← Back to the rankingIstituto Italiano Statale Omnicomprensivo di Atene
Athens, Greece · est. 1956 · Private
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Istituto Italiano Statale Omnicomprensivo di Atene (Scuola Italiana di Atene) is the only Italian school in Greece, a non-profit state school of the Italian Foreign Ministry. An Italian primary school existed in Athens as early as 1890; the present school was founded in 1956 under a Greek-Italian agreement, the state middle school opened in 1962 and the scientific liceo in 1971; a Greek section operated until 2015. In 2026 the school celebrated 70 years. It now has a primary school (5 classes), a middle school (3 classes) and a four-year scientific liceo (4 classes); a paritaria kindergarten operates in the same building. Students are mainly Italian, Greek and Albanian. The language of instruction is Italian; Modern Greek is taught 4-5 hours a week, English from primary school, Latin in the liceo and French as a project in the middle school. Most students complete the whole path from kindergarten to liceo.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $932–1 243 a year
825–1 100 EUR
Programmes
Italian programme
Languages of instruction
Italian
Languages taught
Greek, English, Latin, French
Registration fee
≈ $23
20 EUR
About the fees The mandatory tuition contribution for the 2025-2026 school year: primary and middle school 825 EUR per year, liceo 1100 EUR; a single payment by 21 March 2025 gave a 10% discount (742 and 990 EUR), otherwise three instalments. Sibling discounts are 10% for the second child, 20% for the third and 30% from the fourth, not cumulative. No fee schedule for 2026-2027 is on the site.
Admissions Admission to the first primary class and to intermediate classes follows an order of priority: children of Italian citizens serving in Italian institutions in Athens; Italian and Italian-Greek citizens who speak Italian; children who completed the Italian kindergarten of Athens; siblings of current students; Greek and foreign citizens who speak Italian; date of application; ties are drawn by lot. Italian Foreign Ministry staff have absolute priority. Children who do not speak Italian or come from non-Italian schools take a paid Italian test (20 EUR) or present a PLIDA, CELI or similar certificate; if the level is insufficient, the child takes a 150-hour Italian course during the year at the family's expense. Required levels: primary grades 1-2 A1-A2, grades 3-5 A2-B1, middle school B1-B2, liceo B2. Applications for 2025-2026 were accepted from 21 January to 21 March 2025; a birth certificate or passport, school reports and vaccination records are required.
Stages and year groups Italian levels currently offered: scuola primaria (5 classes, 29 hours a week), scuola secondaria di primo grado (3 classes, 30 hours), a four-year liceo scientifico (4 classes, 34-35 hours). The liceo ends with the esame di Stato, and graduates receive the Italian upper secondary diploma and the Europass supplement. Curricula are Italian, and every class includes Modern Greek language and culture (4-5 hours). There has been no Greek section since 2015. The kindergarten in the school building is a separate paritaria school.
Address Mitsaki 18, 111 41 Athína (Ano Patissia)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MAECIIt is an Italian state school abroad: Italy's foreign ministry names it on its list of state schools, and the curriculum and the diploma are Italian.
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MAECIItaly's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
An Italian school abroad: a state or paritaria school, the Italian curriculum, the esame di Stato exam and a diploma with the same legal value as in Italy.
What the badge means for this school. This is an Italian school abroad: it teaches the Italian curriculum, and Italy's foreign ministry names it on its list of state or paritarie schools - so Italy recognises its exams and diploma. The entry is not a quality inspection. Which stages are recognised and what the school charges are on this page and on the school's own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Italian school curriculum taught in Italian: scuola dell'infanzia, primaria, secondaria di primo grado (scuola media) and the liceo, ending with the state exam, the esame di Stato, and the Italian diploma.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Italian state: the school is an Italian state school abroad or a paritaria school, recognised by Italy. Exams follow Italian rules and the diploma has the same legal value as in Italy, giving access to Italian universities. The host country's curriculum usually runs alongside, and students receive two certificates.
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 hall
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: The school is housed in a building owned by the Apostolic Nunciature, for which the Italian Foreign Ministry pays rent. There are computer, physics and chemistry labs, a computerised library, an assembly hall and theatre with a large screen, a podcast studio, a gym and an outdoor court for volleyball, basketball and five-a-side football; every classroom has a PC and an interactive whiteboard. A paritaria Italian kindergarten operates in the same building. The primary school runs from 8:15 to 14:00, the middle school from 8:10 to 14:10 and the liceo from 8:10 to 15:10.
Clubs and activities: Theatre Workshop · Incanto Insieme School Choir · Model United Nations · Recreational Mathematics Workshop · Latin Translation Workshop · Creative Literature Workshop · Podcast: La voce degli studenti (student podcast) · School Sports Championships
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers37
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
According to the school plan 15 teachers are posted by the Italian Foreign Ministry (7 in primary, 3 in middle school, 5 in the liceo) and 22 are on local contracts (5, 8 and 9). There is a teacher training plan.
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 plan sets goals to prevent bullying, including cyberbullying, and discrimination, and develops inclusion of children with special needs. The evacuation plan, regulations and disciplinary code are published on the site.
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