Overview

• Catalonia confirms 71,242 matriculated in Grado Medio and Grado Superior after 81,479 July assignments, reflecting significant drop‑off from students choosing other paths.
• About 15,000 FP vacancies were posted this week on a public map and roughly 3,000 were taken, leaving around 12,000 seats accessible without prior pre‑enrollment.
• Directors welcome a smoother pre‑enrollment that filled classrooms but warn the first‑come vacancy rule can disadvantage applicants who followed the initial process.
• The Catalan system adds 7,583 places and 305 groups for 2025–26, and new public FP centers open in Barcelona, supporting rising demand and earlier start‑of‑year readiness.
• Aragón reports roughly 27,000 FP students, launches 27 new cycles with a strong rural focus, and asserts FP entrants and places will exceed university intake for the first time.