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New Student Admissions: We admit students from Nursery 3 (children who turn 3 years old by March 31 of the admission year). Our 2026 Admissions for EFAI (2nd to 5th grade) and EFAF (6th grade to 1st year of Bachillerato) are closed. We currently have places available for Nursery 3, Nursery 4, and 1st year of EFAI. Places available for admission in August 2026: Nursery 3: 7 places; Nursery 4: 7 places; Nursery 5: waitlist; 1st year: 10 places. EFAI: 2nd year: 5 places; 3rd year: 5 places; 4th year: 5 places; 5th year: 5 places. From 6th grade onward, places will be offered only for entry in 2027, through a selective process with tests in Portuguese, Spanish and Mathematics. In-person activity is mandatory. To participate, all candidates must perform a face-to-face activity according to the requested course: Nursery and 1st year: play activity and evaluation of social, cognitive and motor development; 2nd to 5th year: diagnostic evaluation of Portuguese, Spanish and Mathematics. These activities will take place in June 2026. To participate, register here: Registration – Cervantes 2026 Admissions Process. Cost of the activity: BRL 425 per candidate (receipt generated at the end of registration). Criteria for assigning places up to 5th grade: siblings of Colégio Miguel de Cervantes students; siblings and children of alumni; candidates from Spanish-speaking countries; order of submission of the application (documentation + payment). Enrollment: After the in-person activity, the Institutional Relations team will contact families of approved candidates to complete enrollment. Guidance on additional documentation; fees and payment deadlines; calendar of next steps will be sent. IB Policies: Only students entering Cervantes up to 8th grade may participate in the IB Diploma Programme admissions process; 9th-grade candidates are excluded.
Nursery 5 is on the waitlist.
Colégio Miguel de Cervantes is a bilingual, multicultural school in São Paulo delivering the IB Diploma Programme to students from 3 to 18. Founded in 1978 by Spanish residents, the school blends Spanish-Brazilian private education and aims to promote Spanish language and culture. The three-level structure is Educación Infantil, Ensino Fundamental, and Enseñanza Media, with personalized teaching and development of the whole person. The campus in Morumbi covers 57,000 m2, including 17,854 m2 of green space and 107 learning environments. Facilities include a library expanded to three floors (over 45,000 reference works), a Documentation Center, STEAM space with 3D printers and a laser cutter, laboratories, a theater, music rooms, pools, and sports areas. The school offers exam preparation for Cambridge and DELE, and diplomas are valid in Brazil and Spain; a dual qualification is available. The Cervantes Solidário program supports sociocultural initiatives in the community, and students have access to European universities through the IB and dual diploma pathways.
