🎓 Education Guide

Education & Schools in Switzerland

World-class public schools, top universities, and international schools — plus Indian heritage language classes for your children.

Swiss Public School System

Free, excellent, and compulsory for all residents. Your child will be assigned a school by home address.

1

Kindergarten

4–6 years

2 years, free and mandatory. Excellent preparation for primary school. Language immersion begins here.

2

Primary School (Primarschule)

6–12 years

6 years, free. Core subjects, language acquisition, excellent teaching standards. Assigned by home address.

3

Lower Secondary (Sekundarstufe I)

12–15 years

3 years. Students tracked by academic ability. Top track (Gymnasium/Progymnasiale) leads to university.

4

Gymnasium / Matura

15–18/19 years

Swiss Matura qualification. Direct entry to Swiss universities including ETH and EPFL. Very rigorous.

5

Vocational Training (Berufslehre)

15–18 years

Dual apprenticeship system. Highly respected in Switzerland. Combines work experience with school.

6

University / ETH

18+ years

ETH Zurich and EPFL are globally top-10 in engineering. Public universities charge ~CHF 720/semester tuition.

Official Swiss Education Portal (ch.ch)

International Schools

IB and English-medium schools popular with Indian expat families

Zurich International School (ZIS)

Zurich/Wädenswil

IB Diploma. English medium. Popular with Indian expat families. Fees: CHF 28,000–35,000/year.

Institut Montana Zugerberg

Zug

Swiss & IB curriculum. Beautiful campus. Boarding option available.

International School of Geneva (ISGE/Ecolint)

Geneva

Oldest international school in the world. IB curriculum. Strong Indian expat community.

International School Basel (ISB)

Basel

IB curriculum. Popular with pharma industry families (Roche, Novartis).

GEMS World Academy Zurich

Zurich

IB World School. English medium. Strong in STEM. Central Zurich location.

The British School of Lausanne

Lausanne

British curriculum + IB. Popular with EPFL and IOC families.

Indian Heritage Language Schools

Keep your child connected to their Indian roots — weekend language and culture classes

Indian School of Zurich (Weekend)

IAGZ

Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil and Marathi language classes. Saturday mornings. Contact IAGZ for schedule.

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Tamil Language School

Tamil Sangam Switzerland

Tamil language, culture and heritage classes for children on weekends.

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Gujarat Samaj Language School

Gujarati Samaj Switzerland

Gujarati language and culture classes for children. Community events.

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