Kendale International School vs The New School Rome

	K Kendale International School Rome, Italy	T The New School Rome Rome, Italy
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €5,990 - 12,000	Fees / year €11,200 - 20,300
Age range	Age range 3 - 11 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type —
Curriculum	Curriculum IPC (International Primary Curriculum), British Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, EYFS (Early years foundation stage)
Pupils	Pupils 100	Pupils —
Typical class size	Typical class size 14	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 1972	Opened 1972
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Kendale International School is located at Via di Grottarossa 295, 00189 Rome, Italy.	Location The New School Rome is located in Rome, Italy. The street address is Via Della Camilluccia 669, 00135 Roma. The campus serves pupils aged 3-18 as a private, not-for-profit international school.
Stages	Stages Preschool through Primary; ages 3 to 10 (beginning primary 4-5 years to Year 6).	Stages Foundation Stage; Primary; Senior (A-Levels).
School type	School type International school	School type Private, not-for-profit international day school.
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Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support EAL; Learning Support.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Italy	Country affiliation British international education affiliations: COBIS membership; Cambridge International; Pearson Edexcel; Rome International Schools Association.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure First day of school: 9:00 am–2:00 pm. Full-day classes: 9:00 am–3:30 pm. Orientation day for new students: 9:15 am–11:00 am.	School day structure Primary school day starts at 08:30; lessons begin at 08:45; break at 10:30–11:00; lunch 12:00–12:30; play in the garden until 13:30; day ends at 15:30.
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Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application fees - One-time registration (application) fee at first enrolment: EUR 700. The registration fee is applied in the first year and is shown separately from tuition; for a three‑year‑old in Kindergarten 1 the first‑year total including registration is EUR 8,100. Tuition fees (annual and approximate per‑term) - Kindergarten 1 (age 3): Annual tuition EUR 7,400. Approximate per term (if invoiced termly): EUR 2,467. (Annual figure published for academic year 2025/2026.) - Kindergarten 2 (age 4): Annual tuition EUR 7,400. Approximate per term: EUR 2,467. - Kindergarten 3 (age 5): Annual tuition EUR 10,200. Approximate per term: EUR 3,400. - Grade 1 (age 6): Annual tuition EUR 12,000. Approximate per term: EUR 4,000. - Grade 2 (age 7): Annual tuition EUR 12,000. Approximate per term: EUR 4,000. - Grade 3 (age 8): Annual tuition EUR 12,000. Approximate per term: EUR 4,000. - Grade 4 (age 9): Annual tuition EUR 12,000. Approximate per term: EUR 4,000. - Grade 5 (age 10): Annual tuition EUR 12,000. Approximate per term: EUR 4,000. (Per‑term figures above are calculated by dividing the published annual tuition by three to show an illustrative term amount where termly billing is used. The school's published figures are presented as annual tuition.) Billing schedule and payment terms - The published fee listings present a one‑time registration fee plus annual tuition amounts; the registration fee is charged on first enrolment and annual tuition is stated per year group. Detailed public billing schedule (invoice dates, exact payment deadlines or standard instalment plan) and explicit payment‑deadline terms are not included in the publicly available fee summary. Boarding fees - Kendale operates as a day primary school for ages 3–11; directories list boarding places as zero and do not publish any boarding fees. There are no published full‑boarding or weekly‑boarding fees for this school. Other costs and common additional charges - Sibling discount: A yearly discount of EUR 750 for the second child; the third child is shown as not charged. - Uniform: The school is listed as not requiring a mandatory uniform in its published profile. (No mandatory uniform fee is listed in the published fee summary.) - Optional/extra activities: the school offers after‑school care, instrument lessons and extracurricular clubs in its program listings; separate charges for optional activities (music lessons, clubs, supervised after‑school programmes or special trips) are not itemised in the published fee summary and may be billed separately. Refund information - No publicly published refund policy or detailed refund schedule for registration or tuition appears in the available fee summary listings. The fee listings show the registration fee as a one‑time charge but do not set out published refund conditions or percentages in the fee summary. Fee payment options - The publicly available fee summary lists fees and discounts but does not publish specific accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer IBAN details or credit‑card payment options) in the summary materials reviewed. Payment method details and invoice banking information are not provided in the published fee table. Summary of availability of published information - Published, current (academic year 2025/2026) figures are available for the one‑time registration fee and annual tuition by year group, and a sibling discount is published. Boarding fees are not applicable because the school is a day primary school. Detailed public statements of termly invoice dates, explicit instalment schedules, refund terms, and specific payment‑method instructions are not included in the fee summary sources reviewed.	Fee details Application and enrolment fees - Registration fee (new student): €1,500, payable per new student at enrolment. - Capital Assessment fee: €3,200, payable once per family. - Advance fee to secure a place for the following academic year: €1,000 per student; payable by 30 December and deducted from the fees for the following academic year. Annual maintenance charge (per family) - One child enrolled: €750 annually. - Two children enrolled: €1,000 annually. - Three children enrolled: €1,250 annually. - Four children enrolled: €1,500 annually. The annual maintenance charge is payable on 30 June each year (from existing families) and from the second year of attendance for new families. Tuition fees (when paid directly by parents) — per term and annual total (Academic year 2025–2026) - Early Years 1: Term 1 €4,280; Term 2 €4,280; Term 3 €2,140; Annual total €10,700. - Early Years 2: Term 1 €4,504; Term 2 €4,504; Term 3 €2,252; Annual total €11,260. - Year 1 & 2: Term 1 €5,508; Term 2 €5,508; Term 3 €2,754; Annual total €13,770. - Year 3 & 4: Term 1 €6,256; Term 2 €6,256; Term 3 €3,128; Annual total €15,640. - Year 5 & 6: Term 1 €6,884; Term 2 €6,884; Term 3 €3,442; Annual total €17,210. - Year 7: Term 1 €7,152; Term 2 €7,152; Term 3 €3,576; Annual total €17,880. - Year 8 & 9: Term 1 €7,484; Term 2 €7,484; Term 3 €3,742; Annual total €18,710. - Year 10 & 11: Term 1 €7,548; Term 2 €7,548; Term 3 €3,774; Annual total €18,870. - Year 12 & 13: Term 1 €7,920; Term 2 €7,920; Term 3 €3,960; Annual total €19,800. Tuition fees (when paid directly by an employer) — per term and annual total (Academic year 2025–2026) - Early Years 1: Term 1 €4,820; Term 2 €4,820; Term 3 €2,410; Annual total €12,050. - Early Years 2: Term 1 €5,044; Term 2 €5,044; Term 3 €2,522; Annual total €12,610. - Year 1 & 2: Term 1 €6,048; Term 2 €6,048; Term 3 €3,024; Annual total €15,120. - Year 3 & 4: Term 1 €6,796; Term 2 €6,796; Term 3 €3,398; Annual total €16,990. - Year 5 & 6: Term 1 €7,424; Term 2 €7,424; Term 3 €3,712; Annual total €18,560. - Year 7: Term 1 €7,692; Term 2 €7,692; Term 3 €3,846; Annual total €19,230. - Year 8 & 9: Term 1 €8,024; Term 2 €8,024; Term 3 €4,012; Annual total €20,060. - Year 10 & 11: Term 1 €8,088; Term 2 €8,088; Term 3 €4,044; Annual total €20,220. - Year 12 & 13: Term 1 €8,460; Term 2 €8,460; Term 3 €4,230; Annual total €21,150. Billing schedule and payment terms - Standard three-instalment schedule: three instalments paid in full by 30 June, 30 December and 30 March (or the next business day). - Alternative payment plans and adjustments: - Annual payment: paid in full by 30 June with a 1% discount on tuition fees (discount applicable only to private clients). - Five instalments: payments due 30 June, 30 September, 30 November, 30 January and 30 March (1.5% increase on the total owed). - Ten instalments: payments by the 30th of each month from June to March inclusive (3% increase on the total owed). - Financial rules and penalties: fees paid 15 or more calendar days after the due date are subject to a penalty of 0.033% per calendar day. Attendance is conditional upon payment of all fees due; unpaid accounts 30 calendar days after due dates will be referred for Executive Council review and continued enrolment will be assessed. Termly fees are due in full for students who begin attending within the first five weeks of any term; students starting in the sixth week or later have fees calculated pro rata. A full term's written notice is necessary before withdrawing a child; otherwise a full term's fees will be due. There is no refund for lunch cancelled during a term. Registration, capital assessment and deposits are due on enrolment and must be settled within one month of being offered a place. Advance/Deposit, refunds and withdrawal - The €1,000 advance fee secures a place and is deducted from the following year's fees (must be paid by 30 December). - A full term's written notice is required before withdrawal; absence of such notice makes a full term's fees payable. There is no refund for lunch cancelled during a term. Late-payment penalties and potential suspension of enrolment apply for overdue accounts as described above. Boarding fees - The New School Rome operates as a day school; boarding provision and boarding fees are not applicable. Other costs and optional services - Lunch (mandatory annual cost): €1,350 per year. There is no refund for lunch cancelled during a term. - Transport (optional): organized door-to-door by Todde Bus SRL (contact details supplied for the transport provider). Transport is contracted separately and billed through the transport operator. - Trips and residentials: educational trips and summer-term residencies form part of the curriculum and may incur additional charges specific to each trip or residency. Payment methods - Most major credit cards are accepted (an additional charge of €4 may apply). - Bank transfer (bank details provided by the school): Crédit Agricole Italia, Via Flaminia, 453 – 00191 Rome, ABI 06230 – CAB 05089, Account 000063350745, IBAN IT61H0623005089000063350745, SWIFT/BIC CRPPIT2P616. Notes on instalment schedules and discounts - The school offers a choice between the standard three-instalment schedule and alternative annual, five-instalment or ten-instalment plans; the annual payment carries a small discount for private clients, while more frequent instalment plans incur a small surcharge as stated above.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Kendale's programme emphasizes creativity alongside the standard international school curriculum, with dedicated time for musical, dramatic, and artistic activities and for physical education. The school offers English, a comprehensive Italian course, and an introduction to French. For younger children, a daily routine fosters independent learning within a safe, respectful and supportive environment. By the end of Year 6, Kendale students are well prepared for the transition to Middle School, whether at the Italian Scuola Media, an international institution or a school in their home country.	Curriculum details The New School Rome follows the English National Curriculum for pupils aged 3–18. It is organized into Foundation Stage, Primary, and Secondary. In Secondary, there is a creative core in Art and Drama alongside core academic study. A-Levels are offered for 16+ as a pathway to universities in the UK and worldwide. The school maintains small class sizes and a favorable student-teacher ratio to support individual attention.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio The New School Rome maintains small class sizes and a favorable student-teacher ratio.
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results Academic Year 2025 shows strong examination results; The New School Rome is one of the best performing schools in Europe for exam results. For A-Levels, the 3-year aggregate is A–A 49% and A–C 89%. For GCSE, the 3-year aggregate is A–A 48% and A–C 87%. Cohorts are small, typically 16–20 students in examination years.
Higher education progression	Higher education progression —	Higher education progression Graduates pursue higher education at universities around the world. Destinations include Oxford, St Andrews, Cambridge, LUISS, Bocconi and MIT. A-Levels and the EPQ provide preparation for university applications.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Parent experience	Parent experience
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions Enrollment for the 2025–2026 school year is open for new students aged 3–10 years. The form is printable as a PDF. The form collects: surname and name of the child, Cod. Fisc, birth date, place of birth, citizenship, languages spoken, home address, city, postcode, home telephone, email address, father's name, mobile numbers, mother's maiden name, and email address; it also asks to indicate which parent communications should be addressed to, whether the telephone number may appear on class lists, and notes that private transport may be arranged at extra cost; instrument options (piano, recorder, flute, guitar) with age thresholds; a note that the number of children per group is limited and to confirm by May; prior schools attended, year, grade; names and birthdays of older and younger siblings; how the school was recommended; immunisation details; vaccination status; where receipts should be addressed; an agreement to pay the yearly tuition fees with a 5% late payment fee; and a general consent to proceed. Three months' written notice is required if a child is withdrawn during the school year. The Fees Schedule for 2025–2026 shows registration fees (first child €700, second €600, third €500), tuition by grade, and that two or more children receive discounted rates; tuition includes mid-morning snack, lunch, library services and materials, Italian instruction at all levels, oral French from age 7+, music and gymnastics; private transport is available at extra cost. Enrolments open for 3–10 year olds for 2025–2026.	Admissions The New School Rome welcomes admissions inquiries. An Admission Enquiry form is available.
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