The School Financial Education Competition is an initiative under the Financial Education Plan
, that the Banco de España coordinates.
The School Financial Education Competition seeks to cultivate financial culture among young people in Spain.
It is held yearly for secondary education and intermediate vocational training students. To compete schools need to sign up to the School Financial Education Programme, which provides free teaching material to teachers of any subject and year who want to cover basic financial literacy in their classrooms.
The School Financial Education Competition is an initiative coordinated by the Banco de España, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business as coordinators of the Financial Education Plan.
Rounds of the competition
The competition involves a series of multiple-choice questions on economic and financial topics. There are three rounds:
- The online round in which all schools signed up to the School Financial Education Programme can participate.
- The semifinals day, where the teams that overcome the online round face off against each other.
- The Grand Final, where the two finalists go head-to-head in Financial Education Day’s main event.
Prizes
The prizes have changed over the years.
The winners and runners-up usually receive a certificate, a cash prize and a gift. In addition, the schools that reach the Grand Final receive a trophy and money for school supplies.
Past editions
Results in the youth category
- Winner: IES Río Cabe (Monforte de Lemos, Lugo)
- Runner-up: Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús (Ourense)
- Semi-finalists:
- Colegio Internacional Casa Azul (La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
- IES Alfonso X El Sabio (Murcia)
- IES Gregorio Prieto (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real)
- IES Ibáñez Martín (Lorca, Murcia)
- IES Pino Montano (Sevilla)
- IES Ramiro de Maeztu (Madrid)
Results in the cadet category
- Winner: Colegio Obradoiro (A Coruña)
- Runner-up: CPI Alcalde Xosé Pichel (San Roque, A Coruña)
- Semi-finalists:
- Colegio Santiago Apóstol (Narón, A Coruña)
- Colegio Santo Ángel (Palencia)
- IES Antares (Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid)
- IES Gregorio Prieto (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real)
- IES Luis Carrillo de Sotomayor (Baena, Córdoba)
- IES Tavernes Blanques (Tavernes Blanques, València)
Semifinals day
In the 2025-26 edition the semifinals were held at the Banco de España’s branch offices in Valladolid and Alicante.
The Grand Final of the 2025-26 edition was the main event of Financial Education Day held on 5 October at the Madrid Stock Exchange Palace.
Results in the youth category
- Winner: Colegio Alemán de Madrid (Madrid)
- Runner-up: Colegio El Prado (Madrid)
- Semi-finalists:
- Colegio Santo Ángel (Palencia)
- IES Aguilar y Eslava (Cabra, Córdoba)
- IES Alfonso X El Sabio (Murcia)
- IES Conde Lucanor (Peñafiel, Valladolid)
- IES Río Cabe (Monforte de Lemos, Lugo)
- Institut Josefina Castellví i Piulachs (Viladecans, Barcelona)
Results in the cadet category
- Winner: IES José Arencibia Gil (Telde, Las Palmas)
- Runner-up: Colegio Entreolivos (Dos Hermanas, Sevilla)
- Semi-finalists:
- Colegio Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Tarazona, Zaragoza)
- Colexio Sagrada Familia (A Espiñeira, Pontevedra)
- CPI Alcalde Xosé Pichel (San Roque, A Coruña)
- IES Elviña (A Coruña)
- IES Luis Carrillo de Sotomayor (Baena, Córdoba)
- IES Profesor Julio Pérez (Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid)
Semifinals day
In the 2024-25 edition the semifinals were held at the Banco de España’s branch offices in Seville and Valencia.
The Grand Final of the 2024-25 edition was the main event of Financial Education Day held on 6 October at the CNMV’s Barcelona headquarters.
Results
- Winner: Colegio Alemán de Madrid (Madrid)
- Runner-up: IES Luis Carrillo de Sotomayor (Baena, Córdoba)
- Semi-finalists:
- Colegio El Prado (Madrid)
- IES Julio Verne (Seville)
Semifinals day
In the 2023-24 edition the semifinals were held at the Banco de España’s branch offices in Bilbao and Zaragoza.
The Grand Final was the main event of Financial Education Day held on 7 October at the Banco de España’s Madrid headquarters.
