May 13, 2025
May each year is a very busy and exciting time for all parents of children and applicants for schooling in Spain and Torrevieja. May sees the opening of applications for nursery schools for the youngest children, applications for primary schools, transition to secondary, bachillerato and vocational training for teenagers and young adults. And finally, preparation for university entrance exams for those who have decided to continue their career with higher education.
In this article, we will tell you in order the periods and places to apply for studies in 2025..
The system ADMINOVAhttps://portal.edu.gva.es/adminova/es/inicio/has been created for nursery, primary and secondary school pupils, as well as for vocational training, where applications can be submitted electronically during the timetable indicated..
This year, the deadline for applications for Infant and Primary Education was set for 6 to 14 May inclusive. At the beginning of June, parents await answers on acceptance or placement on a waiting list..
Applications for secondary school (ESO) and baccalaureate are accepted from 15 to 23 May inclusive. Applications for admission to a vocational training institution are accepted from 25 May to 2 June. Responses and admission lists are expected throughout the month of July..
All applicants must have the DNI, NIE, EU citizen's permit or passport of the person making the application (parent or legal guardian).
An application form must be filled in electronically with all the details of the pupil and, if applicable, all the details of the applicant (mother, father, guardian, etc.). The application specifies the desired educational institutions in descending order of preference ( i.e. the first is the most desired, the second, the least, etc.).
An important point for low-income families whose children have completed secondary school and high school and wish to continue their education at a high school, a vocational training institution or a university. The student can apply for a scholarship indicating all the details of his or her financial situation: family income, distance from the educational institution, separate residence, etc..
You can find all the information here: https://www.becaseducacion.gob.es/becas-y-ayudas.html
It is a separate story for students who want to take the university entrance exam (PAU). After the end of the academic year and a week of make-ups, the training centres register the participants for the PAU during the period from 19 to 23 May..
Each student, after registering for the PAU exams, receives the PAU Keys with which he/she must register in PASEU - the student portal to access the official bachelor's degree exams in the public universities of the Community: https://appweb1.edu.gva.es/paseu/login.sec
This year, the exams for the Convocatoria Ordinaria de la PAU will take place from 3 to 6 June and the Convocatoria Extraordinaria from 1 to 4 July..
All applicants to Spain will take the exams at the same time..
The PAU 2025 has two phases:
A: COMPULSORY PHASE
It consists of 5 exams:
1. Spanish Language and Literature II
2. Valencian: Language and Literature II
3. Foreign Language: German, English, French, or Italian.
Students may choose any of these 4 languages.
4. History of Spain or History of Philosophy
Students will choose which of the two they will take in the Compulsory Phase.
5. One of the compulsory specific subjects for the baccalaureate program being studied:
a. Mathematics II or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences II in the Science and Technology Baccalaureate
b. Latin II or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences II in the Humanities and Social Sciences Baccalaureate.
c. Performing Arts II or Musical Analysis II in the Music and Performing Arts program in the Arts Baccalaureate
d. Artistic Drawing in the Plastic Arts, Image, and Design program in the Arts Baccalaureate.
e. General Sciences in the General Baccalaureate.
B: VOLUNTARY PHASE.
Students can take examinations in this phase in subjects that are used for weightings,
any of the 33 possible subjects that can be examined in the PAU, as long as they are different from those taken in the Compulsory
in the Compulsory Phase of the entrance exam.
You can take any subjects you wish in this phase, whether you have taken them or not, up to a maximum of 3 subjects.
You can find more detailed information here: https://universitats.gva.es/es/prova-acces-universitat-pau
Applications to the universities are submitted on the website of each university and the deadlines depend on the university chosen by the student. However, in all universities, the access score is based on 60% of the average mark obtained by the student in the two years of baccalaureate and 40% of the evaluation of the PAU exams..
At this exciting time, we sincerely wish you all success and advise you to remain calm, confident and follow the news..