Taking its name from Rocco Romano, a former primary teacher, the Middle School building was erected just behind the town hall in the early 1960s. Before then, teaching took place in private houses. Although run by the Ministry of Education, the building is owned by the local council.
This two-story building houses all the offices, the head teacher’s office, 9 classrooms, a music room, a computer lab, a staff room-library and a meeting room / hall.

There are 6 office staff personnel, and 17 caretakers.
In the year 2000, Scuola Media Statale ‘Rocco Romano’, merged with the primary school and kindergarten, becoming Istituto Comprensivo Statale di San Calogero.

Most students come from San Calogero, the rest live on farms or in the nearby village of Calimera – the local council operates a school bus service for the latter.
Upon graduating middle school, most pupils enrol at upper secondary schools in Vibo Valentia.

Since the late 1990s Socrates activities have been on-going, including Comenius 1.1 and 1.3 projects, as well as Arion study visits. It has hosted project meetings for partner school from round Europe, ranging from the British Isles to Scandinavia, from continental northern Europe to the Mediterranean.

The school population has also been involved in a host of concours and competitions, at local, regional and even national levels, even winning a handful of prizes.

Students at all school levels are offered the opportunity to take part in a host of para-curricular activities, including: European-funded Comenius projects, a school orquestra (for those who learn to play a musical instrument at lower secondary level), a recently formed chorus, field trips and outings and vocational guidance. Computer literacy classes are offered to all pupils.
The school also offers a before-and-after school child care services to parents who require care for their children before lessons begin.

The school serves approximately 500 students from pre-school to lower secondary.
San Calogero has a large special needs population; all these learning disabled pupils are routinely integrated into regular classrooms and learning activities.

A standardized dress code is in effect, and students are expected to comply.