NEXO Spain

Preinscripció i matrícula escolar / escolarització fora de termini

Enroll a child in a Barcelona school

Apply for a public or concerted school place in Barcelona using the current school-year pre-enrolment or out-of-period admission process.

Who it is for
EU and non-EU citizens
Legal deadline
school-year campaign dates or out-of-period route
How long it takes
allocation timing depends on the current campaign or out-of-period process
Cost
public application free
Where
Online · Generalitat / Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona

Steps

  1. Open the current school-year preinscription campaign or, for late arrivals, the Barcelona out-of-period schooling route.preinscripcio.gencat.cat
  2. Rank the preferred schools and prepare identity/filiation and priority-criterion evidence for the current campaign.preinscripcio.gencat.cat
  3. Submit the application and complete matrícula after a place is assigned.edubcn.cat

That is the whole procedure

If you would rather go through yours with someone, describe it to NEXO first. You will find out what applies to you, and whether you need a person.

What to bring

What the official sources say

School-assignment dates and detailed criteria change by school year, so NEXO must link the current campaign rather than hard-code an old deadline.preinscripcio.gencat.cat

Padró/address information can be used for proximity scoring, but families must use their real habitual address.preinscripcio.gencat.cat

Barcelona provides an out-of-period schooling route for qualifying late-arrival/change cases; missing the ordinary campaign does not automatically mean waiting a full year.edubcn.cat

What we see in practice

NEXO's own observations. They are not official information and carry no source.

  • Treat campaign dates as yearly content, not permanent service metadata.Observed 2026-09-22

Questions people ask

Does my child need an NIE?

Not universally; current campaign instructions accept different identity documents depending on the situation.preinscripcio.gencat.cat

What if we arrive in the middle of the school year?

Use Barcelona's out-of-period schooling process where the conditions apply.edubcn.cat

Does missing a vaccine record automatically block school admission?

Do not state that as a universal admission rule unless the current stage/campaign instructions require it.preinscripcio.gencat.cat

What gets it refused or delayed

  • Required identity/filiation or priority evidence is missing, or the application uses inaccurate address/criterion information.preinscripcio.gencat.cat

Does any of this sound like you?

  • No place is available, the child has special educational needs requiring coordinated placement, or custody/address facts are disputed.

Cases like these need someone to look at the details. Describe yours to NEXO and we will tell you what applies and what to do next.

Checked by Ivan Pereira on 2026-09-22. Information, not legal advice.

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