Schooling in Spain

Schooling is a top priority for families looking to relocate to Spain and Spain's education system has a lot to offer.
Here's Positiva Property Group's guide to the national and international education options:
 
Enrolment
The first thing you need to do is go to the town hall in the area you're moving to and see what paperwork you need to complete.  Take your child's birth certificate or passport with an official translation of the parents' passports.  You'll also need proof of the child's immunisation, residence and two passport photographs.
Foreign pupils attending Spanish state schools also need a document called 'empadronamiento'.  This is a certificate to prove that you live locally and that you can in fact attend the school due to the boundary and catchment rules.  You need to register at the local town hall for this.  Take originals and photocopies of your passport, proof of address and details of your Spanish bank account.
 
Stages of schooling
 
1. Nursery education 3-6 years (Educación Infantil, EI)

1. Children develop physical and mental skills and learn to read and write. Emphasis is placed o­n learning about cultures, the environment and road awareness skills.
   2. Primary education 6-12 years (Educación Primaria, EP)
   Primary education is split into three two-year periods. Pupils learn Spanish, maths, conocimiento del medio (history, geography and biology), PE, art and a second language. They will also learn about religion, focusing o­n Catholicism.
   Classes are mixed ability and parents see teachers regularly to discuss progress. Children take exams from the third year of primary school, but there are no national level testing exams. Parents buy textbooks and materials, but few state schools have uniforms.
   School hours are 9am to 4pm with an hour break for lunch. Some schools work until 1.30pm without a break and then finish for the day.
   3. Secondary education 12-16/18 years (Educación Secundaria)
   The Spanish secondary school system is similar to the British comprehensive system. Pupils begin four years of compulsory education at 12 and teaching is geared towards project work and continuous assessment.
   Pupils staying o­n after 16 can study for the two-year 'Bachillerato' academic course (either arts, humanities, sciences or technology) or enroll o­n practical training courses called 'modulos'. Those who pass the Bachillerato and want to go o­n to university take an entrance exam in June.