| Categories of analysis | Guiding questions | Core concepts that emerged in similar or equivalent answers |
| Sex education as crosscutting theme | What do syllabus parameters establish with respect to sex education? | It is a crosscutting theme |
| How is sex education taught in school? | A) Teach sex education from a crosscutting approach | |
| B) Don’t teach sex education | ||
| C) Teach sex education from time to time without relating it to the syllabus | ||
| D) Evade the subject | ||
| School subjects where sex education is approached and which topics are tackled | In which subject is sex education taught? | A) There is no specific subject for sex education |
| B) In science | ||
| C) In Religion | ||
| D) In Physical Education | ||
| E) In Portuguese | ||
| Which subject matters are approached in sex education? | A) Body and prevention are discussed | |
| B) Gender, violence, paedophilia, love and fidelity in sentimental relationships, masturbation and abortion are discussed. | ||
| Conceptions about gender and sexuality in sex education | Who is more in the focus of sex education, boys or girls? | A) Both |
| B) More emphasis on girls | ||
| C) More emphasis on boys |