Organic Law 8/1985 of 3 July, which regulates the law of education, establishes, in Article 14, that all teaching centres must meet minimum requirements for academic qualifications of teachers, number of teacher/pupil ratio, teaching and sports facilities, and number of school positions, to teach with quality assurance. Article 23 of the same law, as amended by the sixth provision of the Organic Law 1/1990, of 3 October, of General Management of the Educational System, conditions the opening and functioning of the private teaching centres to the previous one. administrative authorisation to be granted provided that those meet the minimum requirements to which it has been referred.

Promulgated the Organic Law of General Ordination of the Educational System, which establishes new levels and cycles of teaching, it is necessary to determine the minimum requirements that the teaching centers must gather for the delivery of those, and to this end, the present provision, which aims to establish, for the Centers that impart general, non-university teaching, of those regulated in the first title of the Organic Law of General Ordination of the Educational System, the above minimum requirements.

For the elaboration of the standard, the Autonomous Communities have been consulted within the Sectoral Education Conference.

In its virtue, on the proposal of the Minister of Education and Science, prior to the report of the School Council of the State, in agreement with the State Council, and after deliberation by the Council of Ministers at its meeting of June 14, 1991,

DISPONGO:

TITLE FIRST

General character provisions

Article 1. °

1. The teaching centres in which general and non-university teaching courses are taught must meet the minimum requirements set out in this Royal Decree.

2. The opening and operation of the private teaching centres shall be subject to the principle of administrative authorisation, which shall be granted provided that they meet the minimum requirements laid down in this Royal Decree.

3. Where the private teaching centre shall cease to comply with the minimum requirements laid down in this Royal Decree, the competent educational authority shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the parties concerned and on the basis of a preliminary investigation, hearing the holder of the Centre, and giving a period of time, where appropriate, to remedy the deficiencies, shall proceed, failing to comply with the minimum requirements laid down, by means of a reasoned decision, to revoke the authorisation.

Art. 2. °

1. The Centers referred to in this Royal Decree shall have as a generic name the one corresponding to the teachings for which they are authorized.

2. In the case of public centres, the generic names will be those of the School, College and Institute, according to children's education, primary education or secondary education. In any case, the name shall be accompanied by the name corresponding to the teaching provided by the Centre.

3. The names of institutes of higher vocational training will be the responsibility of the centres providing higher education courses.

Art. 3. °

According to the provisions of Article 24.1 of Organic Law 8/1985, of 3 July, regulating the law of education, as amended by the sixth provision of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General Ordination of the Educational System, private centres which provide lessons which do not lead to the attainment of a degree of academic validity shall be subject to the rules of common law. These Centres may not use any of the names established for the Teaching Centres, nor any other names which may mislead or confuse them.

Art. 4. °

Teachers ' centres must be located in separate buildings, intended exclusively for school use, without prejudice to the exceptions provided for in this Royal Decree.

Art. 5. °

The teaching centers must meet the hygienic, acoustic, habitability and safety conditions, which are indicated in the legislation in force, in addition to the requirements set out in this Royal Decree.

Art. 6. °

Teachers ' centres should have architectural condicioens that make it possible for pupils with physical problems to access and circulate in accordance with the provisions of the applicable legislation.

Art. 7. °

Competent educational administrations may issue the technical regulations necessary to specify the architectural conditions of the Centers.

Art. 8. °

For the purposes of this Royal Decree, the number of school posts will be understood to mean the number of pupils a Centre can attend at the same time, in order to guarantee the conditions of quality required for the imparting teaching.

TITLE II

From Children's Education Centers

Art. 9. °

The first cycle of this educational level, the second, or both, may be taught at the Child Education Centers.

Art. 10.

To impart the first cycle of child education, except as provided in the fourth additional provision of this Royal Decree, the Centers must have a minimum of three units and meet the following requirements. relating to material installations and conditions:

a) Location in local exclusively educational use and with independent access from outside.

b) A room for each unit with a surface of two square meters per school position and which will have at least 30 square meters. Rooms for children under two years of age will have different areas for child rest and hygiene.

c) An adequate space for food preparation, when children are under a year of age with equipment that determines the current regulations.

d) A multi-purpose room of 30 square meters that, if any, can be used as a dining room.

e) A playground for every nine units or fraction, for the exclusive use of the Centre, with a surface which, in no case, may be less than 75 square metres.

f) A toilet per room, intended for children aged two to three years, which must be visible and accessible from the same and which will have two sinks and two toilets.

g) A toilet for the staff, separated from the units and the children's services, which will have a sink, a toilet and a shower.

Art. 11.

To provide the second cycle of child education, the Centers must have a minimum of three units, without prejudice to the provisions of the fourth additional provision of this Royal Decree, and together with the conditions referred to in points (a), (d) and (g) of the preceding Article, the following:

a) A classroom for each unit with a surface of two square meters per school position, and which will have at least 30 square meters.

(b) A playground, for the exclusive use of the Centre, with a surface which, in no case, may be less than 150 square metres.

In case the Center has a number of units greater than six, the playground surface will be increased by 50 square meters per unit.

c) A toilet per classroom, which will feature a sink and a toilet.

Art. 12.

1. The Children's Education Centres in which the two cycles of this level of education are given must have a minimum of six units, three for each of the two cycles of child education, without prejudice to the provisions of the provision. Fourth of this Royal Decree, and meet the requirements that in terms of installations and material conditions are indicated in Articles 10 and 11 of this Royal Decree, taking into account that the multi-purpose room and the playground can be common for both cycles, although the dimensions of the playground should be those set in Article 11 (b) above, taking into account that the increase referred to in that Article shall apply only in the case of units exceeding six corresponding to the second cycle.

2. The Centres referred to in this Article shall have:

A Address Issue.

A Secretariat.

An appropriate size teacher room to the number of authorized school positions.

Art. 13.

1. The Child Education Centres will have at most the following number of pupils per school unit:

a) Units for children under one year of age: 1/8.

b) Units for children aged one to two years: 1/13.

e) Units for children aged two to three years: 1/20.

d) Units for children aged three to six years: 1/25.

2. The number of school posts in the Child Education Centres shall be set out in the relevant orders authorising their opening and operation, taking into account the maximum number of pupils per school unit established in the school. Previous paragraph, and the facilities and material conditions set forth in this Royal Decree.

3. The competent educational authorities shall determine the maximum number of pupils for the units that integrate children with special educational needs.

Art. 14.

Children's education will be taught by Teachers with the corresponding specialty. In the first cycle, the Centres will also have other professionals with due qualification for appropriate educational care for children of this age.

Art. 15.

1. The Child Education Centres where the first cycle is to be delivered exclusively shall have a number of qualified personnel equal to the number of units in operation, plus one.

For every six units or fraction there must be at least one Master of Child Education or Teacher of Basic General Education.

2. The qualified staff referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be composed of teachers who are specialists in Child Education or Teachers of Basic General Education in Pre-School, and by Senior Technicians in Child or Technical Education. Kindergarten specialists.

3. Children will be cared for at all times by the qualified staff referred to in this article.

Art. 16.

Children's Education Centres in which the second cycle is exclusively taught must have at least one Master's Master in Child Education or a Master of Basic Education Specialist in Preschool, for each unit.

Art. 17.

The Centres in which the first and second cycles are delivered shall have the qualified staff referred to in Articles 15 and 16 of this Royal Decree.

Art. 18.

Children's Education Centers authorized to integrate children with special educational needs will, where appropriate, have the human resources and support materials to be determined by the competent educational administration.

TITLE III

From Primary Education Centers

Art. 19.

Primary Education Centres shall have at least one unit for each course, except as provided for in the fourth additional provision of this Royal Decree. The three cycles of this educational level must be taught in them.

Art. 20.

Primary Education Centres must have at least the following facilities and material conditions:

a) A classroom per unit, whose surface area will be one meter and a half square per school place. In no case will they have less than 30 square meters.

b) Two spaces of 20 square meters for every six units for the unfolding of groups and activities of support and pedagogical reinforcement.

c) A 100 square metre multi-purpose use room, which can be shared with movable bulkheads, in order to be used for the teaching of music and for tutoring or other activities.

(d) A playground of at least three square metres per school place and at least a surface area of 44 per 22 metres, which can be used as a polideportive track.

e) A library of 45 square meters.

f) A covered space for Physical Education and Psychoptricity, which will have a surface area of 200 square meters. This room will include spaces for changing rooms, showers and storage.

g) Toilet and sanitary services in number appropriate to the capacity of the Centre, both for pupils and for teachers.

h) An Address dispatch.

i) A Secretariat.

j) An appropriate size teacher room to the number of authorized school positions and never less than 30 square meters.

k) Suitable spaces for meetings of Alumni Associations and Alumni Parents, in the case of publicly funded Centers.

Art. 21.

1. Primary Education Centres will have at most 25 pupils per school unit.

2. The number of school posts in the Primary Education Centres shall be fixed in the corresponding Orders for which they are authorised to open and operate, taking into account the provisions of Article 20 of this Royal Decree, and the maximum number of pupils per school unit as set out in the previous paragraph.

3. The competent educational authorities shall determine the maximum number of pupils for units authorised to integrate children with special educational needs.

Art. 22.

1. Primary Education will be taught by Teachers.

2. The Primary Education Centres shall have at least one Master for each group of pupils and shall ensure, in any case, the existence of the specialist Masters provided for in Article 16 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October 1990. General Management of the Educational System.

3. Centres authorised to integrate pupils with special educational needs will have the support staff who, if necessary, determine the competent educational administration. This staff must be in possession of the relevant qualification or specialty which, in the case of teachers, will be Special Education or Hearing and Language.

TITLE IV

From Secondary Education Centers

Art. 23.

In the Secondary Education Centres, compulsory secondary education, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training may be provided.

CHAPTER FIRST

Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate

Art. 24.

1. In the secondary education centres, which offer the teaching of compulsory secondary education, the two cycles of this educational stage must be taught subject to the academic management in force. Such centres shall have one unit for each course, at least, and the facilities and material conditions set out in the following Article.

2. The secondary education centres in which the Baccalaureate is provided will provide at least two modalities for those provided for in Article 27 (3) of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October on the General Management of the Education System, and will provide for four units, at least.

Art. 25.

The Centres in which compulsory secondary education is provided shall have at least the following facilities:

(a) A classroom per unit with a surface of one meter and half a square per school post which, in no case, will have less than 40 square meters.

b) A workshop classroom of 100 square meters for every 12 units or fraction.

c) Three classrooms of 45 square meters each, for the areas of Music, Computer and Plastic for every 12 units or fraction.

d) A 60-square-meter Experimental Science lab for every 12 units or fraction.

e) A playground of at least 3 square metres per school post and at least a surface area of 44 per 22 metres, which can be used as a polideportive track.

f) A library of 60 square meters.

g) A gym with a surface of 480 square meters and which will include changing rooms, showers and storage.

h) Toilet and sanitary services in number appropriate to the capacity of the Centre, both for pupils and for teachers.

i) Fifty square meters, at least, for Directorate offices and Coordination and Guidance Activities.

j) A Secretariat.

k) An appropriate size teachers ' room to the number of school positions which, in no case, will be less than 30 square metres.

l) Appropriate dispatches for meetings of Alumni Associations and Alumni Parents, in the case of publicly funded Centers.

Art. 26.

1. The Centres in which Baccalaureate is provided shall have at least the following facilities:

(a) A classroom per unit with a meter surface and half square per school position, which will have at least 30 square meters.

b) A computer room of 60 square meters per 12 units or fraction.

c) A gym with a surface area of 480 square meters, which will include changing rooms, showers and storage.

d) A library of 75 square meters.

e) Toilet and sanitary services in number appropriate to the capacity of the Centre, both for pupils and for teachers.

f) A playground of at least three square metres per school place and at least a surface area of 44 per 22 metres, which can be used as a polideportive track.

g) A space of at least 50 square meters for management offices and coordination and guidance activities.

h) A Secretariat.

i) An appropriate size teachers ' room to the number of school positions, which in no case, will be less than 30 square meters.

j) Suitable spaces for meetings of Alumni Associations and Alumni Parents, in the case of publicly funded centers.

2. Depending on the modalities of the Baccalaureate, the Centres must also have the following facilities:

a) For the Nature and Health Sciences modality:

Three distinct laboratories of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Sciences, with an area of 60 square meters each.

A 90-square-meter drawing room or a computer-assisted design classroom.

b) For Technology mode:

Two different laboratories of Physics and Chemistry, with an area of 60 square meters each, in the event that the Center does not provide the mode of Nature and Health Sciences.

A 120-square-meter technology classroom.

A 90-square-meter drawing room or a computer-assisted design classroom, in the event that the center does not deliver the Nature and Health Sciences mode.

c) For the Arts mode:

Two different classrooms of 90 square meters each, equipped with the appropriate facilities to the options that this modality contemplates.

d) For the mode of Humanities and Social Sciences:

A room for Management and Management of 120 square meters. However, if the Center had a Technology classroom, the corresponding space would be used for one and another effect.

Art. 27.

1. The secondary education centres will have at most a number of pupils per school unit of 30 in compulsory secondary education and 35 in Baccalaureate.

2. The number of school posts in the Secondary Education Centres shall be fixed in the corresponding orders authorising the opening and operation of those posts, taking into account the provisions of Articles 25 and 26 of this Royal Decree and the maximum number of pupils per school unit as set out in the previous section.

3. The competent educational authorities shall determine the maximum number of pupils in the case of units authorised to integrate young people with special educational needs.

Art. 28.

1. In order to teach in compulsory secondary education and in the Baccalaureate, they will be essential requirements:

a) Be in possession of the degree of Licentiated, Engineer or Architect, or of title declared equivalent to those for the purposes of teaching.

In those areas or areas which are determined, by virtue of their special relationship with Vocational Training, the Government will establish, in agreement with the Autonomous Communities, the equivalence, for the purposes of the teaching function, of Technical Engineer, Technical Architect or University Diplomat titles.

b) to be in possession of the professional title of didactic specialization referred to in Article 24.2 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General Ordination of the Educational System, without prejudice to the provisions of the Additional provision fourth, 5, of that Law.

2. Secondary Education Teachers shall also be required to provide evidence of the specific qualification for the provision of the respective areas and subjects. For these purposes, the Ministry of Education and Science, after consultation with the Autonomous Communities, will determine the agreement of the degrees with the different areas or subjects.

Art. 29.

1. The minimum number of teachers in the Secondary Education Centres will be the one needed to cover the timetable set out in the various programmes and curricula.

2. If the Centre provides the lessons for Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education, it will also have a Professor of Support.

3. Centres authorised to integrate pupils with special educational needs will have the support staff who, if necessary, determine the competent educational administration. This staff must be in possession of the relevant qualification or specialty which, in the case of teachers, will be Special Education or Hearing and Language.

CHAPTER II

Mid-Grade Professional Training

Art. 30.

1. Middle Grade Vocational Training may be provided at:

(a) Centres in which the compulsory secondary education and the centres in which the Baccalaureate is delivered are provided. In this case, the teaching of vocational training will be organised independently of the other lessons.

b) Centres dedicated exclusively to providing specific vocational training.

2. The Centres in which vocational training in the Middle Grade is provided will offer at least two training courses for those mentioned in Article 30.4 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October on the General Management of the Educational System.

Art. 31.

1. Depending on their formative affinity and the greater or lesser complexity of the corresponding techniques, the training cycles of the Middle Grade are classified into two groups, A and B, to the sole effect of establishing the minimum requirements for facilities that, for each other, correspond.

2. The membership of each training cycle to group A or group B shall be determined by the approval of the corresponding minimum qualifications and teachings referred to in Article 35 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General System Educational.

Art. 32.

1. For the provision of training courses in the Middle Grade, the Centres will have:

(a) A space of five square metres per school post, which in no case will be less than 180 square metres, if it is group A training cycles, or an area of eight square metres per school post, which in no case shall be less than 280 square metres, in the case of group B training cycles.

b) A space of at least 10 square meters for each training cycle taught, for coordination and tutoring.

2. In the case of dedicated centres, exclusively for the provision of specific vocational training, they shall, in addition to the facilities referred to in the preceding paragraph, have:

A space of at least 50 square meters for management offices and coordination and guidance activities.

A library of 60 square meters.

A Secretariat.

A teacher's room, suitable for the number of school positions, which will have at least 30 square meters.

Toilets and hygiene-sanitary services appropriate to the number of school positions.

Art. 33.

The use of the spaces referred to in the previous article may be authorised to provide more than one training cycle, in non-simultaneous schedules, in the case of professional training of related techniques, provided that allow the schedule provided for in the relevant study plans.

Art. 34.

The requirements set out in Article 32 of this Royal Decree are without prejudice to other requirements arising from the special nature of certain lessons which may be established when the corresponding minimum qualifications and teachings referred to in Article 35 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General Management of the Educational System.

Art. 35.

1. A maximum teacher/pupil ratio of 1/30 will be maintained in the teaching of medium-grade training courses.

2. The number of school posts shall be set out in the relevant opening and operating authorisation orders, taking into account the provisions of the previous paragraph and Article 32 of this Royal Decree.

In the order of authorisation, the maximum number of groups of pupils who can receive teaching in a training cycle on different shifts, depending on the timetable set out in the curriculum, will also be determined. corresponding.

3. The competent educational administration will determine the maximum teacher/pupil ratio, in the case of lessons adapted to students with special educational needs.

Art. 36.

1. In order to provide teaching in the specific vocational training, it will be essential requirements, without prejudice to the provisions of the additional provision of Law 1/1990 of 3 October of the General System of the System Education:

a) Be in possession of the degree of Bachelor, Engineer or Architect or of title declared equivalent to those for the purposes of teaching.

The Government, in agreement with the Autonomous Communities, may establish for certain areas or areas the equivalence, for the purposes of teaching, of other qualifications, provided that they guarantee the appropriate knowledge.

b) to be in possession of the professional title of didactic specialization referred to in Article 24.2 of the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General Ordination of the Educational System, without prejudice to the provisions of the Additional provision fourth, 5, of that Law.

For the teachers referred to in the second subparagraph of point (a) above, the Government may adapt the duration and contents of the didactic specialization course.

2. For certain areas or areas, the competent educational administration may authorize teaching, as specialist teachers, to professionals who are active in the field of work, taking into account their qualifications and the needs of the system.

3. The different areas of the teaching corresponding to the training cycles of the Middle Grade will be taught by teachers with the corresponding specialization. For these purposes, the Ministry of Education and Science, after consultation with the Autonomous Communities, will determine, in relation to the different degrees, the specialties that will include the areas and subjects that the graduates can impart.

Art. 37.

1. The minimum number of teachers in the vocational training centres will be the one necessary to cover the timetable set out in the various programmes and curricula, including the functions of coordination and the relationship with the environment. economic-productive.

2. Centres authorised to integrate pupils with special educational needs will have the support staff who, if necessary, determine the competent educational administration. This staff must be in possession of the relevant qualification or specialty which, in the case of teachers, will be Special Education or Hearing and Language.

TITLE V

From the Ordinary Higher Grade Vocational Training Centers

Art. 38.

Higher-grade vocational training will be provided at specific Centers and in Secondary Education Centers where Baccalaureate is taught.

Art. 39.

For the imparting of the teachings corresponding to higher education courses, the Centers must have the facilities indicated in article 32 of this Royal Decree, without prejudice to the additional requirements which may be laid down in the approval of the corresponding minimum qualifications and teachings referred to in Article 35 of Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October of General Management of the Educational System.

Art. 40.

May be authorised for two or more training cycles, of the same or different degree, the use of the same spaces, in the case of professional training of related techniques, provided that the schedule of the corresponding study plans so permit.

Art. 41.

The maximum teacher/pupil relationships, the number of school positions and the qualifications of teachers will be governed by the provisions of Articles 35 and 36 of this Royal Decree.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

First.

1. In the case of centres located in the same building or school grounds, the playground of the Primary Education Centres covers the requirement of the playground for Child Education, provided it is guaranteed, for pupils in Education Child use of such independent time dependency.

2. In the case of newly created Primary Education and Secondary Education Centres located in the same building or school grounds, the following common facilities shall be considered:

a) The library, which in this case will not be less than 90 square meters.

b) The gym, with an area of 480 square meters, and which may be used for the purposes provided for in Article 20, f), of this Royal Decree.

c) The playground.

d) The Offices, the Secretariat and the Teachers ' Room.

3. In the case of Centers that provide compulsory secondary education and Baccalaureate, the Centers must meet the conditions specified in Articles 25 and 26 of this Royal Decree, with the following caveats:

a) The gym, library, playground, Secretariat, offices and the Teachers ' Room will be considered common facilities.

b) The Baccalaureate Laboratories cover the requirement of the Experimental Science laboratory for compulsory secondary education.

Second.

1. The Centers created or authorized under the provisions of this Royal Decree may be authorized to teach the corresponding teachings to adult persons, in accordance with the programs that the effect will be established, if it does not result (a) to the lessons learned by pupils in the Centre, especially as regards their time arrangements.

2. Regardless of the above, there may be specific Adult Education Centres, which will be governed by existing legislation.

Third.

The competent educational administrations will adapt the provisions of this Royal Decree to the Centres specifically dedicated to Special Education for students whose educational needs cannot be met in a Centre ordinary.

Fourth.

1. Children's and Primary Education Centres which extend to populations of special socio-demographic or school characteristics are exempted from the requirements set out in Articles 10, 11, 12 and 19 of this Royal Decree, in The number of units the Centers must count on.

2. In accordance with the above paragraph, Child or Primary Education Centres may be set up or authorised with a number of units suitable for the population to be subject to these educational levels, taking into account the provisions on maximum Teachers/pupils per school unit. These units will be able to group students from different levels, or from different courses of the same level.

3. In the cases referred to in this provision, the support teachers or specialist teachers may attend several centres.

4. For the purposes provided for in this provision, the competent educational authorities shall comply with the requirements set out in Titles II and III of this Royal Decree to the special characteristics and dimensions of these centres.

Fifth.

The Ministry of Education and Science will be able to adapt the provisions of this Royal Decree to teachers whose specific character is recognized by international agreements of a bilateral nature.

Sixth.

The provisions of this Royal Decree on the maximum number of pupils per school unit should be without prejudice to the obligation of the centres of education to maintain a relationship with the educational system. Teacher/pupil not less than the Administration determines, as provided for in Article 16 of the Basic Standards Regulations on Educational Concerts, approved by Royal Decree 2377/1985 of 18 December.

Seventh.

The exercise of teaching during two academic courses, accredited by Professors with the qualification referred to in Article 24.1 of the Organic Law 1/1990, of 3 October, of General Ordination of the Educational System, will be equivalent to the teaching specialisation referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, under the following conditions:

(a) That the exercise of teaching during two academic courses has taken place in duly authorized Baccalaureate or Vocational Training Centres.

(b) that the teaching has been uninterruptedly exercised during the given period of two courses.

TRANSIENT PROVISIONS

First.

1. Applications for authorization of new Centers submitted after the entry into force of this Royal Decree, or which are currently being processed, must refer to the teachings established by the Organic Law. 1/1990, of 3 October, of General Management of the Educational System.

2. In the application, in addition to the authorization for the above mentioned teachings, authorization may be sought to impart, provisionally, those teachings of the system established by Law 14/1970, of 4 August, General of Education, which would not have been (a) extinguished under Royal Decree 826/1991 of 14 June, approving the timetable for the implementation of the new Education System Management.

3. The Centre shall meet the minimum requirements set out in this Royal Decree.

Second.

Private teaching centres for pre-school education, basic general education and vocational training first grade which at the time of entry into force of this Royal Decree are authorised or classified. Finally, as well as the secondary school and vocational training centres, classified as approved, they will automatically acquire the status of approved centres provided for in Article 23 of the Organic Law 8/1985 of 3 July, regulating the right to education, to provide the appropriate levels established by Law 14/1970, of 4 August, General of Education, until its extinction.

Third.

1. Private Centres for Pre-School Education, Basic General Education and Vocational Training in the first grade which, at the time of entry into force of this Royal Decree, have definitive authorization or classification, as well as the High school and secondary vocational training classified as approved are authorised to teach the following lessons:

a) Pre-School Education Centers: Second Cycle of Child Education.

b) Basic General Education Centers: Primary Education.

c) Baccalaureate Centres: Baccalaureate in the modalities of "Humanities and Social Sciences" and "Nature and Health Sciences".

d) Vocational Training Centres: Mid-Grade Training Cycles.

2. The authorization referred to in the preceding paragraph shall take effect as new teachings are implemented in accordance with the timetable for the implementation of the new management system of the educational system approved by Royal Decree 826/1991, of June 14.

3. In no case shall the number of units in operation in the various centres exceed the number of units authorised by each unit.

4. The provisions of this provision do not exempt the Centres from the obligation to adapt to the provisions of this Royal Decree on the maximum number of school posts, the relationship between teacher/pupils and the degree and specialization of the teacher, within the time limits. provided for in Royal Decree 826/1991 of 14 June 1991 approving the timetable for the implementation of the new system of management of the education system, without prejudice to the provisions of the eighth and ninth transitional provisions of this Royal Decree.

5. The private teaching centres referred to in the preceding paragraphs may be authorised to provide other cycles, levels, stages, grades and modalities in accordance with the terms laid down in Article 23 of Organic Law 8/1985 of 3 July, To regulate the right to education and to meet the requirements of this Royal Decree.

Fourth.

1. The private centres of basic general education and vocational training of first grade with final authorization or classification, as well as the secondary school and vocational training centres classified as homologated, to the The entry into force of this Royal Decree, may obtain authorization to impart the compulsory secondary education if they meet the requirements mentioned in articles 4. °, 5. °, 6. °, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29 of this Royal Decree with the following exceptions:

a) A workshop classroom of 60 square meters for every 12 units or fraction.

b) Two classrooms of 45 square meters, one for the areas of "Music" and "Plastic" and another for the area of "Informatics", in the case of Centers with less than 12 units.

If the Center has 12 or more units it will have three classrooms of 45 square meters each for the areas of "Music", "Plastic" and "Informatics".

c) An Experimental Science Laboratory of 40 square meters per 12 units or fraction.

d) A library of 40 square meters.

e) A playground.

f) A 200-square-meter indoor sports space.

2. In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, and in the case of the same building or school grounds, a Primary Education Centre and a Centre for Compulsory and/or Baccalaureate Secondary Education shall be taken into account:

(a) The library, the playground, the gym or covered sports space, the toilets and sanitary services, the management offices, the Secretariat and the Teachers ' Room are considered to be common facilities.

b) The laboratories and the Classroom of High School Informatics cover the requirement of the laboratory of Experimental Sciences and space for the area of "Informatics" for compulsory secondary education.

(c) If the same Centre is provided with compulsory secondary education and secondary education, as a result of the conversion of a Basic General Education Centre and one of Unified and Polivalent Baccalaureate, the gym or sports facilities required of both to obtain their final authorisation or classification satisfy the requirement of the covered sports space referred to in point (f) of the previous paragraph.

3. Second-degree vocational training centres, classified as being approved for the entry into force of this Royal Decree, may be authorised to provide Baccalaureate if they meet the requirements laid down in Article 26 with the following: exceptions:

a) A 200 square meter gym.

b) A playground.

Fifth.

1. Educational Centres which extend to children under six years of age who are not authorised as pre-school education centres have obtained authorisation or licence for their operation under the legislation prior to the Organic Law 1/1990, From 3 October, the General Management of the Educational System, will have a period of ten years, starting from the entry into force of the Law to conform to the minimum requirements mentioned in this Royal Decree for the Education Centers Children.

2. Private schools of pre-school education which, at the entry into force of this Royal Decree, do not have a definitive authorisation or classification shall have the period referred to in the preceding paragraph in order to comply with the minimum requirements which are now established for the Children's Education Centers.

3. Also, within the given time limit, Pre-School Education Centres that have a definitive authorisation for one or two units will have to complete the units needed to deliver the second full cycle of Child Education.

4. The private centres of basic general education and vocational training of a first grade which do not have a permanent authorisation or classification, as well as the private centres of Baccalaureate or Vocational Training of a second grade, classified as Free or entitled, they shall have until the beginning of the course 1995/1996, in order to comply with the minimum requirements laid down in this Royal Decree.

As long as the adjustments referred to in the preceding paragraph are not made, and up to the date indicated, the Centers may exclusively impart the teachings for which they are authorized, except for the Centers of Basic General Education, which will be able to teach these teachings, and in addition to Primary Education. All this is done in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 826/1991 of 14 June, which approves the timetable for the implementation of the new Education System Management.

5. On the expiry of the period referred to in the preceding paragraph, the centres which have not obtained definitive authorization shall no longer have the status of approved centres for the provision of lessons in law 1/1990 of 3 October 1990. General Management of the Educational System.

However, the educational administration may authorize the progressive extinction of the authorization, when the need for schooling so advises.

6. The Centers provisionally authorized to exclusively impart the course of University Orientation may continue to impart these teachings to their extinction.

7. The Centers referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall operate with a number of units which in no case exceed the authorised number, according to the corresponding authorisation or classification orders.

Sixth.

The approvals granted to the Centers under the provisions of Articles 35 and 36 of Royal Decree 707/1976 of 5 March on the Management of Vocational Training will be maintained until the end of the 1997/1998 course.

Seventh.

1. The Basic General Education and Vocational Training Centres with the approval or final classification and the Baccalaureate Centres from subsidiary sections classified as approved may be authorised provisionally, for the purposes of schooling, to provide the following lessons, if they meet the conditions which are also expressed:

(a) Basic General Education Centers: In addition to the teachings provided for in the third transitional provision of this Royal Decree, first cycle of compulsory secondary education, with the following conditions:

Dispose of the following facilities:

One classroom per one-meter and half-square-per-pupil Secondary Education unit, which will have at least 30 square meters.

An Experimental Science lab of 40 square meters per eight units or fraction.

A workshop room of 60 square meters for every eight units or fraction.

Dispose of teachers with required qualifications, as provided for in Article 28 and in the transitional provision novena of this Royal Decree.

The number of units dedicated to compulsory secondary education shall be in proportion to that of units intended for primary education to ensure care for educational needs and shall be at least two.

In no case, the number of units that, between Primary Education and Secondary Education, operate in the Center may exceed the number of units authorized to the entry into force of this Royal Decree.

b) First-degree vocational training centres: In addition to the lessons mentioned in the transitional provision third of this Royal Decree, second cycle of compulsory secondary education, with the following: conditions:

Dispose of the following facilities:

One classroom per one-meter and half-square-per-pupil Secondary Education unit, which will have at least 30 square meters.

A 40-square-meter Experimental Science lab for every four units or fraction.

A workshop room of 60 square meters for every four units or fraction.

A 20-square-meter room for unbending.

Dispose of teachers with required qualifications, as provided for in Article 28 of this Royal Decree.

The number of units dedicated to Mandatory Secondary Education will be at least two.

In no case shall the number of units which, between Secondary Education and medium-grade training cycles, operate in the Centre may exceed the number of units authorised for the entry into force of this Royal Decree.

First-degree vocational training sections authorised in the centres with definitive authorisation or classification may obtain the provisional authorisation referred to in this paragraph provided that they satisfy the requirements laid down in this Article. which is set out in the.

(c) Baccalaureate centres from former subsidiary sections: In addition to the lessons mentioned in the transitional provision third of this Royal Decree, second cycle of compulsory secondary education, with the conditions set out in point (b) above.

2. The authorization shall be granted only for the purposes of schooling in accordance with the procedure laid down by law on a provisional basis. These authorisations shall be granted for one or two years, in the case of the first or second cycle of compulsory secondary education and shall be extended year by year while the needs for schooling are maintained.

3. The provisional authorisation may be extended until the end of the 1998/1999 school year.

4. Basic General Education Centres with final approval or classification which are not financed by public funds may be authorised to carry out the first cycle of compulsory secondary education under the conditions laid down in the Paragraph 1 (a) of this transitional provision. In this case, the authorisation shall be provisional and shall be granted for a maximum of one year until the end of the academic year 1995/1996.

Eighth.

1. The staff who since the entry into force of the Organic Law 1/1990, of 3 October, of General Management of the Educational System, provide services of uninterrupted form in the Centers referred to the transitional provision fifth, 1, of this Royal A decree, without sufficient qualifications, shall have a period of 10 years from the date of entry into force of that Law in order to obtain such a degree. During this period, the indicated staff will be able to continue to perform their current job.

2. Who, finding themselves in the situation described in the previous paragraph, have obtained, prior to the entry into force of this Royal Decree, an accreditation of the competent Educational Administration which expressly enables them to Educators of children up to three years of age will be able to continue providing services with an indefinite nature in the first cycle of child education.

Ninth.

1. What is established in this Royal Decree regarding the qualification requirements for the provision of the various educational levels will not affect the teachers who are providing their services in private teaching centres under the provisions of the provisions of the in the current legislation in relation to the places they are occupying. This is without prejudice to the provisions of the previous transitional provision.

2. According to the teachings established by the Organic Law 1/1990 of 3 October, of General Ordination of the Educational System, the vacant places must be filled with teachers who meet the established requirements. However, until 1997, vacancies in the first cycle of compulsory secondary education may continue to be filled by teachers.

3. The requirement laid down in Article 29 (2) of this Royal Decree must be met during the period provided for in Royal Decree 826/1991 of 14 June 1991 on the implementation of the new system of the system of education and training, for the general implementation of Secondary Education.

FINAL PROVISIONS

First.

1. The following rules will be repealed at the entry into force of this Royal Decree:

Order of 19 June 1971 on the classification and transformation of the current teaching centres.

Order of December 30, 1971, on requirements for transformation and classification of Centers.

Order of 31 July 1974, which regulates the processing of the processing and classification files of the first and second degree vocational training centres.

Order of 14 August 1975, approving the needs programme for the drafting of first and second degree vocational training centres.

Order of 14 August 1975, approving the needs programmes for the drafting of Basic and Baccalaureate General Education Centres.

Order of May 8, 1978, regulating the classification of non-state Baccalaureate Centers.

Order of 22 May 1978 on the setting of needs programmes for Non-State Centres for Pre-School Education and Basic General Education.

2. As soon as this Royal Decree is concerned, Chapter V of Royal Decree 707/1976 of 5 March on the Management of Vocational Training will be repealed.

3. Likewise, the provisions of equal or lower rank shall be repealed as opposed to the provisions of this Royal Decree.

Second.

This Royal Decree shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the State".

Given in Madrid on June 14, 1991.

JOHN CARLOS R.

The Minister of Education and Science,

JAVIER SOLANA MADARIAGA