← Back to the rankingIstituto di Istruzione Superiore Ettore Majorana
Turin, Italy · est. 1972 · State
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Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Ettore Majorana is a state upper secondary school in the Mirafiori Nord district of Turin. It grew out of the VII Liceo Scientifico, opened in September 1972; in 1998 the liceo merged with a technical commercial institute, and since 2004 the school has used two buildings on Via Frattini and Corso Tazzoli. It offers the liceo scientifico (including enhanced mathematics and digital options), the liceo scientifico with applied sciences, a technical business institute with finance and marketing, international marketing and information systems tracks, and evening courses for adults. Since the 2018-2019 school year the liceo scientifico has had a Cambridge international section, and since 2022-2023 the applied sciences track too: four subjects follow Cambridge IGCSE and AS syllabuses in English within normal hours. Exams start at the end of year 3 and are optional. Other subjects are taught in Italian and the final qualification is the Italian maturità. The school reports 1239 students in 59 classes and 122 teachers.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish, Latin
Class size
On average 21 students per class.
About the fees Tuition at this state school is free. When confirming enrolment for the 2026-2027 school year, families pay a contribution of 125 euro, of which 25 euro is compulsory (insurance and administrative costs), 105 euro for siblings. For Cambridge section students the contribution is 275 euro (255 euro for siblings). The amount is tax deductible.
Admissions Year 1 enrolment is through the national Iscrizioni online platform. Cambridge sections admit students after a test of language and logical-mathematical skills held at the school on the first suitable Friday afternoon in May; families who chose the section at enrolment are notified by email. To complete enrolment families submit the middle school final exam certificate, a contribution receipt, the signed co-responsibility agreement and acceptance of school rules. Students with foreign citizenship attach a certified copy of their residence permit. Transfers into later years are also accepted.
Stages and year groups 59 classes. Liceo scientifico (standard, potenziato in matematica, digitale, Cambridge section C), liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate (including Cambridge section Cs), istituto tecnico settore economico (amministrazione finanza e marketing, relazioni internazionali per il marketing, sistemi informativi aziendali), evening and day courses for adults. Final exam: esame di Stato. Cambridge: in the liceo scientifico section IGCSE English as a Second Language, Physics, Mathematics and Art & Design, in the scienze applicate section English as a Second Language, Biology, Mathematics and ICT; the PTOF also mentions Physics AS. Subjects are taught within normal hours, exams start at the end of year 3 and are optional; years 3-4 of Cambridge sections spend a week in an English-speaking country in September on a course in the exam subjects. There is also a four-year enhanced languages programme (one extra hour a week).
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level. Cambridge sections: IGCSE English as a Second Language, Physics, Mathematics and Art & Design in the science liceo; ESL, Biology, Mathematics and ICT in applied sciences; plus AS Physics.
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), A-Level (ages 16-18). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
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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: Sports ground or field · Makerspace
Campus: Two buildings in the Mirafiori Nord district. The school has 13 internet-connected labs: two chemistry, three computer, a language lab, a music lab, a science lab, a RoboLab and two for individual support; 35 subject rooms furnished by department; a digital library, two assembly halls, four gyms and a five-a-side pitch, with yards by the gyms equipped for basketball, volleyball and long jump. All classrooms have interactive touch panels; the school has about 680 PCs and tablets and 10 mobile carts. Labs are open to students of all tracks via online booking. Transport is available for students with disabilities.
Clubs and activities: Enhanced Languages Programme · French, Spanish and German Courses · Cambridge Certification Courses · Verda Majorano (Esperanto meetings) · Shakespearean Theatre at School · Language Trip with Work Experience · Erasmus+ · Enhanced English Programme (technical institute)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers122
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The school has 122 teachers and 36 technical and administrative staff; the school notes that staff turnover is high. Cambridge section subjects are taught in English by school teachers.
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 policy
The school has a protocol to prevent and counter bullying and cyberbullying. Families sign a co-responsibility agreement; where needed the school accepts a declaration on medication and the child's health. Transport is available for students with disabilities, and tutoring and individual support for those falling behind.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)85 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 data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 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.
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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