Highlands Institute is a Catholic paritaria school in the EUR district of Rome and part of the international Regnum Christi school network. It takes children from preschool to liceo: scuola dell'infanzia from age 3, scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo grado and two licei with an international track - the five-year Liceo Scientifico Internazionale and the four-year Liceo Linguistico Internazionale Quadriennale; it ends with the Italian esame di Stato. It follows the Italian national curriculum with a strong English component and Cambridge International programmes: more than 11 hours of English a week in preschool, 9 hours in primary (English and science on Cambridge programmes), English and science in English on Cambridge Lower Secondary in middle school with the Checkpoint exam in year 3, and in the licei some subjects taught in English on Cambridge IGCSE programmes. The scientific liceo has five years of Spanish and Latin, the language liceo Spanish and French, with some subjects taught in those languages. The school is a preparation centre for Cambridge English and Trinity exams, and in the final year students can take IELTS Academic at school. According to the school, more than 1000 students enrol each year.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 837–7 334 a year
5 167–6 492 EUR
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE · National programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
Spanish, French, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $418
370 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year, per year, in three instalments (30 September, 15 December, 15 March): full-day preschool 6215 EUR, primary 5167 EUR, middle school 5968 EUR, scientific and language licei 6492 EUR each. On top of tuition there is a supplementary services fee (amount not yet announced): books and materials including Cambridge, lunches on Mondays and Thursdays in primary and middle school, Trinity and Cambridge exams (Young Learners, KET, IGCSE in the licei), trips, guidance, the medical service, digital services and a technology fee. Discounts: for new enrolments 8% for the second child, 20% for the third, 50% for the fourth; for re-enrolment 10%, 25% and 50%; 4% for paying in full by 15 September 2026.
Admissions Admission steps: booking an introductory meeting through an online form, a meeting about the educational project and a school visit; the applicant is then invited to the school to assess their entry profile, the family is told the result and next steps; finally the family completes the paperwork with the administration and pays the registration fee. For preschool, enrolment follows a meeting with the coordinator, who assesses the child's readiness. All middle school applicants take a Cambridge English placement test (CEPT); all liceo applicants take the Cambridge Placement Test unless they hold a certificate at the required level; students below B2 are offered courses. Foreign students in primary and middle school can take an Italian as a second language course.
Stages and year groups The Italian national curriculum of a paritaria school (codes RM1A219005, RM1E212008, RM1M04200G, RMPS53500R, RMPLG55006 and RMPLA95002) with a Cambridge International programme. Scuola primaria: from year 1, Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language and Science (6 hours of English and 2 hours of science in English, plus technology in English), monitored with Cambridge Progression Tests. Scuola secondaria di primo grado: Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language (3 hours) and Science (2 hours in English) for all, and in year 3 geography half in English; in year 3 everyone takes Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English. Liceo Scientifico Internazionale: Cambridge IGCSE Biology, Geography, ICT, Global Perspectives and English as a Second Language taught in English, with IGCSE exams taken regularly (Geography at the end of year 2); five years of Spanish and Latin. Liceo Linguistico Internazionale Quadriennale (four years): English, Spanish and French, Cambridge certificates in Global Perspectives and English as a Second Language, Geography and Computer Science modules based on IGCSE without an exam, and elements of Latin. It ends with the esame di Stato; in the final year IELTS Academic at school. Cambridge English (Starters, Movers, Flyers, KET, PET, FCE) and Trinity language exams are separate from the Cambridge International programmes.
Address Viale della Scultura 15, 00144 Roma (EUR)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE · authorised programmeRed de Colegios Regnum Christi · school is part of the networkThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE. Every primary and middle school pupil takes Cambridge English and science, with English Checkpoint in year 3; the science liceo prepares IGCSE biology, geography, ICT, Global Perspectives and English.
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
CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: Primary (ages 5-11), Lower Secondary (ages 11-14), IGCSE (ages 14-16). Primary is the primary stage, ages 5 to 11: English, mathematics and science to Cambridge syllabuses. At the end of the stage a school may run the optional Checkpoint test, which is marked in Cambridge. Lower Secondary is the middle stage, ages 11 to 14, with the same optional Checkpoint test at the end. IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Red de Colegios Regnum Christischool network
A Catholic school network of the Regnum Christi movement and the Legionarios de Cristo congregation. The international site of the network names a presence in 19 countries, including Argentina; the site of the movement in Argentina lists five educational centres. The Mexican part of the network goes under the name Semper Altius and names 56 colleges in 25 states of Mexico. The number of schools across the whole international network and the year of its foundation are not given on the network's own pages. NOTE ON THE NAME: the Cognia register records this school under the system "Semper Altius Network of Schools", while the network in Argentina does not call itself that - there it is Red de Colegios Regnum Christi.
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
Exam results According to the school, 89% of English exams are passed. The school does not publish IGCSE, Checkpoint or esame di Stato results by year.
Facilities from the school's official website
✓Swimming pool
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Supervised Study · Italian for Foreigners Workshop · Art and Emotions Studio · Play and Learn · Piano · Highlands Children's Choir · IT Lab - Innovation & Technology · Chess at School · Club NET (club for primary pupils) · ECyD Club (Regnum Christi youth club) · Debate · Model United Nations
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: All English teachers are native speakers or have equivalent (C2) proficiency and are qualified to teach.
The school is led by a rector, a consecrated member of Regnum Christi, and each level has its own coordinator. There are separate departments for English, technology, school psychology, integral formation and institutional relations; a lab technician works in the science lab. Chaplains are priests of the Legionaries of Christ. The psychology department is led by a psychotherapist who lectures at the European University of Rome.
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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The Ambienti sicuri programme follows Regnum Christi guidelines: codes of conduct for staff, students and volunteers, regular staff training on recognising and preventing risks, an independent safe environment officer, a dedicated reporting address and a procedure including referral to the police or prosecutor within 48 hours. The school psychology department runs emotional education, bullying and cyberbullying prevention and digital citizenship programmes and an open counselling service for students, parents and staff. A medical room with a doctor is open in the mornings.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data80 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.
The score is counted from 8 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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