After more than two months of holidays, just over 7,300 students in the second cycle of nursery, primary and special education across the municipality returned to class on Wednesday. In most schools, the start of term was staggered, but the excitement of the first day, seeing classmates and teachers again, was palpable.
With plenty of nerves, the occasional yawn, backpacks already half full, and, overall, a strong eagerness to return to class, the 2025/2026 school year got under way. “Almost all children adapt quickly to returning to class”, said the headmaster of CEIP Las Cañadas (Las Lagunas), Paco León, adding that “it is true that some arrived in tears today, but as soon as they are with others, they settle down and there is no problem”.
It was a reunion with friends, but also with teachers, who used the first morning to review the student list, discuss the year ahead and eflect on the summer holidays. Returning to school also means re-establishing routines for many families. “During the holidays, the usual happens: they go to bed later and get up later, and everything is a bit out of sync, so we were looking forward to getting back to our normal schedule”, said Sofía Cano, a parent at this school. Teresa Sánchez, added that “it’s true that so many holidays can be a bit tedious. Our daughter was already a little bored, even though we’ve been out and about a lot, but she needed this routine”.
- El edil de Educación, Juan José Torres Trella, con el director del CEIP Las Cañadas, Paco León.
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New features for the 2025/2026 academic year
At the start of the academic year, the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), said that “we have made every effort to ensure that all schools are in excellent condition for the return of students and teachers. I hope it will be a successful school year and that our children make the most of it”. Meanwhile, the councillor for Education at the Mijas Town Hall, Juan José Torres Trella (PP), visited several schools on the 10th and contacted many others to ensure the return to class went smoothly. “Until yesterday, we were finishing off some remaining work in certain schools, but everything is now in very good shape and practically complete. That is why we have conducted these visits, to check for anything still pending and to be able to address it in the first few days”, explained the councillor.
Although figures are not yet final due to last-minute withdrawals or enrolments, student numbers have increased slightly in some schools, which has required the creation of new classrooms or the redistribution of students This occurred at CEIP Las Cañadas, “where we had to create two new classes, using the music room among other spaces, so that all children could be accommodated”, said the headteacher of this school.
In this regard, the councillor for Education noted that “it is in La Cala where the demand for school places is highest. In fact, we have had to increase transport services because many children from La Cala and surrounding areas must attend schools in Las Lagunas, making this transport option essential for families”.
Torres Trella also highlighted that this year the option of opening some school playgrounds “in the afternoons and posibly at weekends” is under consideration. This stems from the idea, he said, that “the children of the municipality should be able to play sports or use these facilities in the afternoons”.
Finally, the councillor reported that, after the summer, the Education maintenance team has been reinforced again, “we have brought in ten people for maintenance and caretaking work in Mijas schools, all to ensure that the centres are in excellent condition for day-to-day use”.
PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS
Mijas Pueblo
- CEIP San Sebastián, 398
Las Lagunas
- CEIP Las Cañadas, 850
- CEIP Tamixa, 700
- CEIP María Zambrano, 693
- CEIP El Albero, 624
- CEIP Virgen de la Peña, 597
- Colegio San Francisco de Asís, 546
- CEIP Indira Gandhi, 520
- CEIP Los Campanales, 475
La Cala
- CEPR El Chaparral, 580
- CEIP Jardín Botánico, 543
- CEIP El Olmo, 537
- EEI Los Claveles, 240
Entrerríos
Centro rural agrupado Guadalhorce, 22
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