← Back to the rankingH-FARM International School Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy · est. 2000 · Private
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H-FARM International School Vicenza is an IB international school for ages 2 to 18 in central Vicenza. It grew out of the Little English School, founded in 2000 in the historic centre; in 2018 the school joined the H-FARM International School network and moved into the old city seminary. Today it is the only school in the Vicenza, Verona and Padua area offering the full IB continuum: the Primary Years Programme from early years, the Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. The main language of instruction is English; Italian is taught as language and literature or as a foreign language for non-Italians, and Spanish is a third language for all. Most students are Italian, but children of many nationalities attend. According to the school, 100% of students pass the IB Diploma with an average score of 31.8, 86% enter their first-choice university and 73.7% earn a bilingual diploma.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $11 501–19 160 a year
10 180–16 960 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Italian, Spanish
Class size
In the Pre-Nursery group there is one educator for six children; the school does not give sizes for other classes.
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year, per year (Tuition Fee): Pre-Nursery, Nursery 1-2 and Reception 10180 EUR, PYP 1 12120 EUR, PYP 2 12290 EUR, PYP 3-5 12640 EUR, MYP 1 12610 EUR, MYP 2-3 13510 EUR, MYP 4-5 14860 EUR, DP 1 15960 EUR, DP 2 16960 EUR. Fees include lunch and snack, insurance, digital device and software maintenance, after-school care in early years, PYP textbooks and a uniform kit for new students. Discounts: 2.5% for paying the year in full, 10% for the second child and 15% for the third.
Admissions Enrolment is possible at any time of year if places are available. From grade 1 of primary to year 3 of middle school there is no entrance exam that could prevent admission; from MYP1 English is assessed to decide whether language support is needed (A2 preferred for MYP1-3 and B1 for MYP4-5). From the first year of high school (MYP4) applicants take English and maths tests, followed by an interview with the head of programme. Steps: getting to know the school and meeting the admissions office or attending an open day, interview, online registration. The admissions policy promises to accept children without discrimination of gender, race, religion or nationality; the admissions committee decides on acceptance and placement. The school helps families with transfer paperwork. Primary children without English or Italian get paid language support; in middle school the language course is included.
Stages and year groups The full IB continuum: the Primary Years Programme - the Early Years Unit (Explorers and Adventurers 2-4, Navigators 4-5, Inventors 5-6; inspired by Reggio Emilia) and PYP 1-5 for ages 6-10; the Middle Years Programme 1-5 for ages 11-16 (MYP 1-3 corresponds to scuola media, 40 lessons a week; MYP 4-5 adds electives such as economics and business and the Personal Project); the Diploma Programme in the last two years (grades 11-12): six subjects, three at higher and three at standard level, Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, CAS. According to the site, the PYP has been offered since 2008, the MYP since 2016 and the DP since 2022. At the end of PYP5 students take the Italian primary school exam (100% have passed since the school was founded); after MYP3 they may take the terza media exam as external candidates at a state school. The Diploma Programme is recognised by the Ministry of Education for entry to Italian universities.
Address Borgo Santa Lucia 51, 36100 Vicenza (VI)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeCIS · listed in the registry with no status grantedNord Anglia Education · school is part of the networkThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. CIS lists the school as a Prospect: the first step towards CIS, not an accreditation.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →CISCouncil of International Schools
It accredits international schools and is a paying association at the same time. It examines governance and ownership, the curriculum, teaching, student wellbeing, staff and premises; a team of volunteers from other CIS accredited schools visits the school. Membership and accreditation are different things here, and schools confuse them more often than anything else.
What the badge means for this school. The school appears in the organisation's directory, but the organisation has granted it no status at all. At the Council of International Schools such an entry is called a Prospect and means a potential client in their system: the school may have made an enquiry, may have been added from outside, or may not know about the entry at all - on the websites of three such schools out of five the organisation is not mentioned once. An entry like this brings a school into the ranking but scores the minimum on that criterion, exactly as membership and candidacy do. It is neither an accreditation nor candidacy, and it says nothing about the quality of the school. The entry stands in the organisation's open directory, and no status stands behind it there.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Nord Anglia Educationschool network
A group of international schools of the full cycle, day and boarding. The numbers on its site diverge: the "About Nord Anglia" page speaks of 89 schools in 37 countries, the "Our schools" and "Our global network" pages - of 90, the "All schools" page - of "90+"; pupils are more than 100,000 everywhere. Whether the group owns the schools, manages them under contract or gives its methodology under licence is not said on its pages. The year of foundation and the country of registration are not named there.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Average IB score
31.8 (world average 30.88)
Exam results The school publishes IB Diploma results without a year: a 100% pass rate, an average score of 31.8, an average core score of 1.68, 86% admitted to their first-choice university and 73.7% earning a bilingual diploma. In 2016-2026 all students passed the terza media exam as external candidates, with an average grade of 8 against a national 7.2.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio · Playground
Campus: The school is in the building of the city's old seminary near the historic centre of Vicenza. The recently refurbished primary school with an art studio is on the second floor, middle and high school with a study area and library on the third, and labs in the basement. There is a new canteen (meals cooked on site), an IT room with iMacs, two science labs for MYP and DP, a music room, two language support rooms, a large gym, libraries for PYP and for MYP/DP, an Italian room and a design workshop. Primary classrooms open directly onto the garden; outside there is a synthetic grass play area and a park with football goals. An air recirculation system is installed. Children are welcomed from 7:45-8:00, after-school care runs until 17:00-18:00, and a school bus runs from Venice, Mestre and Treviso.
Clubs and activities: Baby Club · Rugbytots · Cooking Club · Mini Basketball · Tennis Club · Drama Club · Robotics · Choir · Fencing Club · Swimming Lesson · Gymnathlon · Art Club · Rock Band Club · Basketball Club · Study Hour
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
Each early years group has a native English teacher and a bilingual assistant; in primary the homeroom teacher is a native English speaker. An external psychomotor specialist works with preschoolers weekly. The SEN team supports children with mild learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD). All staff speak English and most are also fluent in Italian. The site presents the leadership and teachers by name; university guidance helps with UCAS and Common App applications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
On its policies page the school publishes its 2026-2027 child safeguarding and protection policy, as well as admissions, academic integrity, language, inclusion and assessment policies. The buildings have an air recirculation system; staff receive and hand over children before and after school, and an assistant accompanies younger children on the bus.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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