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# Barcelona to Begin School Year with Lowest Ever Teacher-Student Ratio in I3
- URL: https://barna.news/barcelona-to-begin-school-year-with-lowest-ever-teacher-student-ratio-in-i3/
- Published: 2025-09-06T10:13:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-02T13:20:32.000Z
- Description: Barcelona will begin the new school year this Monday with the lowest ever teacher-student ratio in I3, the first stage of preschool. Class sizes will be capped at 22 pupils, with the average being 18.4 in public schools and 19.1 in semi-private (concerted) schools . The City Council highlighted that
- Author: Barna.News
- Tags: education

Barcelona will begin the new school year this Monday with the **lowest ever teacher-student ratio in I3**, the first stage of preschool. Class sizes will be capped at **22 pupils**, with the average being **18.4 in public schools** and **19.1 in semi-private (concerted) schools** .

![](https://barna.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/640px-Barcelona_-_school_children.jpg)

*School Children In Barcelona / Wikicommons*

The City Council highlighted that the 2025–2026 academic year will also see the opening of **four new “institute-schools”**, a model that combines primary and secondary education. This brings the number of such schools from just 2 in 2017 to **26 this year**.

According to August data from the **Barcelona Education Consortium** , a joint body of the City Council and the Catalan Government, the school year will begin with **165,978 pupils enrolled**, which is **1,555 fewer than last year**, spread across **419 schools** (240 public, 170 semi-private, and 9 private) .

![](https://barna.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/School-Children-Spain.jpg)

*Wikicommons*

Of the **10,106 new I3 pupils** this year, 75% had already attended I2 the year before. In private schools, 73% will be in classes capped at 20 pupils, while in concerted schools the figure is 61%.

The consortium also reported that **90.3% of schools** have a socially balanced student population, though **3.8% should absorb more vulnerable students** to balance out, while **5.9% have more than their fair share** .

The new “institute-schools” opening this year include Els 30 Passos (Sant Andreu), La Flor de Maig (Sant Martí), Canyelles (Nou Barris), and Enric Granados (Sants-Montjuïc).

Additionally, the city is introducing **20 new Intensive Support Units for Inclusive Schooling (SIEI)** and, for the first time, **speech therapists** within five Psychopedagogical Advisory Teams (EAP), furthering its commitment to **diversity and inclusion in education.**

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🔗 [Source: Europa Press](https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-barcelona-empezara-curso-lunes-ratio-mas-baja-historia-i3-ciudad-20250905190235.html?ref=barna.news)