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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is located on Belai Zeleke Street in Addis Ababa; the campus comprises three buildings (one for primary, one for lower secondary, and one for upper secondary) within a complex that includes the Italian Institute of Culture. The postal address is P.O. Box 970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Preschool (3-5), Primary (6-10), Lower Secondary (11-13), Upper Secondary (14-18)
Italian state school operating abroad
Italy
Application fees
- There is no separate application fee charged. At enrolment the payment required is the first instalment of the tuition plus the insurance/materials contribution.
Tuition (annual) — amounts by year group and per term
- Annual tuition (all school levels: scuola dell'infanzia, scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di I grado, scuola secondaria di II grado): ETB 30,000 per year.
- Insurance and contribution for transport, teaching materials and books shipped from Italy: ETB 7,500 (charged in addition to the annual tuition).
- Instalment schedule (per academic year):
- First instalment: 50% of the annual tuition (ETB 15,000) plus the ETB 7,500 insurance/materials contribution = ETB 22,500, payable at enrolment.
- Second instalment: remaining tuition ETB 15,000, payable by the published deadline (example deadline shown: 30 May).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The first payment (ETB 22,500) is due at the time of enrolment; the second payment (ETB 15,000) is due by the school's published deadline (example: 30 May). Late-payment procedures and reminders are applied by the school administration.
- Employees of the school (docente or ATA in servizio) pay a reduced contribution equal to 50% of the tuition (ETB 15,000) plus the ETB 7,500 insurance/contribution; this may be payable in one or two solutions consistent with the general schedule.
- Scholarships: the school awards a quota of scholarships for families in economic hardship (approximately 21% of enrolled places) and additionally grants six merit scholarships of ETB 9,000 each to be deducted from the annual tuition.
Boarding fees
- The institution is organised as a day school with separate buildings for each school order; there are no boarding facilities and therefore no boarding fees.
Other costs and incidental fees
- The ETB 7,500 contribution covers insurance and the cost of transport and delivery of teaching materials and books from Italy.
- Textbooks approved by the school have been provided on loan (comodato d'uso) to students; families should expect to cover personal school supplies and any costs tied to optional extracurricular activities.
Refund information
- Fees and contributions paid are non-refundable; the school's enrolment documentation specifies that payments already made cannot be refunded.
Fee payment options
- Payments can be made by bank transfer to the school's designated bank account as indicated in the school's billing/collection notices.
- The school's enrolment forms include fields for recording payments in Ethiopian Birr and issuing a receipt, which indicates that in-person payments (cash) are recorded and receipted by the administration.
Summary of key amounts (displayed for clarity)
- Annual tuition (all levels): ETB 30,000.
- Insurance / materials / transport contribution: ETB 7,500.
- First instalment at enrolment: ETB 22,500 (ETB 15,000 tuition + ETB 7,500 contribution).
- Second instalment: ETB 15,000, payable by the school's stated deadline.
Istituto Statale Italiano Omnicomprensivo di Addis Abeba is an Italian state school operating abroad that provides continuity of education from kindergarten through upper secondary within the Italian system. Established in Addis Ababa, it forms part of the Italian cultural presence in Ethiopia and shares a campus complex with the Italian Institute of Culture. Three purpose-built buildings host primary, lower and upper secondary sections, enabling coherent progression across all levels. The school implements the Italian national curriculum at all stages, with a paritarian kindergarten and curriculum features that include Italian, English and Amharic L2 for eligible students, plus broad core timetable and cross-curricular Education Civica integrated through upper secondary. In upper secondary, students may pursue tracks such as Liceo delle Scienze Umane Sperimentale and Istituto tecnico Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio, with Istituto tecnico Informatica e Telecomunicazioni introduced in 2024/25. Laboratories, sport facilities and specialist labs support practical study across the campus.
