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Enroll a child in school

Admissions to publicly funded schools in Región de Murcia run on two tracks: an ordinary-phase window each stage sets by its own annual BORM resolution (roughly Feb-Jun), and a year-round permanent phase (fase permanente de escolarización) for arrivals outside that window; non-Spanish-speaking newcomers can get temporary support in an 'aula de acogida' at authorized schools.

Why it matters

Newcomer families usually arrive outside the main admission window.

When

Moving to the Región with school-age children, or any time after the regular window.

How long it takes

Ordinary phase 2026-27: first-cycle Infantil (0-3) applications 27 Feb-18 Mar 2026, provisional lists 14 May 2026, final lists/enrollment 12-18 Jun 2026 (BORM resolution of 4 Feb 2026); second-cycle Infantil and Primaria applications 27 Feb-18 Mar 2026, provisional lists 21 May 2026, final lists/enrollment 18-24 Jun 2026, extraordinary-phase applications 15 Jun-23 Jul 2026 (BORM resolution of 10 Feb 2026); ESO and Bachillerato governed by the Dirección General’s resolution of 4 Feb 2026 — confirmed partial dates only (school-side processing through 26 Mar 2026; provisional-list claims window 4-11 Jun 2026), full annexes not retrieved; a separate restricted Bachillerato procedure for 4º ESO students at capacity-limited concertados runs applications 9-12 Feb 2026, final lists 26 Feb 2026 (BORM resolution of 29 Jan 2026). Permanent phase 2026-27 (for mid-year/late arrivals, unchanged from our earlier check): Infantil first cycle 1 Jul 2026 to 31 May 2027; Infantil 2nd cycle and Primaria 27 Jul 2026 to 31 May 2027; ESO and Bachillerato 29 Sep 2026 to 31 May 2027. Permanent committees assign places 1 Oct 2026 to 31 May 2027, generally in order of entry; late entrants into compulsory stages can apply up to 14 Jun 2027 with decisions by 16 Jun 2027.

Official page

Rules for the fase permanente de escolarización 2026-27 (6 July 2026)

Last checked

15 Oct 2026

Next check by

14 Jun 2027