← Back to the rankingSt. Joseph International College
Milan, Italy · est. 2010 · Private
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St. Joseph International College is a private school on Viale Monza in Milan that has taught Cambridge International programmes since 2010. It was founded by people from Sri Lanka and openly addresses children of families who moved to Italy from Asia: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India. Stages: kindergarten (Play group, LKG, UKG), Cambridge Primary for ages 5-11 with the Checkpoint test in grade 6, Cambridge Lower Secondary for ages 11-14 with the Checkpoint test in grade 9, then Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS and A Level. Lessons are in English; Italian and Sinhala or Bengali are taught as foreign languages, and religion lessons are offered for three faiths. Since 2014 the school has been a Cambridge exam centre and accepts private candidates for IGCSE, AS and A Level. The school year runs from mid-September to the end of June, with a summer school in July.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, A-Level
Languages of instruction
English
About the fees The fee table shows no year and no payment period. Published amounts: admission fee 500 EUR; grades 1-11 345 EUR for one child, 575 EUR for two, 880 EUR for three; grades 12-13 (A Level) 460 EUR; kindergarten (Play group, LKG, UKG) 300 EUR for one child, 510 EUR for two. Families with several children get a reduced rate.
Admissions The school says it welcomes girls and boys of all nationalities and especially children of families who moved to Italy from Asia. Steps: an information request, an online application or a downloadable form sent to the school; the school then contacts the family. The form requires a copy of the child's passport, two photos, the latest school report and leaving certificate, a copy of the birth certificate, medical reports, and copies of the sponsoring parent's passport, identity card and Italian residence card. The site describes no entrance tests.
Stages and year groups Grades Play group, LKG, UKG, 1-13. Cambridge International programmes. Kindergarten: Play group, LKG, UKG. Cambridge Primary (grades 1-6, ages 5-11): 12 subjects - English as a first language, Italian as a foreign language, Sinhala or Bengali as a foreign language, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Global Perspectives, ICT, Religion (Catholicism, Buddhism or Islam), Arts, Music, Dancing, PE; Cambridge Progression tests in grades 3-6 and Cambridge Primary Checkpoint in grade 6. Cambridge Lower Secondary (grades 7-9, ages 11-14): 15 subjects, adding Literature, History and Geography; Lower Secondary Checkpoint in grade 9. Cambridge IGCSE (two-year course) aimed at the Cambridge ICE group award: two streams - science (English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Global Perspectives or Literature, ICT, Italian) and commerce (English, Mathematics, Physics, Accounting, Business Studies, Global Perspectives or Literature, ICT, Italian); exams in the May-June and October-November series. Cambridge International AS and A Level (grades 12-13): four subject sets - Maths, Physics, IT; Maths, Chemistry, Biology; Accounting, Business Studies, IT; IT, Psychology, English. The site does not mention Italian state qualifications.
Address Viale Monza 261, 20126 Milano
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level. A fully Cambridge school taught in English: Primary with Checkpoint in grade 6, Lower Secondary with Checkpoint in grade 9, IGCSE in two pathways, then AS & A Level.
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: Primary (ages 5-11), Lower Secondary (ages 11-14), IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). Primary is the primary stage, ages 5 to 11: English, mathematics and science to Cambridge syllabuses. At the end of the stage a school may run the optional Checkpoint test, which is marked in Cambridge. Lower Secondary is the middle stage, ages 11 to 14, with the same optional Checkpoint test at the end. 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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 hallnot stated on the website
✓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
Campus: The school is on Viale Monza in Milan: a library, a computer lab, a science laboratory and classrooms with smart boards. There is a school western band and a soccer team. No boarding.
Clubs and activities: College Western Band · College Soccer Team · Karate · Board Games: Carom, Chess · Dancing · Annual Sports Day
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: The Head holds a BSc from Rajarata University (Sri Lanka). Teachers hold bachelor's and master's degrees from universities in Sri Lanka, India and the University of Milan (psychology, computer engineering, biotechnology, commerce, mechanical engineering), preschool teaching diplomas and English teaching diplomas.
The school names the Head and 11 teachers with their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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Academics and programmes (16%)95 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 data55 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 data76 Value for money (6%) scored at the median68 "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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