Minister Camilo Santana says the document is an “important step” towards the “reorganization” of this stage of basic education
The Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, approved on Wednesday (13.Nov.2024) the resolution approved by the CNE (National Education Council) with the guidelines for the new secondary education ( – PDF – 752 kB). The approval was published in the DOU (Official Gazette of the Union). Ice cream a (PDF – 357 kB).
How the Poder360the document was delivered to the ministry on Monday (Nov 11) for analysis by the head of Education, who could suggest changes. The resolution was accepted in full (read the main points at the end of this report).
The changes were made by the CNE on Thursday (Nov 7) and had already been sanctioned by the president (PT).
In his post on X (formerly Twitter), Camilo said that the council approved the text “after extensive discussion with Consed [Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação]with the state Education councils and with the technical teams of the education networks”.
The minister also said that approval is a “important stage” for the “reorganization” of high school.
Read the proposed changes to the guidelines:
According to the guidelines, each school must offer at least 2 training itineraries. The subjects must be planned by the state education departments and submitted to federal evaluation. It is up to each manager to define how training subjects will be offered.
Even so, the general rule is that optional subjects must represent a deepening and integration of traditional basic education subjects (Portuguese, Literature, Arts, Physical Education, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Philosophy, Sociology, History and Geography). As found out by the Poder360the measure seeks to prevent the workload from being used for professional activities and from not interacting with the content of other subjects.
In the case of technical education, training itineraries must offer an interdisciplinarity between professional training and traditional disciplines.
To implement the changes, he claims to be training more than 200 technicians in all states to help departments prepare their teaching plans. The idea is to also train teachers to offer these new subjects.
The new guidelines determine the completion of 2,400 hours of basic training and 600 hours of training itineraries (elective subjects). The course load is distributed over the 3 years of high school.
In cases where there is also technical training, the minimum workload is divided as follows:
- 2,100 hours of basic training for technical courses of 1,000 or 1,200 hours.
- 2,200 hours for 800-hour courses.
- 2,400 hours in the case of technical qualification courses.
Another point foreseen in the document is the Life Project. Training must be worked on with students throughout high school. The objective is to help students understand and develop skills and interests so that they can choose their educational paths and career paths after high school.
Life Project activities can be carried out through workshops, mentoring, group discussions and practical projects.
The new secondary education also provides greater flexibility for night training, as the majority of students in this shift have to combine study and work. In these cases, the school can reduce the high school course load and divide it into more than 3 years.
Exceptionally in evening education, elective subjects can be offered outside of school and on alternative days and times.
