young people, as well as reducing school dropouts.
Under the new legislation, the new secondary education increased the minimum workload from 2,400 to 3,000 hours, with 1,000 hours for each year of this stage of education. Each of them will be divided into 200 school days of five hours each.
The students’ workload is now made up of two inseparable blocks: the first covers the mandatory subjects, distributed over a maximum of 1.8 thousand hours. Traditional subjects include Portuguese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, English, history and geography, as outlined by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC).
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The second block has training itineraries that must occupy at least 1,200 hours of the three years of high school, in which there are optional subjects for students to choose from, according to their interests and needs. Each school must offer at least two itineraries.
Training itineraries
When approving the resolution for secondary education, the CNE established general guidelines for these training itineraries to enable students to choose learning/deepening paths.
The idea is to expand knowledge in one of the areas such as languages, mathematics, natural sciences or human and social sciences; or even, in technical and professional training that may be offered by the school.
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During the process of building their life projects, students, with the help of teachers, will be able to define their educational paths.
Reviews
Furthermore, the resolution addresses the changes that should be implemented in assessments at this stage of education – such as the National High School Exam (Enem) and the National Basic Education Assessment System (Saeb).
The National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep) will be responsible for adjustments to the two assessments so that they adapt to the new guidelines.
