Step · Education
Enroll a child in school (admission and matrícula)
Admission to publicly funded schools (infant, primary, ESO, bachillerato) runs through one annual application listing up to seven centers in order of preference.
- Why it matters
- Places are allocated by points, and empadronamiento at the family address counts for proximity.
- When
- Moving with a child of school age, or planning a start in September.
- Official page
- Admisión y matriculación en centros docentes 2026/27
- Last checked
- 7 Oct 2026
In the guide: the 3 steps, what to bring (3 items), the 2 offices with addresses and hours, and 3 Easy to miss lines, with every official source.
One Easy to miss, on us
Both parents or legal guardians are generally listed as applicants; online, the other parent signs a declaración responsable, and on paper both sign and deliver it to the first-choice school.