← Back to the rankingWorld International School of Torino
Turin, Italy · est. 2017 · Private
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World International School of Torino (WINS) is a private international day and boarding school on the northern edge of Torino for children aged 2.5 to 18. It was founded in 2017 by Paolo Pietro Formiga, from a family that has opened international schools in Italy since 1958. The school runs all three International Baccalaureate programmes: the PYP for early years and primary, the MYP for grades 6-10 and the Diploma Programme for grades 11-12. Teaching is in English, the primary language of instruction for all subjects; Italian is taught following the national curriculum for native speakers and as a second language for international students, and German and Spanish as foreign languages. The school describes itself as an international school on Italian territory recognised by the Ministry of Education; on request it prepares students for the idoneità exam at the end of lower secondary to move into the Italian system. The 8500 square metre campus has a pool and an 86-place boarding house for students from age 13. Recently the school opened a five-year Italian sports liceo with a scientific maturità for young athletes and online study for the upper grades.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
2.5 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Italian, German, Spanish
Class size
no more than 22 students per class
Admissions The school is non-selective and welcomes students of different nationalities; applications are accepted all year subject to places, through an online admissions platform. Families first book a meeting with the admissions team. Required: passport or ID, a photograph, the last two report cards, a reference from the previous school including behaviour records, a health form and, if relevant, special educational needs documentation. Current students and their siblings re-enrol early, in December and January; for others places open in December for Nursery and in February for all grades. When relocating to Torino, international students get priority regardless of their English level, followed by native English speakers and bilingual children. No English is needed for Early Years and Transition; English is assessed from grade 4 and with Cambridge tests from grade 6; grade 6 accepts A2, and students with weak English take paid additional EAL classes. In middle school there may be an English and Mathematics placement test and an interview with the principal. The Diploma Programme requires evidence of English, a Mathematics test or results, an orientation with the coordinator and completion of the MYP or equivalent schooling. Conditions for all: conduct at least satisfactory and attendance of at least 75%. Applicants abroad can do the interview and tests online.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Transition, 1-12. The full International Baccalaureate: Early Years (Nursery from 2.5, Pre-K, Kindergarten) and the PYP (Transition and grades 1-5, ages 5-11); the MYP for grades 6-10 (ages 11-16), with MYP e-Assessment in 4 subjects in grade 10; the Diploma Programme for grades 11-12 (ages 16-18), recognised by the Ministry of Education as equivalent to the Italian diploma. In the DP: Italian and English as Language A, English, Spanish and German as Language B, and self-taught languages; the school is an AFEC centre for athletes, allowing the DP over 3 years. Italian is taught within IB requirements: following the national curriculum for native speakers and as a second language; in lower secondary there is preparation for the first-cycle esame di Stato (idoneità exam on request). Separately there is a five-year Liceo Scientifico Sportivo (LSS by WINS) with the Italian scientific maturità and an online school for grades 9-12 with an American programme or the IB DP in partnership with an external online school. The school prepares students for Cambridge English, Trinity, SAT, CILS, DELE and SIELE exams.
Address Via Traves 28, 10151 Torino
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. A full IB continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) taught in English, with Italian to the state curriculum for native speakers.
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
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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 pool
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
✓Boarding
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
Clubs and activities: Rhythmic Gymnastics · Swimming · Judo and Mini Judo · Tennis and Mini Tennis · Mini Basketball · The Voice of WINS
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 sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Teachers go through a strict selection process; digital learning teachers are Apple Teacher certified; the primary principal and PYP coordinator is an American educator with more than 15 years of experience and a diploma in international teaching.
The 2025-2026 handbook names 44 teachers and assistants across early years, primary, middle and high school, plus the leadership team, the nurse, the school counsellor, the librarian and the guards.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
✓Access control
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
All visitors report to the security guard at the entrance; the boarding house has 24/7 security. An infirmary with a school nurse operates during school hours. The school counsellor and SEN coordinator supports students and teachers, and psychological support is available on request. The school takes part in the Finnish KiVa anti-bullying programme and holds the British Healthy Schools accreditation (PSHE and RSE, physical activity, mental health, nutrition); it has safeguarding and child protection policies. The sports liceo offers psychological counselling on request.
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