← Back to the rankingLiceo Scientifico Statale Giovanni Vailati
Genzano Di Roma, Italy · est. 1972 · State
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Liceo Vailati is a state scientific liceo in Genzano di Roma, in the Castelli Romani south of Rome. It opened in 1972 as a branch of a liceo in Velletri, became independent in 1975 and since 1984 has occupied the building on Via Achille Grandi; there are two further branches. It has 903 students in 45 classes and 88 teachers. Tracks: the traditional scientific liceo, the applied sciences scientific liceo, a section with advanced English up to C1, a Cambridge IGCSE section, and robotics and coding and biotechnology strands. Lessons are in Italian. Since 2020 the school has been a recognised Cambridge International School: in section C extra English hours follow the IGCSE English as a Second Language syllabus with an exam after year 3, and students from different sections can choose to study biology, chemistry and business in English on IGCSE syllabuses, with some hours counted as work-based learning with the University of Tor Vergata. Cambridge courses are paid for by families. The school takes part in Model United Nations in Rome and New York, Erasmus+, science competitions and theatre projects.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Students per teacher
about 10 students per teacher
About the fees The school is state-run and tuition is free. Cambridge courses are paid for by families: for 2026-2027 IGCSE English as a Second Language in section C costs 250 EUR a year (300 EUR in one document), IGCSE courses in biology, chemistry and business 350 EUR per subject, two subjects 550 EUR; students of the C1 and Cambridge sections pay 250 EUR for an additional subject and 150 EUR for a third. The price covers a native-speaker teacher or a teacher with a C1-C2 certificate, the Cambridge exam fee, a textbook and access to digital resources. The school is also funded by the families' contributo volontario, whose amount is given on the site without a figure.
Admissions Enrolment in year 1 is through the national Iscrizioni online procedure; the C1 section and the Cambridge IGCSE section are chosen at enrolment. IGCSE courses in biology, chemistry and business require at least B1 English, and biology also a mark of at least 7 in biology. The school accepts foreign students: according to the PTOF those with limited Italian receive Italian as a second language support in class and in open groups.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-5 scuola secondaria di secondo grado. Five-year liceo scientifico on the Italian curriculum ending with the esame di Stato. Tracks: liceo scientifico ordinamentale, liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate, section A Cambridge English C1 (Language and communication L2-C1, 3 hours a week in years 1-2, preparation for the CAE exam), section C Cambridge International IGCSE, and the Robotica e coding and Biotecnologie strands. Section C adds 1.5 hours a week of English on the IGCSE English as a Second Language syllabus in years 1-3, with the IGCSE exam; the week is 28.5 hours in years 1-2 and 31.5 hours in year 3. Optional for students from different sections: IGCSE Biology (years 2-4, exam at the start of year 5), IGCSE Chemistry (two years from year 3-4) and IGCSE Business Studies (two years from year 2-3), with Cambridge exams; the biology and business courses count as work-based learning hours (FSL) with the University of Tor Vergata.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. Section C of the science lyceum adds IGCSE English as a Second Language in years 1-3, and students from any section can opt for IGCSE Biology, Chemistry or Business Studies.
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: Makerspace
Clubs and activities: IMUN Rome - MUNER New York · Erasmus+ (international exchanges) · Colloqui Fiorentini (literature competition) · Masters of Performing Arts · Castelli at the Cinema · Asimov Prize · Newspaper in the Classroom · Students' Infiorata (flower carpet festival) · Vailati Art Space · Martial Arts · IBM SkillsBuild · Bioinformando (bioinformatics) · From Yasmine to Kampala (charity)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
According to the PTOF the school has 88 teachers; the staff is stable, with teachers specially trained in inclusion and a psychologist. IGCSE courses are taught by native speakers or teachers with a C1-C2 English certificate; the Business Studies course is taught by a lecturer from the University of Tor Vergata.
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 CIC counselling service: an external psychologist is available to students and teachers two days a week; there is a support desk for students with special educational needs, and the psychologist meets families of first-year students.
Reviews
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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 data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 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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