competitive examinations for teaching positions in Galicia They're already gearing up for the new edition, with June 20th circled in red on the calendars of thousands of applicants. Once again, the selection process for entry into the public teaching service will mobilize a large part of the educational community and take place in dozens of schools throughout Galicia.
This call for applications puts at stake 1.601 places in different specialties15.954 people are applying. You can consult the complete guide to competitive examsThe regional government insists that these are "maximum" competitive examinations, in which the permitted replacement rate is fully utilized, with the aim of further reducing temporary employment and strengthening staff in Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
When do the competitive exams begin and what is the complete schedule?
The starting signal will be the June 20th, exam start date at the 60 authorized centers. You can check what will the competitive exams be like?From that day onwards, the various tribunals will carry out the written and oral tests planned for each body and specialty, following the internal schedule set by the Ministry of Education.
The official forecast is that the exam process will last approximately one month and conclude around July 19The results are expected to be available by that date, so that those who have passed the competitive examination can continue with the remaining administrative procedures.
Once the lists of successful candidates have been published, the new officials will have to participate in the competition for the allocation of temporary positionsThis phase will be resolved at the beginning of August, so that each teacher knows well in advance which center they will be working at during the next academic year.
The goal set by the Xunta is that, after all this, The new teachers will take up their positions on September 1st.This ensures that the start of the school year in Galicia begins with staffing levels adjusted to actual needs and with the fewest possible unfilled vacancies.
Where the tests are held: 60 centers in 15 municipalities
The plan for this call is extensive: 60 educational centers spread across 15 municipalities The four Galician provinces will host the thousands of applicants. The organization aims to avoid excessive travel and distribute the number of candidates evenly.
In province of A CoruƱaThe venues will be located in the cities and municipalities of A CoruƱa, Ames, Culleredo, Ferrol, and Santiago de Compostela. These are the areas with the highest concentration of applicants, which explains why they also have the most assigned examination boards.
In Lugo provinceThe tests will be held in the city of Lugo and in the municipality of RƔbade, which is once again designated as a venue for part of the process. This distribution allows candidates from the interior and northern parts of the province to be grouped together without requiring them to travel long distances.
In the case of OurenseThe organization is concentrated entirely in the city of Ourense, which will be the only venue in the province. The tests for the various corps and specialties assigned to the Ourense territory will take place there.
In Pontevedra province There is the greatest dispersion of exam points, with locations in LalĆn, Poio, Silleda, Valga, Vigo, VilagarcĆa de Arousa and the city of Pontevedra itself. This network of centers allows for a more balanced distribution of one of the provinces with the most participation.
How many applicants are participating and how are they distributed by province?
In total, 15.954 people have registered for the competitive examinations This year's figure is significant, although slightly lower than in previous years. The reduction is largely due to the fact that temporary staff with permanent positions on substitute teacher lists are no longer required to apply to maintain their posts.
La The province of A CoruƱa has the highest number of applicantswith 6.744 registered candidates. Pontevedra follows with 5.589 participants, which also explains the high number of testing centers in this area. Lugo has 2.137 candidates and Ourense 1.484, thus completing the map of territorial distribution.
This configuration directly influences the organization of the courts. In A CoruƱa, they will be located 84 opposition tribunalsIn Pontevedra there are 53, in Lugo 21, and in Ourense 15. The distribution attempts to adjust the number of evaluation bodies to the volume of registered individuals in each province; the analysis can be consulted on subjective opposition tribunals to better understand this challenge.
The resulting average is 102 opponents per tribunalThis ratio is lower than last year's, when there were 112 candidates per evaluation body. This slight reduction is interpreted as an improvement in terms of workload for the panels and speed in the grading process.
A total of 1.601 places and 42 specialties are up for grabs
The call includes 1.601 places spread across 42 specialties from various teaching bodies. Of that total, 1.388 positions are reserved for open competition, while the remaining 213 are for internal promotion for those already part of the public teaching service. It also falls within the large public job offer promoted by the Xunta.
On teaching staff There are 476 places available, distributed across eight specializations: Early Childhood Education, English, French, Physical Education, Music, Special Education, Speech and Language Therapy, and Primary Education. These specializations cover both generalist subjects and areas of support and reinforcement.
El secondary school teaching staff It comprises 852 places across 29 different specializations. These include core and elective subjects, as well as disciplines related to the humanities, sciences, technology, and arts, with the aim of addressing the diversity of educational offerings in Galician secondary schools.
In addition, the following are convened 60 places for specialist teachers in unique sectors of Vocational TrainingThese positions correspond to five specific specialties: Cooking and pastry, Aesthetics, Manufacturing and installation of carpentry and furniture, Vehicle maintenance and Welding, profiles where the demand for teachers and the renewal of staff are especially sensitive.
In the field of Internal promotionThere are 213 places available across 29 specializations, designed to allow current teachers, especially primary school teachers, to join the secondary school teaching corps and advance their careers within the Galician education system. For those seeking guidance, there are Tips for finding a job as a teacher.
Strengthening attention to diversity, languages āāand vocational training
Within the group of places, the Xunta wanted to give a special boost to areas related to attention to diversityAlong these lines, 136 positions are included for specialist teachers in Hearing and Language and in Therapeutic Pedagogy, key figures for students with specific educational support needs.
Foreign language learning is also gaining importance, with 229 places linked to English and FrenchThis reinforcement of language training aims to consolidate the offering of bilingual programs and improve the linguistic competence of Galician students, both in Primary and Secondary education; in addition, future teachers will have to address language accreditation, as explained in the article on to demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language.
In Secondary Education, specializations that were being considered are incorporated. how their replacement lists were running outA prime example is the Latin area, for which 35 positions are being offered, which will allow for a greater number of permanent teachers in a subject that is key to humanities education.
In Vocational Training, one of the priorities is to strengthen professional fields linked to industry and technical trades. Therefore, among other initiatives, the following are being launched: 14 places for Welding in the vocational training specialist corps, in addition to the positions mentioned in branches such as Cooking and Pastry or Vehicle Maintenance.
According to the Ministry, this distribution is in response to the needs identified in Galician educational centers, both in terms of increasing resources for personalized care and consolidating specialties where the pools of temporary staff were particularly strained.
A process that exhausts the replacement rate and reduces temporary employment
The regional government emphasizes that this call for applications allows exhaust 120% of the replacement rate This is authorized by current state regulations, which are still linked to the 2023 General State Budget, currently extended. In practice, this means that for every 100 retirements, up to 120 positions can be opened.
This sustained commitment to broad selection processes translates into a progressive decline of interim employment in the Galician education system. Since 2009, the various processes have allowed for the creation of more than 21.000 teaching positions, which, according to the Xunta (Galician government), has facilitated a significant renewal of the teaching staff.
The Ministry emphasizes that Galicia has been among the regions with the lowest percentage of temporary workers for years. in public education, clearly below the national average. While temporary employment in teaching remains high across Spain, in Galicia the proportion of temporary staff is significantly lower.
Another effect of these successive calls for applications is the gradual improvement of the teacher-student ratioThe Xunta points out that the reduction in the number of students per classroom in Early Childhood Education, which will go from 25 to 20, is largely supported by the entry of new permanent teachers through processes such as this year's.
In this context, the Administration argues that these are competitive examinations aimed at stabilization and educational qualityHowever, unions continue to demand further progress on measures that benefit teachers who have endured years of temporary employment.
The big news: temporary staff are not required to appear.
The main novelty of this call for applications is that temporary and substitute teaching staff with consolidated positions Those on the hiring lists are not required to register or take the competitive examinations to maintain their position on those lists.
This change is the result of a agreement reached between the Xunta and the unions The unions CC.OO., ANPE, UGT, and CSIF, which had long been demanding that the participation of temporary staff not be mandatory, have seen the measure immediately impact the number of registrations, reducing the number of participants compared to previous years.
It is estimated that There are 4.566 fewer applicants than in the 2025 call for applications.This brings the total number of registered candidates to the aforementioned 15.954. The Administration interprets this decrease as a reasonable adjustment to the system, which prevents substitute teachers from having to take the exam every year simply to maintain their position on the lists.
For the Regional Ministry, this regulatory change also contributes to improve the conditions for those candidates who do take the examThis reduces pressure in some specialties and allows for a more balanced distribution among the different tribunals responsible for evaluation.
The unions that have signed the agreement value positively that the The presentation of temporary staff will become voluntary.However, some organizations and teaching platforms are calling for further progress in complementary stabilization measures for teachers with more years of service.
A system with 156 courts and more than 2.000 teachers mobilized
To ensure the proper development of the tests, the Xunta will implement a broad court equipment and collaborating staffIn total, 156 tribunals will be responsible for examining the candidates at the different venues and specialties.
These evaluation bodies will be made up of 780 tenured teaching professionalsThey are responsible for correcting exams, evaluating oral presentations, and grading the different parts of the process. They are joined by substitutes and support staff appointed by the Education Administration.
Taking into account all the figures involved, it is estimated that Approximately 2.184 teachers will be mobilized to supervise and manage the development of the selection process. The number of personnel reflects the scale of a recruitment drive that extends over a month and is spread throughout the territory.
Regarding internal distribution, 81 tribunals correspond to specialties within the secondary school teaching corps66 are assigned to the teaching staff, seven to specialist teachers in unique sectors of vocational training, and two are responsible for the accreditation processes of knowledge of the Galician language.
The Administration insists that it is a consolidated organizational structure, which is repeated year after year with a high level of efficiency and few incidents. However, as with any large-scale process, the organization will be attentive to possible last-minute adjustments based on the needs of each location and the security measures to prevent leakage.
With all this machinery now in motion, the education competitive examinations in Galicia are once again at the center of current events for thousands of people who are gambling their professional future in the coming weeks, in a broad, highly structured process with a direct impact on the quality of the community's education system.
