Institut Florimont vs Institut International de Lancy
🇨🇭 Geneva · Side-by-side comparison on verifiable public data.
Neither Institut Florimont nor Institut International de Lancy sits in a market with a public inspectorate, so both are assessed on verifiable accreditation, curriculum authorisation, and published data rather than an official quality rating. On cost, Institut International de Lancy has the noticeably lower entry fee — a material difference for budget-conscious families. See the table below for the figures, and verify against each school's own published fees.
Key Facts
| Institut Florimont | Institut International de Lancy | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | IB / National | IB / British / National |
| Ages | 3-18 | 3–19 |
| Languages of instruction | French, English | English, French |
| Annual fees | CHF 19,700–30,100 | CHF 16,870–30,390 |
| Enrollment | — | 1,500 |
| Boarding | Day only | Day only |
| Accreditations | IB World School, QSC (Quality School Certification), AGEP (Association Genevoise des Écoles Privées), ISO 21001, Eco-Schools (FEE) | IB World School, Cambridge International School, AGEP, GESBF |
Strengths
- ✓Three exit diplomas under one roof (Swiss Maturité, French Baccalauréat, IB Diploma) — rare optionality for families.
- ✓Established bilingual French/English pathway running from kindergarten upward.
- ✓Long institutional continuity (operating since 1905) with recognised certifications (IB World School, QSC, ISO 21001, AGEP).
- ✓Dedicated Art/Sport track and recent STEAM investment (science/robotics labs, 2024 Innovation Hub).
- ✓Authorized IB World School offering the IB Diploma (DP), with published fees confirming IB1/IB2 provision
- ✓True bilingual French/English education from age 3, plus dedicated single-language British and French tracks
- ✓Highly international community: 1,500+ students across 90+ nationalities
- ✓Multiple secondary exit routes — IB Diploma, French Baccalauréat, and Cambridge (Checkpoint/IGCSE)
- ✓Long institutional continuity: over 120 years of teaching experience, one campus covering ages 3–19
Trade-offs
- !IB is offered only at Diploma (upper-secondary) level; no PYP or MYP authorization is published, so younger years follow the national/bilingual route rather than an IB continuum.
- !No published enrollment figures or detailed EAL provision, limiting transparency for non-francophone families.
- !Day school only — half-board (meals/supervision) is available but there is no boarding.
- !No single public graded inspection band published for Swiss international schools, limiting external quality verification
- !Founding year and detailed exam-results data are not published on the official site
- !Day school only — no boarding option for families needing residential provision
Best Fit For
- • Families in the Geneva area wanting a choice between Swiss, French and international diploma routes.
- • Bilingual French/English families seeking continuity from kindergarten.
- • Students pursuing an Art/Sport-focused secondary pathway.
- • Families wanting a bilingual French/English education in Geneva
- • Internationally mobile families seeking a single 3–19 continuous school
- • Students who want an IB Diploma or French Baccalauréat pathway option at secondary
University Placement
School-reported · not independently verified
University or exam-outcome placement statistics are not published on the school site (the public success-rate figures were not populated), so placement is reported as school-stated, unverified.
School-reported, unverified: IIL states it prepares students for academic diplomas including the IB Diploma (offered since 2007 per third-party listings), French Baccalauréat, and Cambridge qualifications. No verified graduation or university-destination figures are published on the official site.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Should I choose Institut Florimont or Institut International de Lancy?
Institut Florimont is best for: Families in the Geneva area wanting a choice between Swiss, French and international diploma routes.. Institut International de Lancy is best for: Families wanting a bilingual French/English education in Geneva. The right choice depends on target curriculum, budget, and family priorities — the two are not linearly comparable.
How do fees compare between Institut Florimont and Institut International de Lancy?
Institut Florimont: CHF 19,700–30,100. Institut International de Lancy: CHF 16,870–30,390. Verify against each school's own published fees; some figures are sourced from third-party aggregators.
What curricula do Institut Florimont and Institut International de Lancy offer?
Institut Florimont: IB, National. Institut International de Lancy: IB, British, National.
Do Institut Florimont or Institut International de Lancy offer boarding?
Institut Florimont: day school only. Institut International de Lancy: day school only.
Questions parents ask
This comparison is BrightKey's independent assessment using verifiable public data only. University-placement figures are school-reported and not independently verified. BrightKey takes no payments from schools. Our method →