← Back to the rankingLiceo Classico, Musicale e Coreutico Statale B. Zucchi
Monza, Italy · est. 1871 · State
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Liceo Classico, Musicale e Coreutico Statale B. Zucchi is a state upper secondary school (scuola statale) in the centre of Monza and one of the oldest schools in Lombardy: its history begins with the 1630 bequest of the scholar Bartolomeo Zucchi in favour of classical education, and it became a liceo within the public system in 1871. Besides the liceo classico (standard, or with enhanced English or a biomedical science focus), a music liceo has run since 2012, including a jazz track, and a dance liceo since September 2025. Since April 2017 the school has been Cambridge International: in the Cambridge section of the liceo classico, English and mathematics in years 1-2 follow Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses, and mathematics in years 3-4 follows the AS Level syllabus. Other lessons are in Italian. The school also offers an American dual diploma programme (online courses with an American school alongside the Italian one) and Erasmus+ exchanges. In 2025-2026, 836 students attended 38 classes.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
About the fees The school is state-run and tuition is free. On enrolment in the first year families pay a contribution: 150 EUR in the liceo classico, 200 EUR in the liceo musicale; in the Cambridge section a specific contribution of 350 EUR is added to the basic 150 EUR, in the biomedical section 150 EUR and in the enhanced English section 50 EUR. Cambridge exams are optional and paid separately; the school mentions their cost without an amount.
Admissions A state school: enrolment in the first year follows the national Iscrizioni online procedure in January. The Cambridge section admits one class of 27-28 students; if there are more applicants, an English test is held with no pass mark, used only for ranking; ties are broken by the average grade and the English and maths grades of the first term of the third year of middle school, language certificates and then a draw. Enrolment in the Cambridge section involves a separate family contribution. The PTOF notes that the share of students with non-Italian citizenship is the same as the average for comparable schools.
Stages and year groups 38 classes. Five-year programmes ending with the esame di Stato: liceo classico (standard, 27-31 hours a week; with enhanced English; with a biomedical focus; the Cambridge section), liceo musicale (including a jazz track) and liceo coreutico (since 2025-2026, so far only year 1). Cambridge (current rules from 2026-2027): only in the Cambridge section of the liceo classico - in years 1-2 IGCSE English as a Second Language (4 hours a week, with a native speaker for 25 hours a year, exam in June of year 2) and IGCSE Mathematics (4 hours a week, exam in October of year 3); in years 3-4 AS Level Mathematics (pure mathematics and mechanics) with an extra hour, and preparation for a C1 English exam (IELTS). Cambridge exams are optional and paid. The section has 29 hours a week in years 1-2, 32 in years 3-4 and 31 in year 5. There is a dual diploma programme: the Italian diploma plus an American high school diploma through online courses with an American school.
Address Piazza Trento e Trieste 6, 20900 Monza (liceo classico, Palazzo degli Studi); Via Marsala 16, Monza (liceo musicale); Via Marsala 22, Monza (liceo coreutico)
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. The Cambridge section of the classical liceo covers IGCSE English and Maths in years 1-2 and AS Level Mathematics in years 3-4; exams are optional and paid separately.
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 hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Theatre Workshops · Il Bartolomeo Student Newspaper · Classics and Philosophy Competitions · Jazz Band/Jazz Orchestra · Masterclasses and Concerts · Sports Activities, School Competitions and Tournaments · Cambridge Certification Courses
Summer programme away from campus: . The school runs no camp of its own on campus
In summer the school organises language trips to an English-speaking country under an agreement with an external organisation; for the Cambridge section such a trip is guaranteed.
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
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
A school counselling service (sportello psicologico) with a psychologist operates; there is a programme against bullying and cyberbullying with meetings for students, an e-policy on the use of digital technologies, an annual inclusion plan and rules on smartphone use.
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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 data65 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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