Studying
![Photo: P. de Grenet A boy plays in a nursery school playground](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/escoles_bressol_528x228_2.jpg?itok=zSJ6FXve)
Escoles Bressol (nursery schools)
Access the Barcelona public schools and nursery schools network for children aged 0 to 3 years old. Everything you need to know is just a click away: pre-inscription and registration processes, applications, admissions criteria and a search engine for centres.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Group of children leaving school, hugging and laughing](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/amb%20estudis-escola%202030.jpg?itok=4rbdC3PK)
Let’s go to school!
Find out about pre-inscription and registration for the second cycle of pre-primary education (3-6 years) and for primary education (6-12 years). Here, you’ll also find answers to frequently asked questions: paperwork, available places, results and other procedures.
![Photo: P. de Grenet A group of children do an experiment in a lab at school](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/institut_528x228_0.jpg?itok=CYJKXrKW)
Let’s go to secondary school!
The ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) (12-16 years) can be taken at public, private or charter schools. Once completed, it leads on to a new, non-compulsory level: the Baccalaureate. This two-course programme prepares and specializes students for further education, be it vocational training or university studies.
![Photo: Ajuntament de Barcelona A university class](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/amb%20estudis-a%20la%20uni.jpg?itok=aafabg74)
Let’s go to university!
Do you want to study at one of Barcelona’s universities? Look up courses (296 Undergraduate and 486 Master’s degrees) according to the subject or university, and learn about the registration process and scholarship application. Don’t wait to make your academic future a reality!
![Photo: Martí Petit Young scientists connecting some cables to a mobile phone for an experiment](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/fp-528x228_2.jpg?itok=tx_JbgUX)
Vocational training
Vocational Training (VT) refers to courses that provide you with the knowledge and skills to learn your profession. VT cycles can be mid-level (post-ESO) or upper-level (post-Baccalaureate), and combine theoretical and practical studies.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Group of pupils in class looking at a human skeleton](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/amb%20estudis-triar%20escola.jpg?itok=KyQsp8_5)
Choosing a school
Explore your catchment area and use the search engine to find education centres in Barcelona by name, location, the types of services they offer.
![Foto: Josbel A. Tinoco Children at the school entrance](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/2305010_F_ProtegimEscoles_CentreEducatiuRamonLlull_DESPRESTERRA_01_3.jpeg?itok=vGa-UYvX)
School spaces
Discover the initiatives for improving and protecting school environments and check out the
ones you can enjoy outside school hours.
![Photo: P. de Grenet Woman opening an AMPA box](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/amb%20estudis-families%200547.jpg?itok=gEcE5pV5)
Families
Get involved in your children’s education process through associations and municipal family support programmes.
![Photo: Ajuntament de Barcelona Clay elephant on a table and pupils in a class in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_petit/public/amb%20estudis-serveis%20educatius%208882.jpg?itok=4EbWuIV4)
Special education
Specialist services and schools for children with hearing, visual or motor deficiencies or impairment or behavioural disorders.
![Foto: P. Jaume Niños de la escuela](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/nens-de-lescola-merce-rodoreda-asseg_1_1.jpg?itok=5IK1uA8y)
Protection and prevention protocols
The Barcelona Education Consortium presents three protocols to protect schoolchildren: one against bullying and cyberbullying, one to provide support for transgender students and another to put an end to truancy.
![Photo: P. de Grenet "Professor and student at the blackboard in a French class](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/amb%20estudis-apren%20idiomes%201040.jpg?itok=QimMpbtF)
Learn languages
Do you want to learn languages? You have various options: you can study at an official school or at a private academy, and you can also join conversation or language exchange groups. Find all the relevant information to access the language schools: pre-registration dates, priority criteria, applications and much more.
![Girl playing at school](/sites/default/files/styles/destacat_gran/public/nena-jugant-a-un-balanci-a-lescola-b_528x228px_2.jpg?itok=JlCKEGlp)
Grants And Benefits
Financial help for families in vulnerable situations to guarantee equal opportunities and access to education and to reduce school segregation.