Compare schools across Switzerland.

Choose a canton and campus before a school label

Switzerland requires a local comparison. EDK’s official guidance places the main responsibility for education with the cantons, while describing shared federal and cantonal responsibilities after compulsory education. A school’s international curriculum and the applicable cantonal education arrangements answer different questions. Ask which authority supervises the intended provision and which qualification the child would actually complete; an English-language school name does not answer either question.

The selected Zurich collection includes ICS in Zumikon. Geneva English School has its primary address in Genthod and secondary address in Versoix. Lausanne’s Brillantmont and the Zuoz collection are separate options. For siblings, map each division before evaluating a household move, and request the current daily arrival, collection and transport arrangements for that campus.

Sources: EDK: cantonal and federal education responsibilities · ICS Zurich: IB programmes and Zumikon address · Geneva English School: secondary curriculum and division addresses · Brillantmont: A levels and High School Diploma

Compare senior qualifications and the route into them

ICS publishes the IB Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. Geneva English School instead describes GCSE/IGCSE study in Years 10–11 followed by A levels in its senior years. These are useful alternatives for a family deciding whether to continue an existing examination sequence or change to the IB. Ask about the child’s current subjects, assessment records and language support at the proposed phase, rather than treating a curriculum badge as a placement decision.

Brillantmont’s Lausanne senior page offers a British A-level route or a High School Diploma from Grade 11. Its diploma description uses credits earned through high-school study; that differs from simply taking individual externally examined subjects. Compare the actual award, subject timetable and assessment requirements with the intended next school or university. In particular, request confirmation that a proposed combination of courses remains available for the entry cohort, without assuming that a broad recognition statement guarantees admission or university credit.

Sources: ICS Zurich: IB programmes and Zumikon address · Geneva English School: secondary curriculum and division addresses · Brillantmont: A levels and High School Diploma

Treat Zuoz’s language and award choices separately

Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz’s published 2025–26 school profile distinguishes the Swiss Matura section from its English-language international section. It describes Matura teaching in German or bilingual combinations, and an international sequence leading to IGCSE study before the IB Diploma or the school’s High School Diploma. The profile also explains that not every student studying the IGCSE curriculum sits those examinations. A course name, an examination entry and a completed qualification therefore need separate confirmation.

That profile is dated evidence, freshly read for this guide, rather than a new promise about every future intake. Request a current phase map and subject list before comparing Zuoz with the day-school options around Zurich or Geneva. Where residential provision forms part of a shortlist, obtain the actual term-time, weekend and holiday arrangements alongside the academic offer. Keep tuition, residential charges and any language-support costs in a school-specific written quotation rather than a country-wide budget estimate.

Sources: Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz: dated 2025–26 school profile

Curriculum pathways recorded across the collection

Each row combines evidence from several profiles. Its phases may be offered at different schools; it does not mean every school provides every phase. Online delivery is listed separately. Open the school profile for its exact route and eligibility.

Parent questions about Switzerland schools

Start with a destination collection

The following collections have the most included profiles. Counts describe directory coverage, rather than local market size or school quality.

• BaselSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• GenevaSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• LancySwitzerland · 2 profiles
• Lausanne–VaudSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• MontreuxSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• Villars-sur-OllonSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• ZurichSwitzerland · 2 profiles
• BernSwitzerland · 1 profile
• BuchsSwitzerland · 1 profile
• CadempinoSwitzerland · 1 profile
• ConfignonSwitzerland · 1 profile
• Crans-MontanaSwitzerland · 1 profile