Agrupamento de Escolas de Silves: was formed on July 3rd, 2012 and is comprised of 13 schools (currently 12):
4 - Kindergartens
6 - Schools 1st cycle
2 - Schools 2nd and 3rd cycles
1 - Secondary School - ESS (Head school)
In the academic year 2017/18, a total of 2565 students divides as follows:
- Basic Education: Pre-School – 161 students; 1st cycle (from 1st to 4th grade) 655 students; 2nd cycle (from 5th to 6th grade) 389 students and 3rd cycle (from 7th to 9th grade) 563 students.
- Secondary Education and Professional Education (from 10th to 12th grade) - 797 students
The Silves Secondary School is the headquarters of the Silves School Grouping. The current building of the Secondary School