ENEM (
Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio, which can be translated as
High School National Exam) is a non-mandatory Brazilian national exam, which evaluates
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. Students' grades are used to generate their schools' scores, so that the
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knows which are the best and worst schools in the country.
Every year, the press publishes a ranking of the best schools in Brazil, based on information given by Inep, a government institution.
Until 2008, the exam consisted in two tests: a 63 multiple-choice questions one about different subjects (Portuguese, History, Geography, Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology) and a composition.
ENEM (
Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio, which can be translated as
High School National Exam) is a non-mandatory Brazilian national exam, which evaluates
high schoolHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, Northern America and Oceania, to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education...
education in BrazilEducation in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, which defines the guiding principles for the organization of educational programs. Local governments are responsible for establishing state and educational programs following the guidelines and using the...
. Students' grades are used to generate their schools' scores, so that the
Ministry of Education of BrazilThe Ministry of Education , MEC, is a Brazilian government ministry....
knows which are the best and worst schools in the country.
Every year, the press publishes a ranking of the best schools in Brazil, based on information given by Inep, a government institution.
The test
Until 2008, the exam consisted in two tests: a 63 multiple-choice questions one about different subjects (Portuguese, History, Geography, Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology) and a composition. The composition correction is different from the regular
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correction, as the student is required to fulfill some tasks, among them to write a human-rights-based composition.
From 2009 on, the examination will be composed of 180 multiple-choice questions, equally divided into four areas of knowledge: languages, codes and its technologies (plus a written essay); human sciences and its technologies; natural sciences and its technologies and mathematics and its technologies. Due to the size of the test, it will be applied in two consecutive days, one lasting for 290 minutes, and the other lasting for 330.
Even if its purpose is to be a national evaluation exam, the student can use his or her score to be admitted at a university. However, not all universities accept it. Usually, private ones, such as PUC-Rio, a major private Brazilian university, accept Enem as an admission exam. Others, such as
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and Faculdade Cásper Líbero may use the score of the candidate as a way of providing extra points on the final score, depending on the student's performance.
From 2009 on, most Federal Universities of Brazil will use the ENEM as part of their admission exam, either as the whole test itself, or as a first level of the exam, or even just as a way of selecting remaining candidates.
On October 1, 2009, it was announced that the test, which was supposed to take place on October 3 and 4, would be cancelled and postponed to another date within a 45-day period. The decision was made by the Brazilian Ministry of Education after a man offered Brazilian newspaper
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the original test for
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500,000 (some US$ 278,000). After speaking to the man, who stated that he obtained the test via a person from Inep (an institute of the Ministry of Education) the newspaper examined the test with no commitment of buying it, and the minister of education, Fernando Haddad, confirmed the test did leak.
Top 20: Best schools in Brazil 2007 (released in 2008)
| Name |
Location |
Type |
Average Grade |
| Colégio de Santo Bento |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
82,96 |
| Colégio Santo Agostinho |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
82,04 |
| Colégio Vértice The Colégio Vértice is an elementary-middle-high school in São Paulo city, Brazil, founded in 1976. It achieved the best placement in the Brazilian High School National Exam, ENEM, of the whole state, and the third best national placement The Colégio Vértice (lit. Vertex School) is an...
|
São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. It is also the richest city in Brazil. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in...
- SP |
Private |
81,67 |
| Colégio Helyos |
Feira de Santana Feira de Santana is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second most important city in the state, with a population of 519,173 according to IBGE's estimate. It is located 115 km northwest of Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a 4-lane divided highway...
- BA |
Private |
80,29 |
| Colégio Santo Inácio |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
79,68 |
| Moderna Organização Pedagógica Integrada |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
79,66 |
| Colégio de Aplicação da UFRJ |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Public |
79,63 |
| Colégio Bionatus |
Campo GrandeCampo Grande is the capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of Brazil. The city is nicknamed Cidade Morena after the reddish-brown colour of the region's soil...
- MS |
Private |
79,40 |
| Coluni Colégio de Aplicação da UFV |
Viçosa Viçosa is the name of five cities in Brazil:*Nova Viçosa, Bahia*Viçosa, Alagoas*Viçosa, Minas Gerais*Viçosa, Rio Grande do Norte*Viçosa do Ceará, Ceará...
- MG |
Public |
79,30 |
| Colégio Santo Agostinho - Novo Leblon |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
79,20 |
| Instituto Dom Barreto |
TeresinaTeresina is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the only inland capital in the northeastern region of the country...
- PI |
Private |
79,13 |
| Colégio Bernoulli |
Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country...
- MG |
Private |
79,09 |
| Instituto de Tecnologia ORT |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
78,95 |
| Colégio Bandeirantes |
São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. It is also the richest city in Brazil. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in...
- SP |
Private |
78,88 |
| Colégio Santo Antônio |
Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country...
- MG |
Private |
78,61 |
| Colégio Magnum Agostiniano |
Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country...
- MG |
Private |
78,48 |
| Educandário Santa Maria Goretti |
TeresinaTeresina is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the only inland capital in the northeastern region of the country...
- PI |
Private |
78,42 |
| Colégio São Vicente de Paulo |
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
- RJ |
Private |
78,28 |
| Colégio Equipe |
RecifeRecife is the 5th largest Metropolitan area in Brazil with 3,768,902 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 4th largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper was 1,561,659 in 2009...
- PE |
Private |
78,22 |
| Colégio Móbile |
São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the world's 7th largest metropolitan area. The city is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian state. It is also the richest city in Brazil. The name of the city honors Saint Paul. São Paulo exerts strong regional influence in...
- SP |
Private |
78 |
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