This page compares 10 international schools in Rome with lower published tuition, drawn from the 16 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 5,167 and the highest in this comparison set is € 27,755, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Rome — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Institute | Italian National Curriculum with International/Cambridge enhancement; Cambridge IGCSE; International Scientific High School; Four-Year International Language High School | 3-19 | 5,167 | 6,482 | € |
| Swiss School of Rome | Swiss Curriculum / Canton of St. Gallen educational programme; Swiss Curriculum 21; Swiss Maturità | 3-18 | 5,790 | 9,050 | € |
| Deutsche Schule Rome | German Curriculum; German–Italian bilingual programme; Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA); Italian Maturità | 2-19 | 5,976 | 8,388 | € |
| Britannia International School of Rome | English National Curriculum | 3 to 11 years | 6,800 | 8,200 | € |
| Southlands International School | International Baccalaureate (IB), CBSE, English National Curriculum, British | 3 to 18 years | 7,025 | 18,450 | € |
| Kendale International School | IT room; classroom technology; computers/laptops; digital learning resources; cross-curricular science and technology learning. | 3-11 | 7,400 | 12,000 | € |
| Lycée Français Chateaubriand | French National Curriculum; French Baccalauréat; Diplôme National du Brevet; ESABAC French-Italian dual diploma pathway | Three Rome sites; Villa Strohl-Fern campus and grounds; classrooms; libraries and CDI documentation centres; science laboratories; technology facilities; arts facilities; music facilities; sports facilities; school dining facilities; outdoor recreational areas; specialist secondary-school facilities. | 7,694 | 8,890 | € |
| Castelli International School Rome | Italian Ministerial, British | 5-14 | 9,000 | 13,000 | € |
| Rome International School | International Baccalaureate (IB), IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Diploma Programme (DP), American, Cambridge International, British | 2-18 | 10,500 | 27,755 | € |
| The New School | British curriculum, A Levels | 3 to 18 years | 10,700 | 20,300 | € |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in €. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are British (3 schools), English National Curriculum (2 schools), International Baccalaureate (IB) (2 schools), Italian National Curriculum with International/Cambridge enhancement; Cambridge IGCSE; International Scientific High School; Four-Year International Language High School (1 school), Swiss Curriculum / Canton of St. Gallen educational programme; Swiss Curriculum 21; Swiss Maturità (1 school), German Curriculum; German–Italian bilingual programme; Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA); Italian Maturità (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 16 schools in Rome that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 5,167 at Highlands Institute. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from € 5,167 to € 27,755 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 10 schools in Rome with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Rome do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Southlands International School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 7,025.
Yes. Rome International School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 10,500.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach British, English National Curriculum, International Baccalaureate (IB), Italian National Curriculum with International/Cambridge enhancement; Cambridge IGCSE; International Scientific High School; Four-Year International Language High School, Swiss Curriculum / Canton of St. Gallen educational programme; Swiss Curriculum 21; Swiss Maturità, German Curriculum; German–Italian bilingual programme; Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA); Italian Maturità. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Rome, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.