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Educació requests that schools provide the Spanish version of the 4th grade registration form to respond to the School for All initiative.

The letter is signed by the head of education inspection, Gabriel Timoner. Schools must submit the document by October 7.

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The letter that the school principals have received.
The letter that the school principals have received. AB
Jaume Cladera Mas
03/10/2025
2 min

PalmThe Ministry of Education has asked schools to provide the Spanish version of the registration form for the fourth year of preschool education, the stage in which the primary language of instruction is chosen. This request is part of a response to a request for access to public information submitted by the Spanish-speaking platform Escuela de Todos, which He has always accused the centers of manipulating families to prevent them from opting for school in Spanish..

The request reached the schools through a letter signed by the head of Education Inspection, Gabriel Timoner, to which ARA Baleares had access through several school principals, who expressed their concern about the possible motivations behind this question.

80% of families opt for Catalan language schooling in the 4th year of preschool.
A classroom with primary school students. / NOW BALEARIC ISLANDS

The letter reads: "In order to respond to the request for access to public information submitted by the organization Escuela de Todos, which refers to 'data on the 4th grade enrollment process,' we ask that you send a PDF copy (Spanish version) of the June 2025 enrollment form." Schools must submit the document by October 7.

Majority support for the school in Catalan

It should be noted that this year, 80.52% of families with children starting their fourth year of preschool in publicly funded schools have chosen Catalan as their primary language of instruction, three percentage points less than in the 2024-2025 academic year. The remaining 19.48% have opted for Spanish. In absolute terms, this represents 6,458 registrations in Catalan and 1,563 in Spanish.

This was the first year in which the registration process could be carried out online, which facilitated the collection and processing of data by the Administration. The breakdown by island shows significant differences between territories:

  • Majorca: 82.78% of families (5,268) have chosen Catalan, while 17.26% (1,098) have chosen Spanish.
  • Ibiza and Formentera: 60.34% of the registrations (630) correspond to Catalan, and 39.66% (414) to Spanish.
  • Minorca: 91.6% of families (560) have opted for Catalan, while only 8.35% (51) have opted for Spanish.
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