The school academic year runs from mid September – end June.

Schools in Italy are free to all children and must attend school from ages 6-16.  Text books are free until you reach secondary school.

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Primary School

At primary age children only attend school from 8.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. 6 days a week, this does vary on different schools. If your child can speak Italian fairly well they could attend an Italian school, if not there are international schools but these can be expensive.

The standard curriculum – Italian, English, Music, Art, PE, IT, History, Maths, Science, Catholicism, Geography.

Lower Secondary School

At lower secondary school ages 11-14, students attend approx 30 hours of classes a week. An exam must be passed to reach high school age 14-18.

Upper Secondary School

Ages 14-16/18 students must now choose the type of courses to study and think about university.  The curriculum – Italian language and literature, maths, science, RE, PE, Geography, History, Foreign Language, Specilalised course (year 3).

In order to get into University students must pass the ‘School Diploma’ a written and oral exam and have completed 5 years of upper secondary school.

Documents required to enrol in school

• Family status certificate from local registry office
• Birth certificate translated
• Passport photos
• ID
• Resident permit
• Immunization proof
• Translation of school curriculum from homeland

Usually once you have bought a property in Italy the gas, electricity and telephone are disconnected so you will need to set up a new contract with a local provider of which you will need to show your stay permit and tax number.

Bills usually arrive every two months, these can be paid via utility offices, post offices or your local bank. Water charges are not usually charged in apartments but are charged on home meters.

Real Estate

Most people prefer to use professional Italian Real Estate Agents as you are less likely to be overcharged. However, you must be careful and make sure you choose one who speaks your language and has a good reputation, one who have guided others like yourself, in the same circumstances, as they can help you with e.g. transferring of money from UK to Italian bank accounts.