← Back to the rankingLicei Opera Sant'Alessandro
Bergamo, Italy · est. 2015 · Private
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Licei Opera Sant'Alessandro are Catholic paritaria lyceums of the Diocese of Bergamo in central Bergamo. They were formed in 2015 by merging the lyceums of the Collegio Vescovile and the Scuola Capitanio; the school traces its history to the classical lyceum founded by the diocese in 1846. Tracks: scientific and classical lyceums with an international profile, where up to 40% of subjects are taught in English, with economics (Business Studies) and lab courses added; a European language lyceum in two versions - modern languages (English, French, Spanish or German) and law and economics; and a human sciences lyceum with the economic and social option. The school is a Cambridge International School: students sit IGCSE exams at the school in subjects taught in English, and AS Level in the upper years. The language of instruction is Italian, with some subjects in English. Language lessons are co-taught with a native speaker, and the school prepares students for language certificates and runs exchanges, Erasmus+ placements and a year abroad.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish, Latin
Admissions There is no entrance selection: each candidate has a motivational interview to check interests and basic English; level A2 (KET) is desirable. According to the PTOF, as a paritaria school it accepts all students without any discrimination, including students with disabilities. The website does not address foreign students separately.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-5 liceo. Five-year lyceums following the Italian curriculum with the esame di Stato. Liceo Scientifico Internazionale and Liceo Classico Internazionale: the state scientific or classical curriculum (Latin and Ancient Greek in the classical one) plus Business Studies, lab hours and separate oral assessment hours (32 hours a week), with up to 40% of subjects in English; IGCSE from years 1-2 in subjects chosen by the class council (the website lists English as a Second Language, Business Studies, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Travel & Tourism), and AS Level in two-year cycle 2 in subjects of the track. Liceo Linguistico Europeo: the Linguistico Moderno track (three foreign languages, 47% of lessons in foreign languages, art history for five years, taught in English in years 3-5) and the Giuridico-Economico track (two foreign languages, 38.5% of lessons in foreign languages, law, economics and Latin for five years); since 2024-2025 both include English as a Second Language, Geography and from year 3 Travel & Tourism on Cambridge syllabuses in English; CLIL from year 3. Liceo delle Scienze Umane opzione economico-sociale: English with a native speaker, French, law and economics, with Storia e Geografia in years 1-2 on a Cambridge syllabus in English; the traditional human sciences lyceum runs only in years 3-5. IGCSE exams are held at the school and are optional; students of other tracks can prepare for them in afternoon courses.
Address Via G. Garibaldi 3, 24122 Bergamo
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. In the science and classical licei up to 40% of subjects are in English, with IGCSEs chosen by the class council and later AS Levels; the language liceo adds ESL, Geography and Travel and Tourism.
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.
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 hall
·Librarynot stated on the website
·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 lyceums are in the Collegio Vescovile building on via Garibaldi in Bergamo. There are three gyms and outdoor courts for football, basketball, volleyball and handball, also used after school; a 20-seat computer lab, a chemistry and science lab, an auditorium with more than 600 seats and a stage, and the Bernareggi hall for smaller meetings. All classrooms have a computer and screen, and students have free Wi-Fi. Lessons run from 7:55 to 14:15 with two breaks; oral assessments are grouped in separate slots at the end of the week.
Clubs and activities: Theatre at the Opera · Debate School · Juvenes Translatores · English Kangaroo · Creative Writing Workshop
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: Subjects in English are taught by native speakers and Italian teachers with certified language skills trained by Cambridge.
The teachers page names 56 teachers with their subjects, including the head (Coordinatore delle Attività Didattiche) and native English and French language assistants. All foreign language lessons are co-taught with a native speaker. According to the PTOF teachers take part in continuous professional development, and the school works with external experts.
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
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a psycho-pedagogical service with a school psychologist; it works with psychologists, psychotherapists, Caritas and eating disorder specialists, and uses external consultants on child protection. All schools of the foundation have adopted a manifesto against bullying and cyberbullying.
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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 data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data73 Value for money (6%) scored at the median79 "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 7 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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