Overview
- Families can submit first‑year applications from January 13 to February 14 on Unica using a digital identity, with one application per student and up to three school preferences.
- If demand exceeds places, schools apply predefined admission criteria and the application date confers no advantage, with paper forms still required for school of childhood and in Valle d’Aosta, Trento and Bolzano.
- Authorities have authorized 532 additional four‑year technical‑professional paths for 2026/27, bringing offerings to more than 700 institutions with strong uptake reported in southern regions.
- The reworked maturità from 2026/27 keeps two written tests—Italian and the subject of study—while the oral is reduced to four subjects and is compulsory.
- The new national guidelines add optional Latin in middle school and basic informatics in primary, as local data in Milan show declining classical liceo enrollment and growth in human sciences.