Seville Students Navigate New Era of Selectividad Exams

Seville Students Face New Selectividad Exams Seville, Spain – June 3, 2025 marked the start of the new Selectividad exams, renamed Pevau, under Spain's Lomloe education law. Diario de Sevilla captured student reactions outside an exam center. One student commented, "It's more different and more difficult than in other years because there are more topics to study and less choice." Another student expressed relief after the first exam, saying, "They're making it easier for us. In History and Philosophy, they asked things that were very predictable." A teacher from Colegio Claret noted the initial nervousness among students, but observed that their anxiety lessened as they completed the exam. The new exam format, implemented late in the school year, caused uncertainty, but the first day proceeded without major incident. The successful implementation of a new testing center in Espartinas to accommodate students from the Aljarafe region avoided potential transportation issues caused by the concurrent Romeria pilgrimage.