More than half of the students registered for the exams on the first day of the special session were absent.

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More than half of the students registered for the exams on the first day of the special session were absent.

On the first day of the special exam period, created by the Government after the troubled digital grading process for the national exams held in the first phase, more than half of the students who registered ended up not going to school to take the tests. On Thursday, there were 11,693 registrations for the exams in Portuguese, Portuguese as a Foreign Language, Portuguese as a Second Language, Portuguese Literature, Economics A, History of Culture and Arts, and Latin A, but only 4,920 attendances were recorded — 58% of the students were absent.

Key details from the piece:

• Background: The Government created this special exam period following issues with the digital grading process during the first phase of national exams.
• Attendance figures: Out of 11,693 registrations for exams on Thursday (including Portuguese, Economics A, Latin A, and History of Culture and Arts), only 4,920 students showed up to take the tests.
• Overall scope: While the entire special session received over 43,000 registrations overall, absenteeism remained high on day one.
• Next steps: The special exam session runs through September 8, with final results scheduled for release on September 16.