Rosa Ramalho Schools Group began operating the July 6, 2001 and is located in the municipality of Barcelos. It consists of twenty-three schools, six are of pre-school education, nine are integrated with pre-school and the primary (first 4 grades), seven are primary (first 4 grades) and one is called Basic-school from the 5th grade to the 9th. The school has 1703 students, with 70 qualifying for special education under artº 3/2008.