Education in Italy - Primary and High School

Mate Takacs New member

Member since 17 October 2023

Mate TakacsNew member19 October 2023 16:49:45

A bit of background. I am currently living in Hungary, where we really like to live and work, but my kids happened to be playing baseball, which is being played on a very low level here and I would like them to develop more. Me and my wife have four kids and we speak some Italian, my wife better than I do. We have four kids together, so when I am thinking about moving to Italy, my first thought was my kids. What kind of documentation is needed for them to be able to go to a school in Italy? It is quite obvious, that this would be a planned move, so they would study Italian as much as possible before going to school obviously. Please do not think of some international school, but normal public schooling in Italy. I appreciate all your thoughts and ideas. Also important detail. We are Hungarians, therefore carry Hungarian IDs and therefore do not need visas etc.

Bhavna Team

Member since 01 June 2015

BhavnaTeam19 October 2023 16:58:56

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Hello Mate Takacs,

Welcome on board !

Till members guide you, feel free to the following article : The education system in Italy

have you already selected a few regions/cities where you would like to relocate ?

Regards

Bhavna

Mate Takacs New member

Member since 17 October 2023

Mate TakacsNew member07 November 2023 13:44:54

@Bhavna

Hi Bhavna,

I actually did, but it does not answer the question. Nothing is easier for me, then to walk into a school (potentially with an appointment of course) and ask the questions. My kids currently go into 5th and 4th grade, while the oldest is in first year high school.

My question is what kind of documentation or additional exams would be required for my kids to continue their studies in Italy? Again, public schooling, not some private institution. The article itself is very general and does not answer the question.

kbonamico New member

Member since 17 January 2025

kbonamicoNew member17 January 2025 17:33:03

Hello,

I would not advise moving to Italy with kids going to Italian schools (public or private either _ we have experienced both).

We are an Italian family with kids brought up in the UK till the age of 6,12 and 14, we moved back to the North of Italy a few years ago - they could speak/read in Italian (bilingual) therefore, the language was not a barrier.

Italian school system is old, not stimulating and sadly most teachers are extremely frustrated and rude.

Lots of them swear and even insult students (primary school too). As a parent, you have to be to extremely careful about what you say as they would easily take it out on the student and humiliate him/her in front of the class . Kids are not encouraged to share their thoughts -they are scared/worried about potential consequences if they express themself.

We personally regretted coming back to Italy!

Buona fortuna!

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Modicasa Contributor

Member since 15 August 2020

ModicasaContributor18 January 2025 04:53:18

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In Italy they play football and tennis - and thats about it. I personally have never seen anything to do with baseball. Perhaps your best route would be to see where there are baseball clubs and start narrowing down your research to those areas. There won't be many.