The survey on “Integration of the second generation” (ISG) was carried out by Istat in 2015 cofinanced by the Ministry of Interior and the European Union European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals (EFI). The survey involved lower and upper secondary schools attended by at least 5 foreign students. 49% of foreign students born abroad was enrolled in the class corresponding to their age; almost 40% was registered in the previous class and 12.2% in classes where the fixed enrollment age is at least two years less than that of the interviewed. 27.3% of foreign students had to repeat one or more years of schooling . Most of those born abroad had the experience of repeating the school-year (31%), while for those born in Italy value is closer to that of Italian students (18.7% and 14.3%). The paper, trough multivariate models, aims to focus n the characteristics that most affect the behaviors, the intention and the hopes for the Future  of the students with particular regard for the social status of the family.