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School Admissions in the Valencian Community

The article discusses the process for resolving ties in school admissions in the Valencian Community of Spain for the 2025-2026 school year. When multiple students have the same score after the initial evaluation, a lottery system based on the first two letters of their surnames is used.

Tiebreaker System

The tiebreaker system prioritizes students based on several criteria, including:

• Siblings already attending the school
• Proximity of the family home or workplace
• Family income
• Recipients of the Valencian Inclusion Income
• Parents working at the school
• Large family status
• Multiple births
• Single-parent family status
• Disability of the student or a family member
• Concurrent studies
• Elite athlete status
• Specific circumstances
• Academic record (for high school admissions only)

If a tie persists after applying these criteria, a lottery system employing the first two letters of the students' surnames is implemented. This year, the winning combinations are 'MM' and 'SA'.

Surname Lottery

The system works by first comparing the first two letters of the first surname. If there's a match, that student is selected; otherwise, the system progresses alphabetically, restarting if necessary. If a tie remains, the process repeats with the second surname, defaulting to 'AA' if the student has no second surname. Surnames starting with letters earlier in the alphabet have an advantage.