FAQs

At the EOI Embajadores we offer classes in:

• Spanish for foreigners

• German

• French

• English.

See which other schools teach Spanish in this MAP

• In the case of annual courses, the school year starts in September and ends in June. 

• In the case of four-month courses, only for Spanish courses: 

  • Those in the first term start in September and end in January. 

  • Those in the second term start in February and finish in June.

• This EOI offers all its courses in the afternoon (generally from 16:30 to 21:30). 

• The frequency of classes is two days a week (alternating Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) for the annual courses, and four days a week (Monday to Thursday) for the four-month courses, which are intensive courses (only for Spanish courses). 

• Classes vary in length depending on the number of hours of the course: 

  • 90-hour courses (generally A1 courses) have a duration of 1 hour 30 minutes. 

  • Lessons for 135-hour courses (all other levels) last 2 hours 30 minutes.

• The specific course timetables are published, as a guideline, when the enrolment period begins (normally in April) and are confirmed in July depending on enrolments and approval by the Consejería de Educación. 

• You can consult the timetables for this academic year in the section ALUMNADO > HORARIOS

The following types of courses are offered at the school: 

• Face-to-face courses: two classes per week at the school. 

• Blended courses: one class at the school and one virtual class. 

In the case of the four-month (intensive) Spanish courses: 

• Face-to-face courses: four times per week at the school. 

• Blended courses: 2 classes at the school and 2 virtual classes. 

The distribution of which days will be face-to-face classes and which days will be virtual classes is determined once the final course offer is approved (usually at the beginning of the course) according to the organisational needs of the centre.

• Updated information and instructions will be published when a new registration period opens. See the section NOVEDADES.

• The general conditions and dates for pre-enrolment in an Official Language School of the Community of Madrid are the same for the 35 Official Language Schools of this Community, and are established annually by the Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid (Regional Ministry of Education of the Community of Madrid). Subsequently, by virtue of its own characteristics, each EOI adapts the dates for reservation and enrolment to its own operation.

• In general, all the information can be found on the website dedicated to language teaching in the Comunidad de Madrid. The application for admission to these courses is made through the integrated educational management system RAICES. You need to fill in the corresponding application form depending on whether you are an official student (former student) or a new student.

• For official students (former students), the enrolment procedures must be carried out on the platform Raíces/Roble. 

• For new students, registration procedures must be carried out through the Secretaría Virtual de Raíces. 

• The enrolment process for courses starting in September usually opens in April, although this date is merely a guideline, as it depends on the provisions of the Comunidad de Madrid. Courses starting in February usually open for enrolment in December.

• If you are starting from scratch, i.e. you want to study at level A1 (beginner level), then you do not need to meet any requirements.

• To enrol in levels higher than A1, you will need to meet one of these requirements:

• You must have passed the previous course in an EOI (equivalence of courses and levels of old curricula).

• You must have a valid certificate or access qualification that accredits your level. Here is a list of the certificates accepted by the Comunidad de Madrid. 

• You need to take a placement test before enrolment (see information in the following question: If I don't know my level, how do I know which course to enrol in?)

• To study at the EOI it is necessary to be 16 years of age or older in the year of enrolment. 

  • It is also possible to enrol at the age of 14 in the year of enrolment as long as the language of enrolment is different from the first foreign language of study in Secondary Education. In other words, if the child studies English at secondary school, he/she could not enrol in that language (English) at EOI, but could, for example, study German or French.

• If you have never studied the language or your knowledge is very basic, then it is advisable to start at level A1. No placement test is required to start at this level.

• If you have some knowledge of the language in question, but do not know your level, the EOIs of the Comunidad de Madrid organise placement tests at the beginning of the enrolment process to find out your level so that you can enrol in the corresponding course.

  • The results of these tests indicate the level to which you can be admitted, NOT the level you have.

  • Taking the tests does not, under any circumstances, entitle you to a place in the matriculation process. Furthermore, this does not exempt you from completing the application for admission or paying the corresponding fees.

  • The price of the level test is 19 €. The payment of the fees is made through the web/application of pago de tasas de la Comunidad de Madrid (with the code 1261). Here you have a tutorial for the payment. 

  • The result has no academic validity. It cannot be used as a certificate. 

  • The written part will take place online, while the oral part will take place in person. Registration will be done through the Secretaría Virtual de Raíces.

    • In the case of the Spanish test, if you have problems with the online part, don't worry. You will be able to do it in person. However, payment will still be made through the aforementioned website/application for payment of fees.

Te We recommend you to pay attention to our NOVEDADES section to be aware of the dates and processes of the ordinary and extraordinary classification tests organised by this school.

Here is an overview of the equivalence of courses and levels of old curricula.

• 90-hour courses (A1) cost €207 (including administrative fees). 

• Courses of 135 hours (from A2 to C2) cost €269 (including administrative fees). 

• The price, which is for the whole course, includes tuition and assessments, including the certification test (except for courses at level A1, B2.1 and C2.1, which do not have a certification assessment). 

• Teaching materials are not included in the price.

• The payment of fees, of any kind (courses, administrative fees, classification tests, issuance of qualifications, etc.), is made through the web/application of pago de tasas de la Comunidad de Madrid.

• For annual or first term courses, payment can be made in one instalment at the time of enrolment or in two instalments (at the time of enrolment and in December).

• The second semester courses are paid in a single instalment at the time of enrolment (approximately in January).

• The payment of language courses and certification exams consists of two payment processes: one payment for the price of the course and one payment for the corresponding administrative fees. This means that there are two payments to be made.

• Tutorials: 

  • How to pay the courses.

  • How to pay the placement test.

  • How to pay the certification exam.

• There are several cases of fee reduction or exemption (applicable depending on the procedure): 

  • General large family: 50% discount. 

  • Special large family: 100% discount. 

  • Victims of terrorism: 100% discount. 

  • Recognised disability of 33% or more: 100% discount. 

• Each procedure has a specific numerical code (QR) for the payment of fees. You can consult the codes of the EOI Embajadores, as well as the cases of exemption or reduction of fees, in the following link: Codes QR. 

• Students of this EOI can request the following certificates: 

  • Academic certificate: it shows the grades obtained in a specific course. It is free of charge. 

  • Proof of enrolment: it justifies that the student is enrolled in a course at this school. It is free of charge. 

  • Official certificate: it certifies that the student has passed the certification exam and, therefore, a specific level. It costs 31,53 €. Information on how to apply for it can be found here. 

EOI certificates are official qualifications, and are therefore valid throughout Spain for any procedure with the Spanish Administration (competitive examinations, public examinations, nationality, university studies, etc.).

• There are several types of assessment: the ordinary assessment for promotion, the extraordinary assessment for promotion and the certification assessment (the latter does not exist for levels A1, B2.1 and C2.1).

• The ordinary progress assessment represents a continuous assessment and will therefore be carried out throughout the course according to the arrangements agreed by each department. The teaching staff will inform students about the functioning and dates of this process. This type of assessment requires a minimum level of attendance, which will also be determined by each department. 

• The extraordinary assessment represents a second assessment opportunity for those students who have not been able to participate in the ordinary assessment or who have not passed all the language activities (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression and, if applicable, mediation). The dates will be communicated by the teaching staff and on the website throughout the course. As a guideline, they are usually held from the second half of May onwards (or the second half of January for intensive Spanish courses). 

• The certification assessment, which can be taken by all official students (regardless of whether they have passed the progress assessment) or free students, will take place on the dates set by the Consejería de Educación. These will be published during the course. As a guideline, they are usually between May and June.

Currently, there is only one examination session. In order to retake the exam if you do not pass, you will have to register (for the course or the open exam) and pay the corresponding fees.

• For the promotion assessment, both ordinary and extraordinary, it is necessary to pass all the language activities with a 5 out of 10 and to obtain an average of at least another 5 to pass the course. If an activity is below this mark, the student will not be promoted. 

• For the certification evaluation, it is also necessary to pass all the language activities with a 5 out of 10. However, the average required to obtain the official qualification is 6.5 points. If an activity is below this mark, the certificate will not be awarded. 

  • Official students who apply without having passed the progress assessment will still need to pass all parts and achieve an average of 6.5 in order to obtain the certificate and promotion to the next level. This means that passing all parts and obtaining an average of more than 5 but less than 6.5 in the certification test does not give the right to pass the course.

• The teachers will organise an evaluation briefing session after tests in which they will communicate the results to the students. 

• Likewise, the grades will be made public on the RAÍCES platform.

If you do not remember your credentials to access Raíces, please go to the secretary's office or write an email to jestudios.eoi.embajadores.madrid@educa.madrid.org with the following information: 

• Object: recover Raíces credentials.

• Name and surname(s).

• Language, level, timetable (time and day) and group in which you are studying. 

An email will be sent to you with the new credentials.

REMEMBER THAT TO USE RAÍCES YOU MUST ENABLE POP-UPS IN YOUR BROWSER. 

Also, please note the following: 

• In the first access the system will ask you to confirm your identity. You will have to enter your ID.

• After that, you will have to change your password. To do this, you must first enter the one we have sent you and then the new one (in duplicate). 

• Check that the e-mail address that appears is the correct one in all the sections where it appears. 

• Choose a security question and enter the answer (in duplicate).

Here you have the link to the  Aulas Virtuales of EOI Madrid-Embajadores. To access you will need the EducaMadrid credentials that your teacher gave you at the beginning of the course.

These credentials allow you to access the Aulas Virtuales (and other platforms) of your course, in case they are used. To get them, contact your teacher. 

As a general rule, each course can be taken a maximum of two times. If these two years are used up, it will be necessary to take the certification test for the corresponding level as an unofficial student.

Yes, it is possible to enrol in a course that you have already passed. However, this type of enrolment has a series of restrictions: the student will not appear on the official transcript of records (as he/she has already passed the course) and will not be entitled to sit the certification exam, even if he/she has not previously passed it. In order to sit the exam, the student must pay the corresponding fees as an unofficial student.

The online procedures that can be carried out can be consulted and requested through the SECRETARÍA VIRTUAL on this website. There you will find detailed information on each of the procedures.

There are several procedures for cancellation of registration. To find out more about each of these procedures, visit our SECRETARÍA VIRTUAL. 

To find out if a teacher will not be coming, you can consult the section ALUMNADO > Ausencias del profesorado.

Each department sets minimum attendance percentages. Check with your teacher to find out what they are. 

In case of exceeding the limit of absences, you will lose the right to the ordinary continuous assessment (you will not receive a mark in that assessment session, but you will not lose the right to take the exams and receive feedback). 

In no case will you lose the right to extraordinary assessment or certification.

You can consult the school calendar for the current academic year in the section ALUMNADO > Calendario escolar (2023-2024). 

Yes, you can check the current opening hours of the library and study room in the section ALUMNADO > Biblioteca/sala de estudio. 

Remember that you need a student card to use the library. Ask at the concierge desk about how to get one (you will need a passport photo). 

Library capacity and opening hours are limited.

• Students who do not study at this school can take the certification exams on their own. You can find more information on this website. 

• Under no circumstances will unofficial students be admitted to classes.

• Visit our NOVEDADES section for more information about the exams for unofficial students.

Yes, there are scholarships to study at the EOI. You can find more information on the following website.