KirstyJay
01-06-2011, 00:09
A lot of people have been asking on the forum how you go about getting your children into state school... so, as I have just gone through the matriculation process with my eldest child, I thought I'd put down the info for others while it's still fresh in my mind.
Before I start, I must point out that this is for a child who's starting school for the first time (i.e. 3 years old) and is for the Municipality of Guia de Isora. I do not know if other Municipalities have slightly different rules, and I assume that if you are tranferring a child from the English education system to the Spanish state schools other paperwork will be needed in addition to this. You will have to check that out for yourself, or if someone else has gone through the process maybe they can post their experiences on this thread.
A scan of the piece of paper that this info is taken from is located in our gallery HERE.
Matriculation happens in March/April. You are given the info for the paperwork you have to present etc in March and it has to be done by around 19th April. This may differ slightly from year to year, but it will be around about the same dates.
You matriculate your child the march before they actually start in September.
You need to take along the following paperwork :
1) You need to provide only ONE of the following for each parent ;
'Certificado de Residencia' or the Certificate from the Ayuntamiento that you are resident at your address.
Empadronimiento (get this at your Ayuntamiento too).
'Tarajeta Censal' or Census Card (if you are on the voting register you will have this. Also from the Ayuntamiento where you live, if you need to get one).
2) A photocopy of the DNI/NIE of both parents and the child (if he or she has one). This can be the piece of paper you got from the Police station, or a copy of your residencia. It's also a good idea to take the original along with you too... that goes for all the documents listed.
3) Your Libro de Familia and a photocopy of the child's page from it.
4) Photocopy of the 'Declaración de la Renta' of both parents. This is obtained from the Tributaria or Hacienda opposite the Green Hospital in Las Americas. Get there early and pull a ticket, as it's one of those queuing jobs! It's basically a tax return, but it's the official stamped one. Tell the people there that you need it for matriculation for your child and they'll sort you out. If you are on the dole you need one, however if one of the parents doesn't work and hasn't claimed, you only need it for the working parent. You will need at least one though, so if you're planning to get your kid into school in the future, make sure at least one of you has a contract of some sort!
5) If the child has brothers or sisters in the school, you need documentation from the school to prove it. This bumps you up the list so siblings can all go to the same school. If not, you can forget this one.
6) If your child has any disabilities or chronic illnesses you will need medical documentation to support it from the relevant doctor or specialist.
That's all for now, but I will be scanning in and uploading the form with instructions of how to fill it in over the next few days when I get round to it.
Hopefully if you are armed with this info enough in advance, you can get the paperwork sorted out beforehand and not have to rush like we did!!! You can do it all apart from the Declaración de la Renta, which has to be done in April as it's the tax return and as in the UK, it's only done at this time of year.
Feel free to ask any questions below and I (or someone else) will do my best to answer them.
Before I start, I must point out that this is for a child who's starting school for the first time (i.e. 3 years old) and is for the Municipality of Guia de Isora. I do not know if other Municipalities have slightly different rules, and I assume that if you are tranferring a child from the English education system to the Spanish state schools other paperwork will be needed in addition to this. You will have to check that out for yourself, or if someone else has gone through the process maybe they can post their experiences on this thread.
A scan of the piece of paper that this info is taken from is located in our gallery HERE.
Matriculation happens in March/April. You are given the info for the paperwork you have to present etc in March and it has to be done by around 19th April. This may differ slightly from year to year, but it will be around about the same dates.
You matriculate your child the march before they actually start in September.
You need to take along the following paperwork :
1) You need to provide only ONE of the following for each parent ;
'Certificado de Residencia' or the Certificate from the Ayuntamiento that you are resident at your address.
Empadronimiento (get this at your Ayuntamiento too).
'Tarajeta Censal' or Census Card (if you are on the voting register you will have this. Also from the Ayuntamiento where you live, if you need to get one).
2) A photocopy of the DNI/NIE of both parents and the child (if he or she has one). This can be the piece of paper you got from the Police station, or a copy of your residencia. It's also a good idea to take the original along with you too... that goes for all the documents listed.
3) Your Libro de Familia and a photocopy of the child's page from it.
4) Photocopy of the 'Declaración de la Renta' of both parents. This is obtained from the Tributaria or Hacienda opposite the Green Hospital in Las Americas. Get there early and pull a ticket, as it's one of those queuing jobs! It's basically a tax return, but it's the official stamped one. Tell the people there that you need it for matriculation for your child and they'll sort you out. If you are on the dole you need one, however if one of the parents doesn't work and hasn't claimed, you only need it for the working parent. You will need at least one though, so if you're planning to get your kid into school in the future, make sure at least one of you has a contract of some sort!
5) If the child has brothers or sisters in the school, you need documentation from the school to prove it. This bumps you up the list so siblings can all go to the same school. If not, you can forget this one.
6) If your child has any disabilities or chronic illnesses you will need medical documentation to support it from the relevant doctor or specialist.
That's all for now, but I will be scanning in and uploading the form with instructions of how to fill it in over the next few days when I get round to it.
Hopefully if you are armed with this info enough in advance, you can get the paperwork sorted out beforehand and not have to rush like we did!!! You can do it all apart from the Declaración de la Renta, which has to be done in April as it's the tax return and as in the UK, it's only done at this time of year.
Feel free to ask any questions below and I (or someone else) will do my best to answer them.