Out of 1,146 qualified candidates for Secondary Education, only 213 have passed the first test, a significantly lower percentage than the 32.5% for the Teachers Corps and 51.7% for Music and Performing Arts. The call for Secondary Education offers 192 positions.
In total, the Department of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands convened 944 positions for various teaching bodies, including Teachers, Secondary Education, Official Language Schools, Plastic Arts and Design Schools, Conservatories, and Singular Vocational Training Sectors, with an expected 8,235 applicants.
Data managed by the area led by Poli Suárez indicates that 1,250 applicants attended the presentation event for Secondary Education, and 1,062 submitted their teaching program. After the correction of the first exercise, 1,146 candidates were evaluated, with 213 obtaining a passing grade.
There are notable differences between specialties. Audiovisual Media leads with 48% of successful candidates, followed by Machine Machining and Maintenance (40%) and Welding (36.4%). Other specialties such as Image and Sound Techniques and Procedures (34.9%) and Electronic Equipment (32.6%) also exceed 30%.
At the opposite end are specialties like Sculpture (8.3%), Agricultural Production Processes and Spanish for Foreigners (both with 11%), Clinical Diagnostic Processes and Orthoprosthetic Products (12.2%), and Analysis and Industrial Chemistry (12.8%). Administrative Management Processes had the highest number of qualified applicants (247), of whom 16.6% passed the test.
The Teachers Corps, which concentrates the largest offer with 686 positions, shows better results, with a 32.5% pass rate (1,770 out of 5,448 evaluated applicants). Music (47.6%), Hearing and Language (45.6%), and Foreign Language: French (39.7%) stand out in this body.
The Music and Performing Arts Corps records the highest percentage of successful candidates, with 51.7% (62 out of 120 evaluated). Specialties such as Harp (100%), Keyboard and Choir (80%), and Saxophone (77.8%) achieved high pass rates.
“"The results are very similar to the previous call. In general, the number of successful candidates is not very high, but we expect to fill most of the positions."
Mónica Ramírez, Director General of Personnel and Teacher Training, stated that the results are similar to previous calls and expressed confidence in filling most positions, recalling that some posts remained vacant in 2025. She advocated for the necessity of convening selection processes to replace the approximately 1,000 teachers who retire annually, in compliance with the Basic Statute of Public Employees.
Ramírez also pointed out that the current model for accessing public teaching positions is "eminently memorization-based and eliminatory," and called for a new system that better meets current demands. She acknowledged difficulties in incorporating teachers in specialties requiring engineering degrees due to high demand from the private sector, for which open employment lists are maintained, and in some cases, appointments have been made without requiring a Master's in Teacher Training.
“"There are almost a third of successful candidates."
Patricia Herrera, president of Tribunal Number 1 for Therapeutic Pedagogy in Gran Canaria, positively assessed the 29.9% pass rate in her specialty, indicating that the second phase is still provisional and the 120 offered positions will be filled, with approximately 47 candidates passing without securing a place.
The opposition phase consists of two tests: a written exam (development of a topic and resolution of a practical case) and an oral presentation. Common errors in the first test include not studying the entire syllabus, failures in the practical case due to a lack of professional skills, and not mastering the regulations or the chosen topic. Tribunals work with objective and public rubrics to improve transparency and consistency of criteria.
As a novelty, candidates can obtain a copy of their written exercises after public reading and review their exam with the tribunal if they disagree with the grade received.
