The Admissions process

In order to ensure a better organization, Open Days are reserved to families who have requested participation by registering on the Admissions Portal. The day before the meeting, parents will receive a reminder.

Eventually, in-person tours will be evaluated. During Open Days, we will show videos that will allow you to virtually visit the indoor and outdoor spaces dedicated to teaching, science and technology laboratories, the gyms, the cafeteria , the infirmary, the administrative and secretarial offices.

After Open Day you will receive an email with the tuition plan indicating the one-time contribution fee expected upon initial enrollment to Collegio San Carlo.

Before receiving authorization to enroll, each child participates to play-based activities or entry tests (depending on his/her age) with teachers of CSC

Candidate observation sessions take place from October to June on days and times defined by the Admission Office.

The activities with the children include tasks guided by a PowerPoint with narration, listening and comprehension, educational games in Italian and English (with native English and Italian speaking teachers), activities with Lego bricks, drawing with colored pencils.

After participating in the Open Day, it is necessary to access the admission platform and upload the required documentation. Subsequently it will be possible to book the appraisal date.

As several professional figures are involved, the cost is 130.00 euros.

It is possible to pay online via the Admission portal. The payment is an essential condition to access the assessment

Yes. The combined criteria are described in the list below.

For first-grade classes – intercultural sections (15 hours in English per week):
• Attendance at an international/bilingual kindergarten (full three-year program);
• Or the presence of one English-native parent in the family;
• Or English-monolingual parents, provided that the child has comprehension of the Italian language.

For second to fifth grade:
Candidates will be required to take an assessment covering three areas: logical-mathematical skills, Italian language skills, and English language skills — each graded on a 100-point scale. The test is designed to be completed within approximately two hours.

Required skills:
• Italian language area — the test will assess spelling, grammar analysis, and reading comprehension.
• Logical-mathematical area — the test will assess calculation skills and geometry, in line with the primary school curriculum.
• English language area — the test will evaluate the four skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

For intercultural sections (15 hours per week in English):
• A minimum score of 80/100 is required in each of the three areas (Italian, Mathematics, English written and oral).

For all Cambridge classes (11 hours per week in English):
• It is not requested a minimum score to be admitted.
If the results are not satisfactory, a realignment program will be recommended, to be undertaken by the family and suggested during the restitution meeting.

Following the observation process, the Headmaster authorizes enrollment in primary school.

Via an online meeting scheduled with the Admission Officer and the Principal, the outcome of the assessment will be given to the student and his/her parents. In case of acceptance of the application, you will be notified of the possibility of enrolling in primary school in the Cambridge section or in the Intercultural section. The tests carried out will be visible during the interview and cannot be duplicated or forwarded to the family. No telephone information will be given.

In case of acceptance of the application, once the availability of places has been assessed, you will receive an email authorizing your enrollment. Digitally, through the portal, you will be asked to fill out the required forms, to pay the one-time fee for first registration exclusively via online payment.
This fee will not be refundable in case of withdrawal (the payment methods will be exclusively online according to the instructions that will be communicated to you).

Candidates not authorized for the intercultural sections will be able to enroll in the Cambridge sections, in accordance to availability and authorization

Priority enrollment is given to brothers/sisters of internal students of Collegio
and to sons/daughters of former students, provided that the application registration procedure has been respected and that, following the conclusion of the admission process and after receiving authorization, enrollment is carried out within 5 working days. If all available places have been assigned, a ranking is drawn up on the waiting list which takes into account the authorization and online registration times of the application.

Yes, Collegio keeps into account enrollment priority for a maximum of five business days. After that, Collegio will consider the seat assignable to other candidates according to the waiting list.