My computer, a PC collapsed... I may get an apple i-mac or a mini. Is-it possible to switch?

I bought the CS5 education package by phone some time ago, when working in schools.
My computer collapsed and I am looking to get an apple i-mac or an apple mini to replace it. I want to know if my licence could be switched from a PC entiltement to a Mac one.
I am not willing to upgrade, just to swich my package to the new computer.
Thanks for your replies.
P.s. I have still the installation CDs, however I doubt they will work with apple devices as they were made for the PC...

The 24/7 support did answer to a part of the question, which answer matches what was said to me there.
When it came to "terms and conditions" about eventually guetting the CS6, they asked me to open a skype account to "help me install the software".
As I repeated that I wanted only to know the how and abouts, before choosing any computer, I didn’t get more news... This quiet, but stuborn opposition to put things clear through a classic good and printable e-mail drives me to Plan B. "Swap with a tier"... !
If I don’t get a proper answer in the next hours, they may have lost a buy...
Thanks for those who helped.

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