These listings have been compiled from information available on each school’s website. Schools serving the international community offer varying degrees of support for children with special needs. Each school should be contacted directly for up-to-date information on what, if any, provision is available.
Please note that the list below is not exhaustive. Please check the Swiss School Associations for other private and local schools in Switzerland.
Schools List
International School of Berne
Mattenstrasse 3
3073 Gümligen
Tel. no: 031 951 23 58
Fax: 031 951 17 10
Website: www.isberne.ch/
E-mail: info@agep.ch
The International School of Berne (ISBerne) provides an academic programme, starting from the Early Learning Centre and progresses through to Grade 12.
The school’s IB Diploma programme was established in 1997. They received authorization to offer the IB Primary Years Programme in Januar and the IB Middle Years Programme in April of 2007. ISBern is one of only 100 IB schools worldwide authorised to offer all three IB programmes.
English Speaking Playgroup
Beundenfeldstrasse 21
3013 Bern
Tel. no: 031 332 92 92
Website: www.englishspeakingplaygroup.ch
E-mail: info@englishspeakingplaygroup.ch
The English Speaking Playgroup (ESP) is situated in the Breitenrain quarter of Berne. Founded in 1985, the ESP is a non-profit, cooperative association run by a voluntary committee of parents and staff. The ESP caters for children from 3 to 14 years.
The British School Bern
Hintere Dorfgasse 20
3073 Gümligen
Tel. no: 031 952 75 55
Fax: 031 952 75 57
Website: http://www.britishschool.ch/
The school learning programme is based on the British and International curriculums. Regular testing and continuous assessments are used to monitor each child’s progress. Class number 10 to 12 students.
English Montissori School Bern
Thunstrasse 80
3006 Bern
Switzerland
Tel. no: 031 352 3334
E-mail: info@davincischool.ch
Ecole publique cantonale de langue française
Jupiterstrasse 2
3015 Bern
Tel. no: 031 941 02 66
Fax: 031 941 02 68
Website: http://www.eclf.ch/
Heilpädagogische Sondershule Der Stadt Bern
Tscharnerstrasse 10
3000 Bern
Tel: 031 371 20 48
E-mail: barbara.feisst@bern.ch
Christophorus-Schule Bern
Heilpädagogische Tageschule
Elfenauweg 68a
3006 Bern
Tel: 031 351 53 94
E-mail: info@christophorus-schule.ch
Bern Kantonale Sprachheilschule
Bern Cantonal School for Speech and Hearing impaired:
Address: Kantonale Sprachheilschule Klosterweg 7 / Postfach 3053 Münchenbuchsee
Tel: 031 868 90 90
Website: www.gef.be.ch/Sprachheilschule
E-mail: sprachheilschule@gef.be.ch
Stiftung Sonderschulheim Mätteli
Schöneggweg 60
3053 Münchenbuchsee
Tel: 031 868 92 11
E-mail: maetteli@datacomm.ch
Heilpädagogische Sonderklassen
(special class in a regular school)
Bernstrasse 60
3072 Ostermundigen
Tel: 031 932 40 05
Sonderschulheim Aarhus
School and living accomodation for special needs children and adults
Nüssbaumallee 6
3073 Gümligen
Tel: 031 951 77 11
Sprachheilschule Wabern
School for hearing and speech-impaired children
Eichholzstrasse 18
3084 Wabern
Tel: 031 960 50 50
E-mail: shswabern@bluewin.ch
British School of Geneva
Av. de Châtelaine 95A
1219 Genève – CH
Website: www.britishschoolgeneva.ch
E-mail: info@britishschoolgeneva.ch
The British School of Geneva (BSG) was created in response to an ever-growing need in Geneva for private, anglophone education and a specific demand for the English National programme. BSG is the only school in the area to offer the cohesive English National Curriculum from Year 1 through to A-Levels. Accordingly, we are an obvious choice for students transitioning from, or returning to, a British based curriculum. BSG is an international school and we are delighted to have students from over 40 nationalities enrich our lessons, our hallways and our playground with their various cultures and perspectives. We limit our class groups to a maximum of 16 students (10 in A-Level classes) so that our teachers can tailor lessons to suit individual learning needs. Our size also allows teachers, directors and administrators to know each student and their family and to maintain regular, highly-personalised and proactive communication between school and home. Despite our small classes, we keep fees at an affordable level. We wish to make private education as financially accessible as possible for families in the region and we are proud of the value we provide.
Collège du Léman
Route de Sauverny 74
CH – 1290 Versoix, Genève
Tél. +41 22 775 56 56
Website: www.cdl.ch
E-mail: admissions@cdl.ch
Collège du Léman is an international Day and Boarding School in Geneva, Switzerland. The school offers personalised learning journeys for boys and girls, 2 to 18 years old, within a multi-cultural family of more than 110 nationalities. Students can choose to study in English or French, or follow a Bilingual programme, leading toward a choice of exceptional diplomas: the International Baccalaureate (IBDP), the International Baccalaureate Career Program (IBCP), an American-style High School Diploma with Advanced Placements, the French Bac and the Maturité Suisse. Collège du Léman’s graduating students achieved a 99% pass rate in 2020, going on to leading universities around the world. The school offers more than 100 extracurricular activities, as well as collaborations with MIT, the Juilliard school, and the United Nations. As a member of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools, Collège du Léman is part of a Global Campus that includes 68 sister schools around the world.
Discover more at cdl.ch, or speak directly to a member of our Admissions team on +41 22 775 56 56 or at admissions@cdl.ch and enjoy your own personal virtual tour.
Geneva English School
GES Primary | Route de Malagny 36 | 1294 Genthod | Geneva | Switzerland
GES Secondary | Route de Suisse 160 | 1290 Versoix | Geneva | Switzerland
Tel: +41 (22) 775-0440
Website: www.geschool.ch
Email: admin@geschool.ch
GES is an academically successful, popular all-through school (3-18) just outside Geneva. Our stunning location on the shores of Lake Leman overlooking Mt Blanc, first-class facilities and wonderful teachers ensure that students are happy and successful.
Our school is a welcoming and thriving community with students following the rigorous and demanding British National Curriculum with a wide number of GCSE and IGCSE courses between ages 15 and 16 followed by A Levels from age 17 to 18.
OakHill School
Tel: +41 (0)22 354 0140,
Website: www.oakhill.ch
E-mail: education@oakhill.ch
Oak Hill School offers a unique half-day programme to children with the diagnosed learning differences of dyslexia and/or attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD). Students attend Oak Hill for half of their school day for three highly structured, multi-sensory instructional periods in reading, written language and mathematics. Students continue to attend their “home-school” for the remainder of their day, allowing them to participate in the mainstream curriculum, attend extra-curricular activities and maintain their social interactions. Oak Hill provides a secure and supportive environment in which students will be successful and motivated fostering the self-esteem of those students who have had difficulties thriving in a mainstream school setting and enabling each individual to realise his or her true potential.
Institut International de Lancy
24 Avenue Eugène-Lance
1212 Grand-Lancy-Genève
Tél : +41 22 794 26 20
Fax : +41 22 794 51 13
Website: www.iil.ch
E-mail : info@iil.ch
The Institut International de Lancy welcomes students from age 3 to 18 of all nationalities, cultures, and religious backgrounds, within two distinct sections: French and English. The Institut helps prepare students to build their future and to face that future with a spirit open to diversity. We provide high quality teaching within an exceptional learning environment, and our staff make every possible effort to ensure that each student can identify with the school motto « Work and succeed together ».
Institut Florimont
Avenue du Petit-Lancy 37
1213 Petit-Lancy
Tél : +41 22 879 00 00
Fax : +41 22 792 09 18
Website: ww.florimont.ch
E-mail : info@florimont.ch
The Institut Florimont is a private, Catholic educational institution which is open to all faiths. It has an international vocation, which offers general education based on the French (baccalauréat sections ES, L, S), the Swiss systems (Swiss maturité with bilingual option) and international system (international section as well as programme of the International Baccalaureate – bilingual).
International School of Geneva
Admissions Office
62 route de Chêne
1208 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 787 2630
Fax: +41 22 787 2410
Website: www.ecolint.ch
The School is a nonprofit Foundation founded in 1924, comprising 3 campuses in Geneva and the neighboring canton of Vaud. It provides an international education from pre-school through to high school. It offers strong academic programs with Anglophone and Francophone classes. The campuses are La Grande Boissière, on the eastern side of Lake Geneva , Campus des Nations on the western side near the United Nations headquarters and La Chataigneraie, located near Founex, a few kilometers in Vaud canton.
The International School of Geneva provides an inclusive education for international students who have a wide range of abilities. There are two types of support for students with special learning needs:
- Learning support is offered for children with mild to moderate learning difficulties on all campuses. Learning support is provided within the classroom setting as well as in small groups working with a specialist teacher. Difficulties in literacy and numeracy can be addressed through short or long-term intervention.
- Specially staffed Learning Centres at Campus des Nations are available, in English only, for those children with moderate to severe learning difficulties from ages 3 to 16.
At the Saconnex site of Campus des Nations classes are designed to facilitate learning through individual or small group work in a ratio of one teacher for four students. Individual Education Plans are written to focus efforts on helping children reach their specific goals. Staff psychologists are available to perform assessments and provide counseling and support. Speech therapy and occupational therapy are also offered on a limited basis. The International School of Geneva strives to help all students realize their full potential.
Aiglon College
1885, Chesières-Villars,
Tel: +41 (0) 24 496 6161
Website: www.aiglon.ch/
E-mail: info@aiglon.ch
Aiglon is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international boarding school run on British independent school lines. The school is divided into a Junior Section (ages 9-13), Middle (13-15) and Upper (15-18) schools; courses are taught in English except in the first two years of the Junior School (ages 9-11) where the emphasis is based on French and English. The school is also a centre for the College Board, TOEFL and some AICE exams at subsidiary level.
Collège Alpin Beau Soleil
Rue Centrale, 1884,
Villars-sur-Ollon
Tel: +41 (0) 24 496 2626
Website: www.beausoleil.ch
E-mail: administration@beausoleil.ch
The Collège Alpin Beau Soleil is a privately owned international boarding school with approximately 180 boys and girls. The school is divided into two sections; French and Anglo-American Sections. Classes are small (maximum 16 students, average 10). The school also has its own ‘Nature and Expedition Centre’, located in a nearby mountain village. All students spend some weeks of the school year there.
Brillantmont International School
12-18 Av Sécretan
1005 Lausanne
Tel: +41 (0)21 310 0400
Website: www.brillantmont.ch/
E-mail: info@brillantmont.ch
Founded in 1882, Brillantmont, is an international co-educational boarding and day school. It is accredited by NEASC and ECIS. The programme of studies comprises five sections: British section, American Section, Modern Language Section, Swiss Section and an ESL programme is available for those whose mother tongue is not English. All the classes in the Anglo-American section, except languages, are taught in English; however, French is promoted throughout the school.
Collège Champittet
Chemin de Champittet
CH – 1009 Pully
Tel: +41(0) 21 721 05 05
Website: www.champittet.ch/en/
E-mail: info@champittet.ch
With a long history of educational experience, and in an exceptional working environment, Collège Champittet welcomes students from Nursery school until reaching University studies. Though based on tradition, Collège Champittet is turned towards continually improving its academic programs and campus facilities. In 2006 Bilingual French/English education was introduced emphasizing the commitment of day students and boarding students of all nationalities to be open to intercultural exchange and understanding.
La Cote International School
Chemin de Clamogne 8
1170 Aubonne (VD)
Tel: +41 (0) 22 823 2626
Website: www.international-school.org/
E-mail: lacote@international-school.org
The La Cote International School (LCIS) with an excellent international reputation offers a high quality, balanced and rigorous English curriculum that is continually reviewed, developed and based on the acquisition of skills and concepts essential for future challenges. It stresses the importance of the use of modern technologies designed to enhance the overall programme. It also provides age appropriate assessment tasks that become an integral part of the learning process. The school employs talented, caring and well qualified teachers who are committed to delivering the programme to the highest possible standard and who can guide the students onwards to achieve their individual potential. The school team provides a supportive atmosphere that helps students adjust to an international school community and in doing so create positive three way partnerships between themselves the parents and the children.
L’Ecole Germaine de Stäel
Chemin de Clamogne 27
CH-1170 Aubonne
Tel: +41(0) 21 808 00 58
Website: www.ecoledestael.ch/
Email: contact@ecoledestael.ch
L’Ecole Germaine de Stäel, created in 2009, welcomes talented children from aged 3 to 18 who excel in an academic, artistic or sporting subject. Our approach is innovative and individual, and suits children who are not attaining their full potential in a traditional school environment. All of our teachers have received specific training in the teaching of gifted and talented children. We offer small classes in a wide variety of subjects, after school workshops, concerts and excursions, and a warm, person-centered environment. We provide an excellent range of choices for children after 11th grade, who can continue on to study for an internationally recognised high school diploma, a vocationally-oriented apprenticeship or the serious pursuit of the artistic discipline of their choice.
Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Quai Maria Belgia 16
1800 Vevey
Contact: Kenza Zufferey (Admissions office)
Tel: +41 (0)21 925 400
Website: www.haut-lac.ch/
The Haut-Lac International Bilingual School educates students of more than 30 different nationalities and from many diverse cultures, side by side with local Swiss students. Within the framework of an academically rigorous, student-centred, bilingual programme, the school endeavours to create a stimulating environment for children aged 3 to 18 years. The primary curriculum is based on the guidelines of the British National Curriculum and the French primary programme, whilst the secondary curriculum incorporates the structures of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP).
Institut Monte Rosa
57 Avenue de Chillon
1820 Territet
Tel: +41 (0)21 963 5341
Website: www.monterosaschool.com
E-mail: monterosa@bluewin.ch
The Institut Monte Rosa is a non-profit international co-educational school. Founded in 1874 the main aim of the Institut is to prepare students for university entrance, hence the academic program of the Anglo-American Section is strongly college preparatory. Students planning to attend American universities are prepared for College Board examinations and receive the High School Diploma on successful completion of 12th grade. Specially designed courses are available for entry to business or other colleges. The postgraduate year offers mature students intensive language study with business studies, economics and computer studies.
Institute Le Rosey
Château du Rosey
1180 Rolle
Tel: +41 (0)21 822 55 00
Website: www.rosey.ch/en/
Institute Le Rosey is a Swiss school with a strong tradition of academic excellence and a demanding humanist spirit. Le Rosey is devoted to developing all the ‘multiple intelligences’ and talents of its students within the framework of two beautiful campuses: Rolle in autumn and spring, and Gstaad in the winter.
International School of Lausanne
Chemin de la Grangette 2
1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Tel: +41 (0)21 560 02 02
Website: www.isl.ch
E-mail: info@isl.ch
The International School of Lausanne is an accredited, not-for-profit, open admissions English-language school for day students of all nationalities, aged 3-18. Located near the beautiful Lac Leman, the International School of Lausanne has been providing an exceptional academic and extra-curricular programme for the local and international community since 1962.
International School of Monts-de-Corsier
ISM S.A.
Chemin de Bellière 4-6
Champ des Pesses
1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier
Contact: René Gubler, directorTel: +41 (0)21 948 0808
E-mail: office@ism-school.org
ISM is a primary day school dedicated to providing our children and their families with high quality teaching in a secure, friendly and caring environment. Small class sizes allow all our children to receive the personal attention they need and to be treated as individuals. Beautifully located with extensive grounds and views of the Rhone Valley, the school provides an ideal environment for our children to flourish.
John F. Kennedy International School
3792 Saanen
Tel: +41 (0)33 744 1372
Website: www.jfk.ch/
The John F. Kennedy International School is a co-educational English-language boarding and day school for children ages 5 to 14 (grades K – 8). The student body is made up of 65 students from over twenty different countries.
Leysin American School
1854 Leysin,
Tel: +41 (0) 24 493 3777
Website: www.las.ch
E-mail: admissions@las.ch
Leysin American School is a co-educational, international boarding school preparing students for entry into colleges and universities. The school offers top quality secondary education, paying particular attention to students with diverse academic backgrounds coming from different educational systems throughout the world.
Ecole Nouvelle (ENSR)
Ch. de Rovéréaz 20
CH – 1000 Lausanne 12
Tel: +41 (0)21 654 65 00
Website: www.ensr.ch/
E-mail: info@ensr.ch
ENSR / IBSL is a co-educational, private school, operating as a limited, non-profit organisation. Founded in 1906, this renowned, private institution has built a formidable reputation through one century and in the new millennium, still retains the qualities that set it apart from other institutions.
Oak Hill School
Chemin de Precossy 31
1260 Nyon, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 354 0140
Website: www.oakhill.ch
E-mail: education@oakhill.ch
Oak Hill School offers a unique half-day programme to students with diagnosed learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders.It serves the anglophone international community in the Lake Geneva area of Switzerland. Oak Hill teachers are very experienced and highly qualified; they are also accredited in Hill Center methodology. The school provides a secure and supportive environment in which students will be successful and motivated. Oak Hill School fosters the self-esteem of those students who have had difficulties thriving in a normal school setting, enabling each individual to realise his or her true potential.
Ecole Riviera School
Avenue des Planches, 25
Case Postale 1347
1820 Montreux 1
Tel: +41 (0)21 961 18 72
Website: www.ecole-riviera.ch/
E-mail: info@ecole-riviera.ch
L’école Riviera School est une école privée qui accueille des enfants dès 18 mois jusqu’au 12 ans et est caractérisée par une section francophone traditionnelle et une section bilingue (français-anglais) dès la première enfantine. Notre école propose un enseignement de qualité basé sur une pédagogie traditionnelle.
St-Georges School in Switzerland
Chemin de St-Georges 19
1815 Clarens/Montreux
Tel: +41 (0)21 964 3411
Website: www.stgeorges.ch
E-mail: office@st-georges.ch
St. George’s School is an International school for boys and girls aged 3-18 with a boarding section. Situated between Vevey and Montreux, the current student body of 430 pupils represents around 40 different nationalities. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, IGCSEs and a High School Diploma Programme. We actively support multilingualism, with several bilingual options. St. George’s boasts excellent sports facilities and a wide extra-curricular programme. Since September 2009, the school boasts a second senior campus, in Neuchâtel. The school also offers Summer Camps in July and August. A new junior campus will open in Verbier Sept 2010.
Swiss School Associations
- Swiss Group of International Schools
E-mail: info@sgischools.com - Home Education Network of Geneva
email: genevahomeed@gmail.com - Links on finding Boarding Schools in U.K.
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