Did you know that on Tuesday 28th April 2026 the public school and concertada Lottery takes place that will determine the public school and concertada places for September? What is the Lottery and how does it work? Between 4th – 18th March families applied for places at the many public schools and concertadas across Catalunya. Unfortunately, not all schools will have enough space for all the families who want to send their children there, so a series of steps have to be follo

If you are planning on applying for a public school or concertada place for your child this year, or intend to change your child from one school to another, below you will find the various dates and deadlines for the different stages of the process. 3rd March 2026: initial offer of places. Publication of the number of school places per centre and year. Find the searchable map here. 4th – 18th March 2026: application period for Infantil and Primària (6th – 18th March for tho

The newest edition of my Barcelona City Council commissioned booklet is out! With all the changes happening in Barcelona education, particularly within the private and international school sector, this guide is on it's forth edition. What will you find inside? -A list of the schools offering an international education in Barcelona and its surrounding areas. -A list of the schools that have a multilingual focus , that do not follow an international curriculum. -A list of the

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What is it and where can my child follow it in Barcelona? The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is an internationally recognised educational program for students aged 16 to 19. It is administered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation ( IBO ), a non-profit educational foundation based in Switzerland. A large majority of international schools in the Barcelona area offer the IBDP as well as an increasing number of public institutos and concertadas.

Below you will find the important dates in the 2024 - 2025 Barcelona academic school calendar listed. These dates refer to public schools...

At the end of January, public schools will start offering Open Days for prospective families looking for schools in Barcelona. Known as Portes Obertes or Puertas Abiertas in Catalan and Spanish respectively, these sessions are an opportunity to visit schools before the application period happens in March. Many of these Open Days are geared towards parents with children starting in P3/I3 (children who were born at any point in 2022) but it is still possible to attend them if

If you are looking for a Public School or C oncertada for your child for next year, you may have heard people talking about ‘catchment area’ and ‘points’ and are confused about what this means for you and your family. The Consorci (the department responsible for educational matters in Barcelona) provides an easy way to find out which schools are in your catchment area. For Primary (I3 – 6th grade) go here. For Secondary or ESO go here. Once you have filled in your address

A question I am often asked by families looking for schools in Barcelona is what the difference is between public schools and concertadas...

I was, like many other people before me, brought to Barcelona for work. My husband was offered a job that he liked and we were looking...