Galileo Galilei High School of Istanbul

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Private foreign high school in Turkey

Galileo Galilei High School of Istanbul

Location

Turnacıbaşı Sokak No: 20 Beyoğlu - İstanbul Turkey
Coordinates	41°01′59″N 28°58′49″E / 41.03318178480166°N 28.9802237376823°E / 41.03318178480166; 28.9802237376823
Information
Former names	İtalyan Kız Ortaokulu Beyoğlu İtalyan Lisesi
School type	Private Foreign High School
Established	1870
Director	Susanna Bernardi
Language	Italian Turkish
Website	https://www.galileilisesi.k12.tr/

Private Galileo Galilei Italian High School (Italian: Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei, Turkish: Özel Galileo Galilei İtalyan Lisesi ) is a private foreign high school (yabancı özel lisesi) in Beyoğlu district of İstanbul, Türkiye. It is a bilingual Turkish-Italian school that uses both Turkish and Italian curriculums.

History

The school was opened in 1870 following the decree of Sultan Abdülaziz by the Catholic Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea. Initially, the school was established to provide education at the kindergarten and primary school levels for children of Italian families living in Turkey, but later it began to admit Turkish students as well.

Originally opened on Kumbaracı Yokuşu, it moved to the current location in 1882. Throughout history, education was intermittently interrupted due to the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) and World War I (1915-18) between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy. In 1919, the middle school opened, and the school name was changed to "Private Italian Girls' Middle School" (Scuola Media Italiana Femminile, Özel İtalyan Kız Ortaokulu), and a preparatory class was added for students who did not know Italian. The law in 1931 required all Turkish citizens to go to Turkish primary schools , so the primary school began to admit only foreign nationals. Gradually, the school transitioned to co-educations, starting with the kindergarten and primary school classes in 1959.

In 2000, the school's name was changed to "Beyoğlu Italian High School" (Liceo Italiano di Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu İtalyan Lisesi). In 2005, the institution was accredited with an equivalency certificate from high schools in Italy, and was renamed to "Private Galileo Galilei Italian High School.".

Admissions

The school accepts students on the basis of the LGS examination. In 2024, it accepted 72 students, with the lowest LGS score being in the top 3.9% .

Education

The school offers a preparatory year for learning Italian as the language of instruction, and four years of combined Italian Liceo scientifico and MEB curriculums. In the end, the students can choose to take the Italian state examination

Leadership

Unlike many other schools in Turkey, the leadership in the Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei is all-female

References

"Dove siamo... nel mondo - Suore di Carità dell'Immacolata Concezione d'Ivrea".
"Türkiyede ilk tahsillerini mektepte yapacak türk vatandaşı çocukların türk mekteplerine girmelerine dair ve 23 eylül 1329 tarihli tedrisatı iptidaiye kanununa müzeyyel kanun" (PDF). 1931-03-29.
"Galileo Galilei İtalyan Lisesi | Tarihçe" [Galileo Galilei Italian High School | History].
"Galileo Galilei Scientific High School – Istanbul – Italian – Language, culture, creativity in the world".
https://yesimkirman.com/2024/07/15/lgs-2024-yabanci-liseler-en-son-giren-ogrencinin-puani-ve-yuzdelik-dilimi/
"LİSELERİ TANIYALIM: Galileo Galilei İtalyan Lisesi".
Moretti, Giovanni, and Valentina Elmetti. "La percezione della leadership femminile in campo educativo: uno studio di caso dalla Turchia." Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione, Master di II livello (60 CFU), Leadership e Management in Educazione. Dirigenza scolastica e Governo della Scuola, A.A. 2018/2019.

External links

Official website

v t e Foreign private schools in Turkey
France	Lycée Français Saint-Michel, Istanbul() Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul()
Germany	Deutsche Schule Istanbul
United States	Robert College Üsküdar American Academy
Italy	Liceo Italiano di Istanbul Galileo Galilei High School of Istanbul
Austria	St. George's Austrian High School
The Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) does not include the schools with asterisks *()** in its list of French international schools in Turkey (under "Turquie")

Italian international schools

Schools with "statale" in their name are owned and operated by the Italian government. Others are private schools.
Schools with asterisks (*) are not recognised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Italian schools.

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