The Ministry of Educational Development and Vocational Training, through the Andalusian Public Agency of Education, has invested 199.3 million euros in the construction of new public educational centers in Andalusia since 2019 in a total of 42 new infrastructures promoted. During this period, specifically, 35 new centers and replacements of older ones have been completed, with an investment of 147.2 million euros. Additionally, the construction of five other centers has been initiated, and two more have been tendered, amounting to 52.14 million euros.
In terms of educational levels, 23 Preschool and Primary schools (CEIP), 16 Secondary Schools (IES) and a public integrated vocational training center (CPIFP), as well as a Dance Conservatory and a Music Conservatory have been promoted. The implementation of these infrastructures has resulted in the creation of 13,500 places and the improvement of the schooling conditions for around 5,000 students.
In the provinces, in Almería, seven projects have been promoted for 42 million euros. The CEIP Camino de la Torre in Viator, the Professional Dance Conservatory Kina Jiménez in Almería, the new IES in Huércal de Almería, and the replacement of CPR Campo de Níjar Norte in Pueblo Blanco, Níjar have been completed. Additionally, a new CEIP and a new IES are being built in Almerimar (El Ejido), along with another institute in the Las Salinas area of Roquetas de Mar.
In Cádiz, with an investment of 9.78 million euros, a new institute, the IES Elena García Armada in Jerez de la Frontera, and a preschool center, the E.I. Tierra y Libertad in Puerto Real have been built. The replacement of the primary education building at CEIP Los Argonautas in Chipiona is currently in the bidding phase. In Córdoba, two new centers have been completed, both in the capital, the CEIP Turruñuelos and the IES Casiana Muñoz Tuñón, with an allocation of 10.99 million euros.
In the province of Granada, six projects have been completed, including the new IES in Maracena and Albolote, and the new CEIP in Montevive, Alhendín, San Isidro Labrador in El Chaparral (Albolote), Francisco Ayala in Ogíjares, and the second phase of the CEIP El Torreón in Gabia Grande, Las Gabias, amounting to 25.28 million euros. Also, in Huelva, with a total budget of 11.36 million, a new CEIP has been built in the Ensanche Sur area of the capital, the CEIP Manuel Siurot in La Palma del Condado has been replaced, and a new preschool building has been provided for CEIP San Walabonso in Niebla.
In Jaén, the partial replacement of CEIP Los Cerros in Úbeda has been carried out, where a new building for Vocational Training has been constructed, and the new Higher Conservatory of Music Andrés de Vandelvira is under construction in the capital, with an allocation of 12.7 million euros. In Málaga, seven projects have been initiated, with an investment of 35.92 million. New IES have been completed in Las Lagunas de Mijas, Marbella, San Pedro de Alcántara, Teatinos (Málaga), and Torre de Benagalbón (Rincón de la Victoria), and a new CEIP has been built in Cártama. The replacement works for CEIP Pablo Ruiz Picasso in Fuengirola, already contracted, will commence soon.
Lastly, in Sevilla, 51.23 million euros have been allocated for 12 center construction projects. Among them, the Aeroespacial Javier Imbroda Integrated Vocational Training Center in La Rinconada stands out, the largest of the educational infrastructures undertaken during this period in Andalusia and the second in investment in the history of the Andalusian educational system.
Additionally, new CEIPs have been built in Alcalá del Río, Utrera, and Olivares, the second phases of the Raimundo Lulio school in Camas, San Juan Bautista in Las Cabezas de San Juan, and Antonio Rodríguez Almodóvar in Alcalá de Guadaíra have been completed, and the partial replacement of CEIP Andalucía in Cañada Rosal has been carried out. Two new IES, Hienipa in Alcalá de Guadaíra and Almensilla in Almensilla, have been built, and the replacement of IES El Molinillo in Guillena has been completed. Furthermore, the new CEIP Bernardo Barco in La Campana, which will replace the current center, is under construction.
All these actions are part of the Educational Infrastructure Plan of the Ministry, implemented by the Andalusian Public Agency of Education, and have mostly been co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, both in the previous 2014-2020 framework and the current 2021-2027.