← Back to the rankingLiceo Scientifico Statale «Federigo Enriques»
Livorno, Italy · est. 1923 · State
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Liceo Scientifico Statale «Federigo Enriques» is the first scientific liceo in Livorno, founded in 1923 as the physics and mathematics section of the Regio Istituto Nautico; it has carried the name of the mathematician and philosopher Federigo Enriques since 1957 and has been in its building on Via della Bassata since 1973. 1250 students attend in 54 classes. Teaching is in Italian, ending with the esame di Stato. Tracks: standard liceo scientifico, scienze applicate, sports, with architecture and design, with a biomedical profile, with Cambridge, and a language liceo in a European (English, Spanish, French) and an Oriental (English, Chinese, Spanish) version. The school has been Cambridge approved since the 2013-2014 school year: in the Cambridge classes students in years 1-2 take compulsory IGCSE courses in English as a second language and geography, with hours beyond the standard timetable, and in years 3-5 top students can choose to prepare for A Level exams in mathematics, physics or biology.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Latin
About the fees The school is a state school and tuition is free. In 2023 the school council set a voluntary family contribution (contributo volontario) of 110 euros a year for all tracks, 7 euros of which is compulsory insurance; in years 1-2 of the Cambridge track a further 80 euros is added for extra IGCSE preparation courses and Cambridge costs. The contribution is stated in the letter to families for the 2024-2025 school year.
Admissions Enrolment in the first year follows the state Iscrizioni online procedure (in 2026 from 13 January to 21 February) with the school code LIPS010002, the same for all tracks; a SPID or CIE digital identity is needed and the school office helps with enrolment. The Cambridge track is chosen at enrolment; the website publishes no selection rules for it. The A Level modules in years 3-5 are open to students with excellent results in the subject in years 1-2 and at least B2 English. Foreign students attend: according to ministry data they make up 2.1% of the scientific liceo and 4.6% of the language liceo; since the 2022-2023 school year there has been a reception protocol for newly arrived foreign students and Italian courses with trained teachers.
Stages and year groups Five-year licei ending with the esame di Stato: liceo scientifico (standard, with Cambridge, with architecture and design, with a biomedical profile), liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate, liceo scientifico ad indirizzo sportivo, and a liceo linguistico in European and Oriental versions, where from the 2026-2027 school year native speakers prepare students for B1-C1 language certificates. Cambridge: in the Cambridge track compulsory Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language and IGCSE Geography in years 1-2, plus preparation for Cambridge B1, B2 and C1 language exams from year 1 to year 4; optional preparation for A Level Mathematics, Physics or Biology in years 3-5, 40 hours a year each beyond the timetable. In years 1-2 the week is 2 hours longer (29 instead of 27), in years 3-4 one hour longer (31 instead of 30). IGCSE and A Level exams are taken at the school.
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 classes in the science lyceum take compulsory IGCSE English and Geography in years 1-2, then can opt for A Level Mathematics, Physics or Biology in years 3-5.
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 hall
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
Clubs and activities: Mathematics Championships · Natural Sciences Championships · Chemistry Games · Latin Competition · Logic Games · F1 in Schools Italy · Arduino · AutoCAD LT Course · ICDL (computer skills certification) · Film Club · Argentine Tango · Advanced Dungeon Headmasters · First Aid Olympiad · Life Drawing · School Instagram Account
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers103
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school has 103 teachers and 30 technical and administrative staff. The staff is stable: 75% of teachers have long experience; there is an inclusion department with support teachers. In years 1-2 of the scientific tracks English is taught with a native speaker; a Cambridge coordinator is responsible for the IGCSE programme and exams.
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 lead for preventing bullying and cyberbullying and an incident protocol, with prevention work alongside external partners. Through an anti-dropout project students have access to psychological counselling; there is philosophical counselling and reception protocols for students with special needs and for newly arrived foreign students.
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 data70 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.
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