Application fees
- Test/entrance fee: EUR 50 (payable at time of registration for the entrance test). This fee is refunded to candidates who do not pass the test.
- Pre‑enrolment (quota di preiscrizione) for newly admitted first‑year students: EUR 950 (an additional stamp duty of EUR 2 may apply in formalisation communications). The pre‑enrolment amount is part of the total first‑year fee.
Tuition fees by year group (annual amounts and first‑year breakdown for the 2026/27 academic year)
- First year (Classe Prima): Total annual tuition EUR 7,000, composed of:
- EUR 50 — test/entrance fee.
- EUR 950 — pre‑enrolment quota.
- EUR 6,000 — balance of the annual tuition.
The total for year 1 therefore amounts to EUR 7,000.
- Second year (Classe Seconda): Annual tuition EUR 7,000.
- Third year (Classe Terza): Annual tuition EUR 7,000.
- Fourth year (Classe Quarta): Annual tuition EUR 6,700.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Entrance test booking: payment of the EUR 50 test fee is required to register for the selection test; the payment is made by bank transfer and the payment receipt must be submitted as part of the registration procedure. Candidates who do not pass the test receive a refund of the EUR 50.
- Pre‑enrolment window and priorities: families of successful candidates complete pre‑enrolment within the specified window announced for the intake (dates are set in the selection timetable) by submitting the pre‑enrolment form and proof of payment of the pre‑enrolment quota. If the advertised intake is full, candidates may be placed on a waiting list with defined refund rules for the pre‑enrolment payment.
- Formal enrolment and final payment: formal enrolment must be completed by the deadline published for the intake (the selection criteria specify the deadline for formalisation and the required payment to finalise enrolment). The standard first‑year payment flow comprises the entrance test fee and the pre‑enrolment quota followed by payment of the balance of the annual tuition to reach the full annual amount.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not part of the published fee schedule for the Carpi campus; no boarding or residential fees are listed for Liceo STEAM International — Carpi Campus.
Other costs and fees
- Fees and charges explicitly excluded from the tuition include:
- IGCSE examination registration fees;
- school textbooks;
- state examination (maturità) registration fees and diploma fees;
- costs for study trips and educational visits (vitto and alloggio for trips are excluded).
These items are payable in addition to the tuition when applicable.
- The annual tuition includes (where applicable): staff costs, utilities, mandatory INAIL insurance, updates to lab equipment, access to counselling/listening services, supervised study afternoons and remedial/enrichment courses, an afternoon IGCSE Mathematics preparation course, participation in student clubs and in national/international competitions, use of the assigned laptop (in comodato d'uso), laboratory coats, one school polo shirt with the school logo, and a personal locker.
Refund information
- Entrance test fee (EUR 50): refunded to candidates who do not pass the selection test. If a candidate passes the test but does not proceed with preiscrizione, the test fee may be retained as specified in the selection rules.
- Pre‑enrolment quota (EUR 950): where seats are not available by the published cut‑off date for the intake, the pre‑enrolment amount is refundable under the stated conditions; candidates removed from the waiting list by the specified cut‑off may receive a refund as defined in the selection criteria. Candidates who withdraw after acceptance or who cancel their pre‑enrolment following allocation may forfeit the refund according to the selection rules.
- Any other refunds (for example, if a class is not activated or in the case of cancelation by the school) are governed by the school's enrolment and selection regulations and the specific conditions laid out in the admission communications.
Fee payment options
- Bank transfer (bonifico): documented bank transfer to the school's account is the prescribed method for payment of the entrance test fee and for pre‑enrolment; candidates are required to attach the bank transfer receipt to the registration communication. The selection documents specify the school's bank account and required payment causals for test registration and pre‑enrolment.
Short note on unavailable details
- The published documents for the Carpi campus specify annual tuition amounts, the first‑year fee breakdown, the entrance test fee and pre‑enrolment rules, inclusions and exclusions, bank transfer details for test registration and rules for refunds and waiting‑list refunds. The documents do not publish a mandatory per‑term instalment breakdown of the annual tuition or a comprehensive list of all accepted payment methods (for example, direct mention of credit card acceptance is not provided in the selection or fee documents available for the 2026/27 intake). For billing instalments, families should follow the payment deadlines and instructions given in the candidate‑specific communications at the time of admission.
