Boletim Escolar Digital: Brazilian School Report Card Software
The Boletim Escolar is the official Brazilian school report card — a legal document that must show bimestral nota breakdowns by BNCC subject area, annual média, final resultado, and attendance. Most schools still assemble it from spreadsheets, creating reconciliation errors and INEP filing inconsistencies. OpenEduCat generates compliant Boletim Escolar PDFs directly from live gradebook data, with no export and no manual layout.
What the Boletim Escolar Contains
Every field required for parent distribution and INEP filing compliance.
| Boletim Field | Contents | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Cabeçalho da escola | School name, INEP code, municipality, state, academic year, and turma identification. | Required |
| Dados do aluno | Student name, date of birth, enrolment number, turma, and year/série. | Required |
| Áreas do Conhecimento (BNCC) | Subjects grouped by BNCC Área: Linguagens, Matemática, Ciências da Natureza, Ciências Humanas, Ensino Religioso. | Required |
| Nota por bimestre | Four bimestral nota columns (1º, 2º, 3º, 4º Bimestre) or three trimestral columns, depending on school configuration. | Required |
| Nota de recuperação | Recovery exam score for students who sat the Recuperação examination. Displayed only when applicable. | Optional |
| Média anual | Annual média computed from bimestral notas per the school's regimento escolar weighting. Displayed on the 0–10 float scale. | Required |
| Resultado final | Classification: Aprovado, Em Recuperação, Aprovado pós-recuperação, or Reprovado. One result per subject. | Required |
| Frequência (attendance) | Total classes offered, classes attended, and frequency percentage per subject. Flagged if below the 75% legal minimum (LDB Art. 24). | Required |
| Observações do professor | Optional teacher remarks per subject — freetext field printed on the Boletim when completed. | Optional |
| Assinatura e data | School principal signature line, coordinator signature, and date of issue for parent distribution. | Required |
BNCC Subject Area Alignment on the Boletim
Brazil's Base Nacional Comum Curricular defines five areas of knowledge. OpenEduCat groups subjects by BNCC area automatically on every Boletim.
Linguagens e suas Tecnologias
Língua Portuguesa, Literatura, Arte, Educação Física, Língua Estrangeira (Inglês/Espanhol)
The largest BNCC area. Covers language, literature, arts, and physical education. Each subject generates a separate nota column on the Boletim.
Matemática e suas Tecnologias
Matemática
Single-subject area. Matemática notes are tracked bimestrally with the same format as all other subjects.
Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias
Biologia, Física, Química (or Ciências in Ensino Fundamental)
Natural sciences area. At Ensino Fundamental level, all three disciplines may appear as a single "Ciências" subject; at Ensino Médio they split into separate disciplines.
Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas
História, Geografia, Sociologia, Filosofia
Social sciences area. Each subject has its own nota column. Philosophy and Sociology are mandatory at Ensino Médio under BNCC.
Ensino Religioso
Ensino Religioso
Optional BNCC component. Ensino Religioso is offered at public schools but is non-compulsory for students. If the subject is taken, the nota appears on the Boletim.
Source: Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), MEC, 2017/2018. Subject allocation and area groupings follow current BNCC structure for Educação Básica.
How to Generate a Boletim Escolar in OpenEduCat
From initial setup to parent-ready PDF and INEP-ready data — the complete workflow.
1. Configure bimestral periods
Set the school's period structure (4 bimestral or 3 trimestral) and the weighting formula for the annual média in the system configuration. This is a one-time setup per school year.
2. Tag subjects with BNCC areas
Map each subject taught to its BNCC Área do Conhecimento. The Boletim grouping is derived automatically from these tags — no manual layout editing required.
3. Enter bimestral notas
Teachers enter scores on the 0–10 float scale (or percentage scores that the system converts). Notas are validated as they are entered and stored against the student-subject-bimestre combination.
4. Record recovery exam scores
For students flagged Em Recuperação, the recovery exam score is entered in the Recuperação field. The sistema recomputes the final resultado automatically.
5. Generate Boletim PDF
With a single action, the Boletim Escolar PDF is generated from live gradebook data. No data export, no spreadsheet, no manual layout. The PDF is immediately available for download or bulk printing.
6. Distribute and file for INEP
Boletins are distributed to parents via the student portal or printed. The same data used for Boletim generation feeds the INEP data submission extract, ensuring consistency across all records.
Related Brazil Gradebook Pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Boletim Escolar format, BNCC alignment, and INEP filing.
Generate compliant Boletins directly from your gradebook
OpenEduCat produces BNCC-aligned Boletim Escolar PDFs from live data — no spreadsheet export, no manual reconciliation, consistent with your INEP submissions.