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ST. GEORGE'S BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

St. George's is one of the leading British-curriculum schools in continental Europe. It is co-educational and offers a broad and demanding academic programme, a large number of extra-curricular activities and the pastoral care and encouragement of self-discipline which is fundamental to the British system. The school, founded in 1958, is owned by a non-profit-making Association and run as a limited company. It has a spacious 14-acre site on the north side of Rome. St. George's is a member of ECIS, COBISEC and HMC, an exclusive group of 'Public Schools' in Britain and overseas.
Although the school follows a strong British curriculum and tradition, it is international in many other respects. The pupils represent over 60 nationalities, the majority speaking English as their first language, and a large number would expect to stay at St. George's until the completion of their school years. Maximum class size is 24, but with many smaller groups. Children are put into 'sets' for subjects such as languages and maths, according to their ability in the relevant subject.
Practically all the teachers are British, holding university degrees or Certificates of Education, and on average have 11 years of teaching experience. There is an average staff turnover of 5% each year. All teachers participate in pastoral care and guidance through a tutorial system, with specialised advice given on university entrance.
The school day is 08.45 to 15.35 with many activities after school (others in the lunch break) and late buses available. Monday to Friday is the normal week, with special events on certain Saturdays, and the year runs from early September to late June with two weeks holiday at Christmas and one at Easter. A wide range of out-of-school trips is organised by the school (including some outside Italy).
The school follows the English National Curriculum from Keystage 1 right through to GCSE public exams at the end of Keystage 4. These exams lead on naturally to the International Baccalaureate, which is the qualifying exam for universities and other further education in all over the world, although the majority go to Britain or North America. Former pupils are currently studying at Oxford, Cambridge, London, Bristol, Durham and nearly thirty other universities in the UK, and at Yale, MIT, Berkeley, McGill, as well as at most major Italian universities.
The school premises consist of the main five-storey building (originally a catholic seminary) with additional premises for music and the very youngest children. Facilities include a full range of standard and specialist classrooms, five science laboratories, three Information and Communication Technology rooms and two for Design Technology. We have a spacious air-conditioned library, newly refurbished and containing the latest library technology systems.
Music and Art departments are very active, and sports facilities include grass football pitches, an athletics track, astroturf tennis and volleyball courts, 'all-weather' basketball, 'calcetto' and hockey pitches and a range of 'mini' courts for younger children.
There are specialist departments for S.E.N. (Special Education Needs) and E.A.L. (English as an Additional Language). Extra tuition in preparation for Italian State Exams is available at the school.
St. George's is five minutes from the GRA ring road and its seventeen buses, all equipped with a mobile 'phones, serve all principal residential areas of Rome. La Storta station, on the new metro extension, the fm3, is three minutes walk from the school. This feeds into both the A and the B metro lines and so rail access is quick and easy from all parts of the city.
Admission is dependent on interview, test and reports from previous schools. The proportion of children speaking any one language other than English is carefully monitored. Early application is strongly recommended, particularly for those whose English is not fluent.