← Back to the rankingScuola Italiana Internazionale Bucarest "Aldo Moro"
Bucharest, Romania · est. 1975 · Private
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Scuola Italiana Internazionale Bucarest «Aldo Moro» continues the tradition of the Italian school in Bucharest that existed from the 1880s until 1948. The current school was set up in 1975 as an association of Italian families linked to the embassy and consulate, took the name Aldo Moro in 1978, and since 2007 has been part of the Liberi di Educare group of Italian schools. The primary school, lower secondary school and four-year language liceo (liceo linguistico) are Italian paritaria schools abroad: they follow the Italian state curriculum, and graduates sit the esame di Stato at the school. The kindergarten from age 3 operates privately, without paritaria status. Lessons are mainly in Italian; Romanian language, Romanian history and geography are taught in Romanian, English from grade 1 with 4 lessons a week, and some subjects are taught in English together with the group's London school. Students are Italian, Romanian, Italian-Romanian and of other nationalities. Since 2023 the school has been housed in a restored 1930s mansion in central Bucharest.
Key facts
Programmes
Italian programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Italian, Romanian
Languages taught
English, Spanish, French, Latin
Admissions Children can enrol at any time during the school year if places are available and their profile meets the school's criteria; the first step is a meeting request via the website. On enrolment the school may suggest an initial assessment to see whether the child needs support in Italian. For kindergarten: a visit, an interview with the kindergarten head, the enrolment contract, birth and vaccination certificates and the parents' identity documents; the place is secured only after the enrolment fee is paid. Italian, Romanian, Italian-Romanian children and children of other nationalities attend. The school welcomes children with difficulties, including psychological and social ones, and involves support teachers.
Stages and year groups Italian track: scuola primaria (grades I-V, ages 6-11), secondaria di primo grado (I-III, equivalent to Romanian VI-VIII) and liceo linguistico quadriennale (four years, ages 14-18) - paritaria under decree 4815/0565 of 4 July 2023; the original recognition of the primary and middle school was D.M. 267/5963 of 19.11.2007. The liceo esame di Stato takes place at the school and leads to a fully valid Italian diploma. The kindergarten from age 3 (the younger Primavera group is admitted if places allow) operates in the private system, without paritaria status, in Italian and Romanian. Romanian language, history and geography are taught in Romanian, and the school says students can re-enter the Romanian system immediately. The 2026-2027 documents also include a textbook list for grades 1-3 of a Liceo Scienze Applicate.
Address Intrarea Blaj 1, Sector 1, București
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MAECIItaly's foreign ministry names the school on its list of paritarie Italian schools abroad: it teaches the Italian curriculum, and Italy recognises its exams and diploma on a par with state schools. Parity is recognised for the primary school, the scuola media and the liceo linguistico; the kindergarten runs as a private one without parity.
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MAECIItaly's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
An Italian school abroad: a state or paritaria school, the Italian curriculum, the esame di Stato exam and a diploma with the same legal value as in Italy.
What the badge means for this school. This is an Italian school abroad: it teaches the Italian curriculum, and Italy's foreign ministry names it on its list of state or paritarie schools - so Italy recognises its exams and diploma. The entry is not a quality inspection. Which stages are recognised and what the school charges are on this page and on the school's own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Italian school curriculum taught in Italian: scuola dell'infanzia, primaria, secondaria di primo grado (scuola media) and the liceo, ending with the state exam, the esame di Stato, and the Italian diploma.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Italian state: the school is an Italian state school abroad or a paritaria school, recognised by Italy. Exams follow Italian rules and the diploma has the same legal value as in Italy, giving access to Italian universities. The host country's curriculum usually runs alongside, and students receive two certificates.
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
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: Since July 2023 the school has rented the restored Palatul Nicolae Mavrocordat (1929-1931) in Sector 1 near Piața Romană; before that it was housed in the Italian church, on Vasile Lascăr street and in Martha Bibescu's palace on Calea Dorobanți. The school rules mention laboratories, a library and a gym, and there is a courtyard. The canteen serves hot organic meals with a menu designed with a nutritionist and published on the Kinderpedia platform; a paid buffet is available. Early drop-off from 7:45, after-school care and homework support for primary and middle school until 17:30. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Fashion Workshop · Multisport · Kickboxing · Acting and Theatre · Cooking · Art and Painting · Dance and Yoga · Online School Newspaper · Film Club · English Course · Spanish Language Course
Summer programme away from campus: . The school runs no camp of its own on campus
The group's network allows the school to send students every year to summer campuses and study stays at the group's schools in Tuscany, England and the US.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: Teachers with qualifications recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education; most are native Italian speakers.
The school says it employs only qualified teachers recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education; most are native Italian speakers, and language teachers are highly qualified or native speakers. The team consists of Italian and Romanian teachers led by a director; the heads and section coordinators are presented by name. According to the PTOF there are 10 teachers in the primary school. Once a week students have online lessons with native English teachers from St. Joseph, the group's London school.
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 room
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
A general nurse is on staff; a psycho-pedagogist is available to parents. Reception manages student arrivals and collects and returns older students' phones under the school rules. Early drop-off from 7:45 is supervised by staff, and individual plans are drawn up for children with special needs.
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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 Value for money (6%) scored at the median64 "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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