← Back to the rankingLiceo Scientifico «Leonardo da Vinci»
Reggio Calabria, Italy · est. 1924 · State
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Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci is the oldest science liceo in Calabria, established by royal decree on 13 November 1924. It first operated in the historic centre of Reggio Calabria near the Aragonese Castle, and since the 1950s in its current building on a hill above the city; there is also a branch on Via Reggio Campi. Lessons are in Italian under the state curriculum, over five years, ending with the esame di Stato. Besides the standard science liceo and the applied sciences liceo, for 2026-2027 there are robotics and artificial intelligence sections, a mathematics liceo, an economics and law section, a bilingual section with Spanish and Cambridge International sections. In 2011 the liceo created the biomedical biology course with the Ordine dei Medici and now leads a national network of 273 licei running it. In the Cambridge sections, opened in the 2016-2017 school year, two subjects are partly taught in English with a native speaker to prepare for IGCSE exams, and English is reinforced for Cambridge English exams.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
Spanish, Latin
About the fees Tuition at the state liceo is free. The description of the Cambridge sections on the website and in the brochure contains no extra charge for the course and no IGCSE exam fees.
Admissions Enrolment in the first year is through the state online procedure (for 2026-2027, from 13 January to 14 February 2026); before enrolment there are open labs, including a Cambridge International lab, and an open day. The Cambridge International section requires at least A2 English: a Cambridge KET certificate or a test at the end of August; the school reserves the right to form Cambridge classes based on the results so that levels are even. The website says nothing about admitting foreign students.
Stages and year groups Italian state liceo scientifico curriculum, 5 years, ending with the esame di Stato. Tracks for 2026-2027: standard science liceo, applied sciences, robotics and artificial intelligence section, mathematics liceo, economics and law section, bilingual section (one hour of Spanish in years 1-2), Cambridge International sections; biomedical biology course (150 hours from year 3). Cambridge International: two subjects partly in English with a native or bilingual teacher, for IGCSE exams, plus one hour of English with a native speaker in every year; in the 2026-2027 brochure these are mathematics (one of 5 hours in years 1-2 and of 4 hours in year 3 with a native speaker) and science, while the 2024 section page names IGCSE Mathematics and IGCSE History, with exams between years 3 and 5. 28 hours a week in years 1-2, 31 in years 3-5. Section students also prepare for Cambridge English PET, FCE and CAE exams.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. In the Cambridge sections of the science liceo two subjects are partly taught in English with a native speaker towards IGCSE exams, plus an extra hour of English with a native speaker in every year.
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.
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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 hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio · Makerspace
Campus: The main building stands on a hill that was once the sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone; it was built in the 1950s, extended in the 1970s and recently renovated. The liceo has physics, chemistry-biology and environmental, computer and language labs, robotics and virtual reality labs, an art lab, multipurpose labs, innovative learning classrooms, a computerised library with an online catalogue, the Aula delle emozioni music room, an astronomical observatory and a weather station, three gyms and a fitness room. A contracted school shuttle serves commuting students.
Clubs and activities: BeFree Polyphonic Choir, Orchestra and Band · Theatre Workshop · Creative Writing Workshop · Comics Course · Leonardo Debate · Model United Nations · School Newspaper Workshop · Bibliotici (podcasts) · A Future in the Past: Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics · Coding and Robotics Courses · Student Sports Club · Sailing at School · Winter Camp
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 sizenot stated
In the Cambridge sections liceo teachers teach together with native or bilingual teachers. The biomedical course is taught by science teachers together with doctors selected by the Ordine dei Medici Reggio Calabria.
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 policy
From the 2026-2027 school year a school psychologist works under the Discutiamone a scuola project; the liceo offers individual and group psychological support, health programmes and meetings with police on legality, bullying, cyberbullying and addictions. Students are collected by parents or persons with an annual written authorisation.
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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 data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 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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