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How do you enrol a Ukrainian child in school in Spain?
Spain's official Ukraine portal recommends immediate school enrolment for children from Ukraine. The process is managed by your autonomous community, so the first practical contact is a school or institute in the region where you live.
Short answer
Spain's official Ukraine portal recommends immediate school enrolment for children from Ukraine. The process is managed by your autonomous community, so the first practical contact is a school or institute in the region where you live. Where to go: Consejería de Educación / centro educativo.
Where to go
Consejería de Educación / centro educativo
What to do step by step
- 1
Choose a school or institute in your autonomous community and ask to enrol your child from Ukraine
- 2
Ask the school to give you the local procedure and document list immediately, because these differ by autonomous community
- 3
If the child is entering a level up to and including 4º ESO, do not delay enrolment for homologación of previous studies
Important
You do not need to wait for every migration step to be completed before starting school enrolment. Up to and including 4º ESO, no separate homologación / convalidación of previous studies is required.
Official sources
Checked: 2026-10-01