# St. George's British International School

St George's British International School is an independent, not-for-profit international school located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1958 to serve Rome's British, international and expatriate communities, and today educates more than 950 children from over 100 countries. The main campus, containing Junior and Senior Schools, is based in La Storta on the northern outskirts of the city. A second campus, located in central Rome, serves Junior School students up to the age of 11.
St George’s has been ranked among the top private schools in the world by Carfax and Spear's, as well as shortlisted for the British International School of the Year 2024 in the Independent Schools Awards.

## History

St George’s British International School was founded in 1958, making it the oldest British international school in Italy. Originally named The English School, the school was founded as an independent, not-for-profit HMC school owned by an association made up of parents of the school. The school is a founding member of the Council of British International Schools.
The School became known as St George's English School and relocated to Via Salaria in 1961, before locating to its current premises in 1968. In 2002, the school opened a second campus, located in the central Nomentana neighborhood of Rome. In 2017, the City Centre campus located to a new purpose-fitted campus close to the Vatican in the Aurelio neighborhood.
St George’s has been ranked among the top 125 private schools in the world in the Carfax ranking for four consecutive years as well as being ranked a top 100 world school by Spear's in 2024. St George’s has been shortlisted for the British International School of the Year 2024 in the Independent Schools Awards.
As of 2019, the school's choir and orchestra held an annual music tour, which took place in Malta that year, at the Salesian Theatre in Sliema. As of 2024, it has 950 pupils, and a co-ed day boarding. Pupil age is 3 to 18. Head teacher was John Knight.

## Facilities and programs

There are two campuses: La Storta and City Center. The main campus, containing Junior and Senior Schools, is based in La Storta on the northern outskirts of the city. A second campus, located in central Rome, serves Junior School students up to the age of 11.
The school follows an enhanced version of the National Curriculum for England, culminating in IGCSE examinations at the end of Year 11. In the Sixth Form, pupils follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with examinations sat at the end of Year 13 with students also graduating with a US High School Diploma accredited by NEASC. The majority of graduating students pursue higher education in the United Kingdom, with others applying to universities in the United States, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands and Italy.
The school's average IB Diploma score in 2024 was 36 points, one of the highest scoring IB schools in continental Europe.
The school maintains an inclusive and non-academically selective admissions policy, with priority given to families relocating from outside of Italy. The school has an extensive Additional Educational Needs Department to support students with individual learning needs.
Foreign languages offered within the school curriculum include Italian, French, German, Spanish, Latin and Mandarin.

## Co-curricular activities

The school is renowned for its creative and performing arts provision, with the school's multiple orchestras and choirs often performing to outside audiences. The school has a number of boys and girls sports teams for various age groups which regularly compete against other teams and schools, including in rugby, football and basketball. Other sports offered include hockey, volleyball, athletics, swimming, sailing, table tennis, cricket, rounders and gymnastics.
Other after-school clubs include chess, coding, GTV, student newspaper, enterprise, cooking, arts, archaeology, film-making, computer programming and astronomy.

## Notable alumni

* Alessandro Borghese - Italian author and television personality
* Ilaria Capua - Italian virologist and former politician
* Eddie Cheever - American motor racer
* Romano Floriani Mussolini - Italian professional footballer and great-grandson of Italian politician Benito Mussolini
* Bianca Gascoigne - British model and television personality
* Alessandro Gassmann - Italian actor
* John Paul Getty III - American grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty
* Andrea Guerra - Italian Executive Chairman, Eataly
* Karen King-Aribisala - Nigerian novelist
* Giovanna Melandri - Italian-American former politician, President of MAXXI
* Robin Monotti Graziadei - Italian architect, film producer, biourbanist, and water fountain designer
* Luca Paganini - Italian professional footballer
* Violante Placido - Italian singer and actress
* Taryn Power - American actress
* Tiziana Rossetto - Italian earth scientist
* Yvonne Sciò - Italian model and actress
* Marcantonio M. Spada - Italian-British academic psychologist, psychological therapy practitioner, and senior executive
* Frans Timmermans - Dutch politician