Murcia fixes school calendar Sept 8

The Region of Murcia set the start dates for the 2026-27 school year on May 13, fixing Sept. 8, 2026 for Infant and Primary education and Sept. 10 for Secondary education, Baccalaureate and Basic Vocational Training. The regional government said classes for Infant and Primary pupils will run until June 22, 2027, while Secondary, Baccalaureate and Basic Vocational Training will end on June 21, 2027. The announcement came from regional education minister Víctor Marín, according to the regional government and local media. Murcia paired the calendar decision with an expansion of free early-years places for children aged two to three. ### Which students start on Sept. 8, and who begins later? Sept. 8, 2026 is the first day of class for students in Educación Infantil and Educación Primaria in Murcia, according to the regional government and local reports. Sept. 10, 2026 is the start date for Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, Bachillerato and Formación Profesional Básica. June 22, 2027 is the final day of the school year for Infant and Primary pupils, while June 21, 2027 is the closing date for Secondary, Baccalaureate and Basic Vocational Training. The staggered start mirrors Murcia’s practice of setting different entry dates by stage. ### What did Murcia announce alongside the calendar? (la7tv.es) Murcia said 180 new free places for children aged two to three will be added for the 2026-27 year after works in nine public schools. The regional government put the investment at 800,000 euros and said the works are finished in almost all of the schools involved. (la7tv.es) More than 9,000 free places in 0-3 education will be offered next year, Murcia.com reported, citing the regional government, and that would be 300 more than in the current school year. The additional 180 places announced this week are part of that broader increase. ### Why does the calendar matter inside schools before classes begin? (la7tv.es) The period from Sept. 1 to the start of classes is reserved for course-planning work, teaching coordination and school organization, according to Murcia’s published rules for the current school calendar. The regional government has used that pre-class window for programming lessons, coordinating staff and other start-of-year tasks. (murcia.com) That means the confirmed Sept. 8 opening for Infant and Primary gives schools a fixed first-week planning window before pupils arrive. Murcia’s official calendar language does not mention baseline checks or transition work specifically in the materials reviewed, but it does spell out planning and coordination duties before teaching begins. ### How does this fit with Murcia’s wider 0-3 expansion? (carm.es) February 2025 marked a previous step in Murcia’s expansion of free early-years education, when the region said it would exceed 8,650 free 0-3 places for the following school year. The regional government said at the time that the increase extended free access across most of the territory. (carm.es) April 2025 brought another addition when Murcia said it was incorporating the University of Murcia nursery school into its 0-3 offer. The region said then that its free-place network included public schools, regional nursery schools, municipal schools, charter schools and private schools participating in the program. (murcia.com) ### Where can families look next for enrollment dates? Murcia published key enrollment dates for the 2026-27 year in February, with applications scheduled from Feb. 27 to March 18 and final registration from June 18 to June 24, according to local reporting. Those dates cover families seeking places in schools and institutes for the coming year. (murcia.com) The next concrete steps are the summer completion of classroom works where needed and the Sept. 1, 2026 start of in-school planning before students arrive. Víctor Marín and the regional education department have already fixed the opening dates, and Murcia’s enrollment calendar remains the main reference point for families awaiting the 2026-27 intake. (la7tv.es) (laopiniondemurcia.es)