← Back to the rankingLiceo Scientifico Statale Filippo Masci
Chieti, Italy · est. 1923 · State
Illustration · Chieti
Liceo Scientifico Statale Filippo Masci in Chieti was founded in 1923 by royal decree after the Gentile reform; it now occupies a new building in the former Berardi barracks on Via Ferri. It has 712 students in 33 classes. Since the 2018-2019 school year it has run the Liceo Scientifico Internazionale Cambridge course: some subjects are partly taught in English, following British syllabuses, so that students can sit IGCSE exams. Per the PTOF, for students enrolling from 2026-2027 these are Cambridge IGCSE Biology, Maths and Physics. The school became a Cambridge International School after an inspection visit, and an Exam Officer runs the exams. The main language of instruction is Italian.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
About the fees Tuition at this state liceo is free, as in all Italian state schools.
Admissions The school writes that very few students are second-generation foreigners and even fewer have recently moved to Italy; there is a support desk for foreign students. Admission follows completion of lower secondary school (scuola secondaria di primo grado), through online enrolment on the Ministry of Education portal within the period announced each year by circular, usually in November.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-5 (liceo scientifico). Liceo scientifico and applied sciences option; Cambridge International enhancement, mathematics liceo (from 2026-2027, with the University of L'Aquila), biomedical and sports profiles. The Cambridge course since 2018-2019: the same subjects as the ordinary course, but in the first four years some core subjects have one hour a week co-taught with a native-speaker teacher. Subjects: for students enrolled up to 2022-2023 IGCSE Biology, Maths and Physics, in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Maths and Physics, from 2026-2027 again Biology, Maths and Physics. IGCSE exams from year 3, as each syllabus is completed; the course timetable differs by year of enrolment.
Address Via Ferdinando Ferri 3, 66100 Chieti
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE.
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). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
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 hallnot stated on the website
✓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: A single new building in the former Berardi barracks. Per the PTOF: 2 internet-connected labs, chemistry, physics, computing and language labs (physics and science still being equipped), a library, a gym in the nearby former art liceo building and an outdoor pitch; 33 interactive boards in classrooms and mechanical ventilation with air purification in the building.
Clubs and activities: Newspaper in the Classroom · Language Certificates · Computer Skills Certificates · Study Week in the UK · Language Study Trip to England or Ireland · Libera: Civic Engagement Projects · COLTIviamo un futuro verde (ecology) · School Sports Championships
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers55
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
According to the PTOF the school has 55 teachers with a stable staff; on average 21 students per class. A native-speaker teacher works in the Cambridge classes.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
There is a listening desk for school problems, psychological counselling with a professional, and support desks for foreign students and for students transferring from other schools.
Reviews
No reviews yet. The community rating counts towards the score once a school has five verified reviews - until then we do not show a zero, so as not to mislead.
Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 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.
The full methodology → Similar schools in the country