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FROM🇪🇸 SpainTO🇿🇦 South Africa

Spain Grade 7 / Year 7 to South Africa: education route

Compare Grade 7 / Year 7 in Spain with the corresponding school stage in South Africa, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

Spain describes this point as ESO · Years 1–4. South Africa describes the receiving stage as Senior Phase · Grades 7–9. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEESO · Years 1–4ARRIVING STAGESenior Phase · Grades 7–9

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇪🇸 Spain🇿🇦 South Africa
Current stageESO · Years 1–4Senior Phase · Grades 7–9
Education authorityNational education law and minimum curricula are implemented by autonomous communities, which publish regional curriculum and admissions details.The Department of Basic Education sets the national curriculum and examination framework, implemented through provincial departments and schools.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

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