Order of Public Instruction

Order of Public Instruction
Ordem da Instrução Pública
Plaque and badge of the Commander
Awarded by Portuguese Republic
TypeOrder
Established1927 as the Ordem da Instrução e da Benemerência
1929 as the Ordem da Instrução Pública
Awarded forHigh services rendered to education and teaching.[1]
StatusCurrently constituted
Grand MasterPresident of the Portuguese Republic
ChancellorMaria Helena Nazaré
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Merit
Next (lower)Order of Entrepreneurial Merit

Ribbon bar of Public Instruction

The Order of Public Instruction is a Portuguese order of civil merit. Established in 1927, it is conferred upon deserving individuals for "high services rendered to education and teaching."[1]