Rio State Lets High Schoolers Advance With Up to Six Failures Under New Decree

Overview

• Starting this cycle, 1st- and 2nd-year students may progress with as many as six failed subjects and 3rd-year students with up to three, provided they complete mandated recovery.
• Each school must set a special recovery plan and calendar, with activities allowed in person or remotely, and students must clear pending subjects by the end of the first trimester.
• The Education Secretariat says approval is not automatic and notes the secretary indicated a further 60-day limit if performance remains insufficient after the initial deadline.
• Officials cite roughly 15 other states using similar models and set a three-year duration for the regime with required pedagogical monitoring across the state’s 515,000 high school students.
• The Sepe-RJ union and education specialists criticize the rollout for lacking a State Education Council opinion and flag a reported R$3,000 bonus tied to high pass rates, which the government denies is aimed at boosting Ideb.