What Is the Concurso Externo Extraordinario?

The Concurso Externo Extraordinario is an exceptional recruitment regime, separate from the regular concurso externo, aimed at candidates who have exercised teaching functions in one of the three years immediately preceding the procedure as a result of a placement in a previous concurso. Its vacancies are fixed by portaria of the government members responsible for public administration, finance and education, and indicated by grupo de recrutamento and by Quadro de Zona Pedagogica (QZP).

Who is eligible for the Concurso Externo Extraordinario?

Eligibility is centred on candidatos externos or contratados who can show effective teaching service in one of the three years right before the procedure, arising from placement in a prior concurso, according to a summary published by CGTP-IN. This is a narrower population than the regular concurso externo, which is open more broadly to newly qualified teachers as well, a difference we cover in what the concurso externo is.

How are its vacancies decided?

Vacancies for the Concurso Externo Extraordinario are fixed by a portaria issued jointly by the ministries responsible for public administration, finance and education, and are published broken down by grupo de recrutamento and by QZP, per the same CGTP-IN summary. This is a different vacancy-setting mechanism from the ordinary concurso externo, and the number can vary considerably between cycles depending on the portaria in force for that year.

Does it only fill Quadro de Zona Pedagogica vacancies?

The regime is described as destined to fill vacancies of Quadro de Zona Pedagogica specifically, rather than Quadro de Agrupamento vacancies, according to the CGTP-IN summary. Readers unfamiliar with the difference between the two Quadro types should see our comparison of Quadro de Agrupamento and Quadro de Zona Pedagogica before applying.

Does mobilidade interna apply differently to candidates who entered through this route?

Yes, teachers who entered a Quadro through the Concurso Externo Extraordinario have been subject to specific mobilidade interna provisions in recent cycles, according to material published by FENPROF. Candidates who entered this way should read our guide to mobilidade interna alongside the current aviso de abertura to understand any cycle-specific conditions that apply to them.

Should a candidate apply to this instead of the regular concurso externo?

The Concurso Externo Extraordinario is not a substitute for the regular concurso externo; it is a separate, narrower regime for a specific candidate population defined by recent teaching service. Candidates who do not meet its specific eligibility conditions should apply through the regular concurso externo, and check the current aviso for both competitions since eligibility and vacancy numbers change every cycle.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Concurso Externo Extraordinario open every year? Its opening depends on a specific portaria being issued for that cycle; it is not guaranteed to run in every recruitment year the way the regular concurso externo generally does.

Can a newly qualified teacher with no prior placement apply? Based on the eligibility summary above, the regime is centred on candidates with recent effective teaching service from a previous placement, so a newly qualified teacher without that history would typically apply through the regular concurso externo instead.

Are the vacancy numbers published in advance? Yes, they are fixed by portaria and published broken down by grupo de recrutamento and QZP ahead of the candidatura window.

Does this regime affect a candidate’s graduacao profissional differently? The underlying graduacao profissional formula, covered in how it is calculated, is the same mechanism used to rank candidates across the recruitment system, though eligibility to enter a given competition is a separate question from how ranking works once admitted.

Where can I find the exam page for the broader recruitment system? See the Concurso Externo de Docentes exam page.