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Report Finds 90% of Italy’s State Schools Lack Required Safety Certifications

The dossier draws on 2023–24 national registry data that predate a ministry-led remediation drive now underway.

Overview

  • An analysis of Anagrafe Open Data by Tuttoscuola identifies 36,088 of roughly 40,000 state school buildings missing at least one mandatory certification.
  • Fully 3,588 buildings lack all required documents, a gap affecting an estimated 700,000 students and staff each day.
  • Key safety documents remain scarce nationwide, with 37.2% holding agibilità, 33.8% a fire-prevention certificate, and 12.7% a documented anti-seismic project.
  • Certification rates vary sharply by region, from Valle d’Aosta at 87.8% agibilità to Lazio at 12.7% and the islands at 18.9%, with Sardinia at 14.2%.
  • The Education Ministry says works have been initiated on over 10,000 buildings—about 22% of the stock—and notes that seismic interventions are the responsibility of local authorities.