Civico Liceo Linguistico Alessandro Manzoni

Civico Liceo Linguistico Manzoni Tradition within innovation
Palazzo Dugnani, the historical location of the school
Location
Milan, Italy
Information
School type	Independent Selective Day school
Motto	La tradizione nell'innovazione
Established	1861; 164 years ago (1861)
Founder	Carlo Tenca
Headmaster	Maria Bernadette Rossi
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	14-19
Average class size	27
National ranking	top 50
Website	www.lamanzoni.it

The Civico Liceo Linguistico Alessandro Manzoni is a charter high school in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1861 as an all girls' school, and named after poet and author Alessandro Manzoni in 1886, it began accepting boys in 1978.

Pupils are accepted to the school through examinations. These exams usually take place in the December of the students' final year of middle school. In 2011, La Repubblica reported a record 1,100 applicants for the 250 available places (with the possibility of the government requiring a reduction to 220).[1] In 2013, the Corriere della Sera reported that there were six applicants for each available place in the school.[2]

Activities

Liceo Linguistico Manzoni hosts and organizes Milan Model United Nations.

It also hosts HanBan Confucius's center, as well as UNESCO days.

References

1. Tiziana de Giorgio (15 December 2011). "Manzoni, è record di richieste per entrare al liceo linguistico". La Repubblica (in Italian).
2. Federica Cavadini (19 December 2013). "Test d'ingresso alla Manzoni: in 6 per ogni posto". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).