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Nationalities
| Number of students |
380 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
15 |
| Most common nationality |
Italians |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
40% international students |
Languages
| Native German and Italian speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in German and Italian |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
English, French, Spanish, Latin Ancient Greek |
Classroom
| Max. number of students per class |
24 |
| Average number of students per class |
18 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Yes |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No, only history of the most common religions |
Academics
| External examinations or assessments available |
IELTS or Advanced C1, Goethe C1, DELF B2, DELE B1, CILS C1, CLL B1 |
| Results in these examinations |
95% pass |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Elementary School: 20 minutes/day. First grade: 40 minutes/day. Second grade: 60-90 minutes/day |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
90% |
Student support
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
| Learning support offered |
Personlized learning programs, internal psychologist. |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
Special advanced learning programs, a semester abroad, student exchange with Switzerland. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes, internal psychologist |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Language test for german and italian language. |
| Waiting list |
At the moment no due to Covid decrease in student numbers |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
January 31st |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes, except the last two years. |
School day
| School start time |
08:15 |
| School finish time |
15.25, exceptionally 1;10 or 16:55. |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Only after until 16:30 |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
No |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Courses in photography, creativity, theatre |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education, volleyball, basket, unihockey |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Soccer, basket, volleyball |
Facilities
| Facilities at the school |
Library, scientific lab, danceroom, mensa |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, playground. |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
The Swiss School Milan is on of the 18 Swiss Schools abroad with the Swiss learning system, with a scientic or linguistic direction. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
We teach according the Swiss "Lehrplan 21", which is a competence-based immersive teaching method, focussing on understanding rather than learning by heart, transversal thinking, authonomy from the first year on. It is possible to choose eihter a schientific or a linguistic degree. |