The Eduscopio Observatory of the Agnelli Foundation is also back for 2025, with the new edition of the rankings of the best Italian high schools. As always, high schools, technical and professional institutes are compared on the basis of what happens after graduation: university performance for those who continue their studies, entry into the job market for those who immediately aim for a job.
In Rome the “Ennio Quirino Visconti” classical high school confirms itself as the first reference, while in Milan the “Giovanni Berchet” takes first place, overtaking the equal “Sacro Cuore”. The “strongest” high school in the country, however, according to aggregate indicators, is in Veneto: the classic “Giovanni Battista Ferrari” in Este, in the province of Padua.
To arrive at these results, Eduscopio analyzed the paths of approximately 1,355,000 graduates from 8,150 schools in three school years (2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22), also including the first graduates of the four-year courses.
The university results were considered (average grades, number of exams passed) for high schools and technicians that send at least a third of graduates to university and no less than 21 students in three years and the speed and quality of entry into the world of work for graduates of technical and professional institutes who immediately seek employment.
Below is a city-by-city overview of the main results of the 2025-26 edition.
Rome
In the capital the situation at the top is very stable.
On the technical-university front, among the Economic Technical Institutes the “Einstein-Bechelet” and the “Di Vittorio-Lattanzio” stand out, while for the Technological Technicians the “Carlo Matteucci” and the “Boaga” stand out.
Looking at employment opportunities, in the economic sector the “Leonardo Da Vinci”, the “IS Via Saponara 150” and the “Livia Bottardi” stand out; among the technological the “Confalonieri-De Chirico” dominates.
In the Professionals, for the Services he leads the “Amerigo Vespucci” in front of the “Tor Carbone”; for Industry and Crafts the “De Amicis-Cattaneo”, the “Carlo Urbani” and the “Piaget-Diaz” are highlighted.
Milan
In the Milan area, the main novelty comes from the Classico: the “Giovanni Berchet” rises to the top of the ranking, overtaking the equal “Sacro Cuore”, which drops to second place. Third was “Giosuè Carducci”.
As regards the university-oriented technical institutes, among the economic ones “Alessandro Manzoni” rises to the top step, followed by “Pietro Verri” and “Curie”. In the Technologicals, “Carlo Cattaneo” precedes “Evangelista Torricelli” and “Giulio Natta”.
If you look at work, among the Economic Technicians the winners are “Pietro Verri”, “Fabio Besta” and “Pier Paolo Pasolini”; among Technological Technicians “Evangelista Torricelli”, “Curie-Saffa” and “Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange” stand out.
In the Professional Services category the podium is “Amerigo Vespucci” (tie), “Carlo Porta”, “Gianni Brera”; for Industry and Crafts, “Galilei-Luxemburg”, “Severi-Correnti” and “Settembrini” stand out.
Turin
In Turin the Liceo Classico “Camillo Benso di Cavour” overtakes the “Gioberti”, which slips to second place, while the “Vittorio Alfieri” maintains third position.
In the Professionals, “Giovanni Plana” leads the Services and also imposes himself in the Industry and Crafts area.
Venice
In the Venetian area, among the Classics, last year’s script is repeated: “Marco Polo” remains the first choice, followed by “Bruno-Franchetti” and “Marco Foscarini”.
Among the Technical Institutes for the university, among the Economic ones “Francesco Algarotti” and “Andrea Gritti” stand out; among the Technologists, “Carlo Zuccante”, “Vendramin Corner” and “Enrico Fermi” lead.
Looking at work, among the Economic Technicians “Francesco Algarotti”, “Andrea Gritti” and “Luigi Luzzatti” remain at the top; in the technological sector “Antonio Pacinotti”, “Carlo Zuccante” and “Enrico Fermi” emerge.
In the Professionals, the trio “Andrea Barbarigo”, “Luigi Luzzatti” and “Vendramin Corner” are confirmed for the Services; for Industry and Crafts the reference name remains “Luzzatti”.
Genoa
In Genoa, among the classical high schools, “Cristoforo Colombo” remains firmly in command, followed by “Giuseppe Mazzini” and “Andrea Doria”.
Among university technicians, “Montale” stands out in the economic field, while in the technological sector “Firpo-Buonarroti” remains in the lead.
For post-diploma employment, among the Economic Technicians “Einaudi-Casaregis-Galilei” and “Vittorio Emanuele II” stand out; among the Technological, “Majorana-Giorgi”, “Italo Calvino” and “Galilei”.
In Professional Services, “Marco Polo” leads the ranking, followed by “Nino Bergese”; for Industry and Crafts, “Attilio Odero” and “Gaslini-Meucci” stand out.
Bologna
In the Emilian capital, photography does not change much compared to 2024.
Among the technicians for the university, in the economic field “Rosa Luxemburg”, “Crescenzi-Pacinotti-Sirani” and “Manfredi-Tanari” stand out; in the Technological ones “Arrigo Serpieri” and “Crescenzi-Pacinotti-Sirani” stand out.
For work, in the technical-economic sector the “Crescenzi-Pacinotti-Sirani” leads, followed by the “Rosa Luxemburg”, while among the Technological Technicians the “Belluzzi-Fioravanti” and the “Aldini-Valeriani-Sirani” obtain the best results.
In the Professionals, the “Manfredi” stands out for Services and the equal “Beata Vergine di San Luca” for Industry and Crafts.
Florence
In Florence the Classics ranking follows the previous one: first the “Galileo”, then the “Michelangiolo” and the “Santissima Annunziata”.
Among the Scientific ones, “Machiavelli” and “Castelnuovo” remain the two best schools, with “Leonardo Da Vinci” in third position. For the Applied Sciences option, it is precisely the “Castelnuovo” that clearly stands out from the others.
“Machiavelli” also dominates the Linguistics ranking, ahead of “Pascoli” and “Marco Polo”. In the Human Sciences the Florentine high school is still in first place, both in the traditional direction and in the economic-social option, where it is followed by “Giovanni Pascoli” and “Galileo Galilei”.
For the Artistic direction the “Alberti-Dante” is confirmed.
Among the university-oriented technical and economic institutes, “Galilei”, “Marco Polo” and “Salvemini-Duca d’Aosta” stand out. The latter is also at the top among Technological Technicians, followed by the “Agricultural Institute” and the “Morante-Ginori Conti”.
For the employment rate, the “Galileo Galilei” remains a point of reference among the Economics, while among the Technologicals the podium is occupied by “Meucci”, the equal “Pietro Calamandrei” and the “Leonardo Da Vinci”.
In the Professionals, the “Agrarian Institute Florence” stands out for Services, which precedes the “Saffi”; for Industry and Crafts “Da Vinci” and “Tornabuoni” are highlighted.
Naples
As for employment outcomes, among the Economic Technicians the equal “Modigliani”, the “Enrico De Nicola” and the “Vittorio Emanuele II” remain in the top places. Among Technological Technicians, “Marie Curie” maintains the top spot, followed by “Galileo Ferraris”.
In the Services Professionals, “Mario Pagano” is still the first choice, followed by “Ferraioli”. In the Industry and Crafts sector, “Caselli-Palizzi” emerges as a novelty, ahead of “Attilio Romanò” and “Alfonso Casanova”.
Bari
If you look at work, the “Marco Polo” is still the fixed point among the Economic Technicians, while in the technological sector the “Marconi-Hack” dominates, followed by the “Panetti-Pitagora”.
In the Professionals, “Ettore Majorana” stands out for Services, while for Industry and Crafts it is “Luigi Santarella” who offers the best prospects.
Palermo
In Professional Services, “Paolo Borsellino” and “Pietro Piazza” remain the first two choices; for Industry and Crafts “Volta” and “Medi” dominate, reversing the positions compared to the last edition.
Catania
For employment, among the Economic Technicians the podium is made up of “Carlo Gemellaro”, equal “Francesca Morvillo” and “De Felice Giuffrida-Olivetti”. In the technological sector, the “Cannizzaro” and the “Archimede” emerge. In Professionals, for Services, “Karol Wojtyla” and “Fermi-Eredia” stand out, which also remains the best institute for Industry and Crafts.
Cagliari
Cagliari closes the picture, where among the classical high schools the “Giovanni Maria Dettori” conquers the top, followed by the “Vittorio Emanuele II” and the “Giovanni Piotto Sintor”.
