{"id":6787,"date":"2025-05-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/?p=6787"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:22:13","slug":"start-of-school-on-the-costa-blanca-deadlines-facts-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costablanca-magazin.com\/en\/residenten\/leben-in-spanien\/schulstart-an-der-costa-blanca-fristen-fakten-formulare\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting school on the Costa Blanca - deadlines, facts & forms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Start of school on the Costa Blanca -\nDeadlines, facts,\nForms<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What parents need to consider when\nneed to consider when entering the Spanish school system<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Starting school on the Costa Blanca is more than just a new timetable - for many families, it means entering an unfamiliar education system with different languages, structures and administrative channels. The Comunidad Valenciana manages the public school system regionally and teaching is bilingual: in Spanish and Valencian. The system is clearly organised: Voluntary pre-school (Infantil, 3-6 years), primary school (Primaria, 6-12 years), secondary school (ESO, 12-16 years) and voluntary upper secondary school (Bachillerato, 16-18 years).<\/p>

Parents can choose between state schools, semi-state institutions (concertados), public schools and international programmes. Anyone wishing to apply for a school place must do so digitally via the education authority's central online portal (https:\/\/portal.edu.gva.es\/adminova\/es\/inicio\/). Confirmation of places already allocated is also done exclusively online.<\/p>

There are specific deadlines for children starting pre-school, primary school or secondary school - from application to enrolment to the catch-up phase. The deadlines differ depending on the type of school. Missed online enrolments can be made up in person within set periods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The following are required for enrolment: a current registration certificate (empadronamiento), proof of identity (NIE\/DNI or passport), the SIP card, possibly the vaccination certificate and previous certificates, if available. Important to know: In public schools, some lessons are also held in Valencian. There are support programmes for children without language skills, but they are not always available everywhere.<\/p>

In many cases, parents have to purchase learning materials and school books themselves. Some municipalities provide support through the \u201eXarxa de Llibres\u201c programme, where used books can be returned and reused.<\/p>

If you need support, you can contact the education departments of the city councils. The education authority of the Comunidad Valenciana provides an overview of all dates and documents at www.ceice.gva.es.<\/p>

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REGULAR REGISTRATION PHASE (electronic)
\u25b6 Preschool & primary school 06.05. - 14.05.
\u25b6 Secondary level I & II (ESO\/Bachillerato) 15.05 - 23.05.
\u25b6 Special schools (CEE\/UECO) 06.05. - 14.05.<\/p>

ENROLLMENT (for confirmed places from the regular phase)
\u25b6 Preschool & primary school 18.07. - 27.07.
\u25b6 Secondary level I (ESO) 16.07. - 21.07.
\u25b6 Secondary level II (Bachillerato) 22.07. - 25.07.<\/p>

EXTRAORDINARY REGISTRATION (electronic)
\u25b6 Preschool & primary school 17.07. - 22.07.
\u25b6 Secondary level I (ESO) 23.07. - 24.07.
\u25b6 Secondary level II (Bachillerato) 25.07. - 28.07.<\/p>

REGISTRATION after extraordinary phase (on site)
\u25b6 Preschool & Primary School 29.07. - 31.07.
\u25b6 ESO 01.09. - 03.09.
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  • escuela \/ colegio<\/li>
  • infantil - Preescolar<\/li>
  • educaci\u00f3n primaria<\/li>
  • educaci\u00f3n secundaria\u00a0<\/li>
  • obligatory (ESO)<\/li>
  • bachillerato<\/li>
  • matr\u00edcula \/ inscripci\u00f3n<\/li>
  • inicio del curso escolar<\/li>
  • plaza escolar<\/li>
  • bolet\u00edn de notas<\/li>
  • libro de texto<\/li>
  • plan de estudios<\/li>
  • vacaciones escolares<\/li>
  • horario escolar<\/li>
  • reuni\u00f3n de padres<\/li>
  • direcci\u00f3n \/ director(a)<\/li>
  • tutor(a)<\/li>
  • conseller\u00eda de educaci\u00f3n<\/li>
  • contacto de emergencia<\/li>
  • cartilla de vacunaci\u00f3n<\/li>
  • tarjeta SIP<\/li>
  • portal online \/ telematr\u00edcula<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • escola \/ col-legi<\/li>
    • infantile<\/li>
    • educaci\u00f3 prim\u00e0ria<\/li>
    • educaci\u00f3 secund\u00e0ria obligat\u00f2ria (ESO)<\/li>
    • batxillerate<\/li>
    • matr\u00edcula \/ inscripci\u00f3<\/li>
    • inici del curs escolar<\/li>
    • pla\u00e7a escolar<\/li>
    • butllet\u00ed de notes<\/li>
    • llibre de text<\/li>
    • pla d'estudis<\/li>
    • vacances escolars<\/li>
    • horari escolar<\/li>
    • reuni\u00f3 de pares<\/li>
    • direcci\u00f3 \/ director(a)<\/li>
    • tutor \/ tutora<\/li>
    • conselleria d'educaci\u00f3<\/li>
    • contacte d'emerg\u00e8ncia<\/li>
    • cartilla de vacunaci\u00f3<\/li>
    • targeta SIP<\/li>
    • portal online \/ telematr\u00edcula<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Schulstart an der Costa Blanca – Fristen, Fakten, Formulare Was Eltern beim Einstieg ins spanische Schulsystem beachten m\u00fcssen Der Schulstart an der Costa Blanca ist mehr als nur ein neuer Stundenplan \u2013 f\u00fcr viele Familien bedeutet er den Eintritt in ein ungewohntes Bildungssystem mit anderen Sprachen, Strukturen und Verwaltungswegen. Die Comunidad Valenciana verwaltet das \u00f6ffentliche […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1748,1747],"class_list":["post-6787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leben-in-spanien","tag-alltag-spanien","tag-behoerden-spanien"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t