How to apply

At ICS Milan, we're dedicated to providing a seamless and supportive admissions experience
for you and your child. Here's how our process works:

Step 1: Reach Out

Step 2: Visit Our Campuses

Schedule a visit to our campuses and share your child's educational needs with us. We're here to listen and tailor our approach to meet your requirements. Here's an overview of our campuses:

ICS Colletta (ages 1-4)
Nursery & Kindergarten
Via Colletta 27, Milano (Porta Romana/Lodi)

ICS Tenca (ages 1-10)
Nursery, Kindergarten & Primary School
Via Tenca 2, Milano (Repubblica/Porta Venezia)

ICS Symbiosis (ages 5-18)
Primary & Secondary School
Viale Ortles 46, Milano (Ripamonti/Fondazione Prada)

Step 3: Admissions Test (if applicable)

Depending on your child's school level, they may be required to take an admissions test. This test is designed to assess their skills and ensure the best possible fit within our educational environment.

Step 4: Admission Decision

Once we receive your application and your child completes the admissions test (if applicable), our team will review the information. We'll then promptly notify you of the admission decision, providing clear feedback and guidance.

We're here to support you every step of the way.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need assistance. We look forward to welcoming you to the ICS Milan community!

Information by school level

The following steps are different based on your children’s age and school level:

Early Years

We are always glad to welcome new students in the Early Years age range (1-3 for Nursery, 3 to 5 for Kindergarten). Most students join ICS in September, but we are happy to admit students throughout all the school year, as long as we have available places.

No pre-requisites are required, not even from the language point of view in this age range, however, we do want to get to know you and, when possible, your child before enrolment, so a first meeting with the School Manager of your selected campus is warmly recommended.

Of course, if you have any written documentation from your child’s previous school, feel free to share it, it will help us to better welcome and support your child.

Primary School

In Primary school, we welcome students with various backgrounds, designing a personalized transition for each of them, based on their previous learning experiences and their English and Italian language skills.

To start with, we ask you to share with us your child’s two latest school reports, translated in English.

Once the reports are received, we proceed with an individual assessment divided in two parts:

a personal interview with a member of the teaching staff;
from Year 5 an online test, called CAT4, aimed at identifying your child's reasoning abilities.

Students with language gaps can benefit from the EAL/IAL support program, whose format and duration is agreed based on the assessment outcomes.

Secondary School

Every year at Secondary school we welcome a lot of new students who come from several different learning experiences, creating a diverse, enriching environment.

To ensure a successful transition, we carefully evaluate each student’s profile: first, through the assessment of the two latest school reports, that we ask you to share with us in English.