Overview

• The Geography exam included a question with a photograph of Chiva’s flood damage that asked students to analyze the risk’s type, Mediterranean origins, and main consequences.
• Comisión Gestora de las PAU and the Conselleria de Educación said university experts randomly assign exam models, making the use of the flood image in the affected cohort an accidental match.
• Of the 5,608 students in the July extraordinary session, 471 live in zones hit by the October 2024 ‘dana’ floods, and many reported emotional distress during the test.
• Teachers and affected students lodged criticism over the perceived lack of empathy, prompting Interampa Paiporta and FAMPA Valencia to prepare formal complaints.
• The exam authorities defended the question’s curricular relevance but apologized for its “desafortunada” impact and signaled a review of sensitivity protocols.