← Back to the rankingIstituto di Istruzione Superiore «Andrea Bafile»
L Aquila, Italy · est. 1934 · State
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The Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Andrea Bafile" in L'Aquila is a state upper secondary school that in 2013 merged the liceo scientifico "A. Bafile", founded in 1934, with the liceo artistico "Fulvio Muzi", heir to the city's Istituto Statale d'Arte of the 1950s. There are 1287 students in 65 classes, on average 19 per class. The liceo scientifico runs a standard track, the opzione scienze applicate, a sports track and two Cambridge tracks (Liceo Scientifico Internazionale): in these mathematics, physics, biology and computer science are taught in English for one hour a week each, English is reinforced with native speakers, and students sit Cambridge IGCSE exams. From grade 3 students can take a biology course with a biomedical focus run with the medical association. The liceo artistico offers arti figurative, audiovisivo e multimediale, and architettura e ambiente. The main language of instruction is Italian.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Class size
on average 19 students per class
About the fees Tuition at the state liceo is free, with admission through the state procedure; the school lists the cost of placements in English schools for the Cambridge track without an amount.
Admissions Admission to grade 1 follows the state Iscrizioni online procedure after finishing scuola secondaria di primo grado, within the period set by the annual circular, usually from November; the school holds open days in December and January. Each of the two Cambridge tracks takes one class: if there are more than 24 applicants, an entrance test of up to 120 minutes is held in May in Italian (reading comprehension), mathematics (middle school syllabus) and English (reading, use of English and listening at A2/B1). In case of a tie, priority goes to students from international classes of the city's "Eagle's around the World" network, then to the better English score. The site does not write separately about admitting foreign students; the PTOF only notes that students of foreign origin sometimes find it hard to settle in.
Stages and year groups 65 classes. Five-year licei of the Italian curriculum ending with the esame di Stato: liceo scientifico (standard, opzione scienze applicate, sportivo, two Cambridge versions based on the standard and the scienze applicate tracks; an optional biomedical biology course in grades 3-5) and the liceo artistico "Fulvio Muzi" (arti figurative, audiovisivo e multimediale, architettura e ambiente). Cambridge: in the Cambridge tracks Mathematics, Physics, Natural sciences (biology) and Computer science are taught in English for one hour a week each by native speakers and Italian teachers with language certificates, with 5 hours of English in grades 1-2 and 4 hours in grades 3-5; according to the PTOF, IGCSE exams are compulsory in Mathematics in grade 2, English as a Second Language in grade 3, and Biology and Physics in grade 4, with IGCSE Computer Science optional at the start of grade 3. From grade 2 placements in English schools on IGCSE subjects are possible. The school separately prepares for Cambridge English and Trinity language exams.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. Two Cambridge streams of the liceo scientifico teach maths, physics, biology and computing in English for an hour a week each, with IGCSE exams in Maths, ESL, Biology and Physics in years 2-4.
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: IGCSE (ages 14-16). 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.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
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
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio · Makerspace
Campus: Both licei share one building on Via Acquasanta in the Colle Sapone school campus in L'Aquila, near urban and suburban bus stops, with a large car park. According to the PTOF the school has 12 internet-connected labs: two physics, two computer, two multimedia, a science lab, a STEM lab and four art studios for the liceo artistico; a library, a main hall, a gym (a second is under construction), 80 computers and tablets in the labs, interactive whiteboards or touchscreen monitors in every classroom, and fibre internet. The building is accessible for people with disabilities, and transport is provided for students with disabilities. It is a day school.
Clubs and activities: Physics Championships · Mathematics Olympiad · Chemistry Games · Italian Olympiad in Informatics · Certamen Dantesco and Certamen Sallustianum · Theatre in English · Classics on Stage · The Art of Chess · WeDebate · School Library Project · Discover STEM with Lego Prime · History of Rock
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
The school reports 65 classes for 1287 students, on average 19 students per class. Cambridge track subjects are taught by native speakers and Italian teachers with certified English. For each IGCSE certificate obtained the school credits 45 hours of PCTO work experience.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The PTOF includes education in responsible social media use and the prevention of all forms of bullying, including cyberbullying. The home page links to the AscoltaMI support service. The building is described as safe and accessible for people with disabilities.
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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 data55 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 data80 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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