The Póvoa de Santa Iria School Cluster (AEPSI), consisting of eight schools, was formed in 2012 from the merging of the former Póvoa de D. Martinho and Aristides de Sousa Mendes school groups, serving a student population of over three thousand three hundred pupils, from preschool to secondary education. The main mission of AEPSI is to provide a quality service that enriches present life and leaves positive marks, contributing to the construction of a sustainable future, as an integral part of the region and the country, based on the values of national, European and global citizenship.