Institut Florimont
🇨🇭 Geneva · Founded 1905 · IB / National · Ages 3-18
Reviewed by Priscilla Han · 2026-07-24
A strong, long-established Geneva day school offering three exit diplomas (Swiss Maturité, French Baccalauréat, IB Diploma) with a genuine bilingual French/English pathway.
Curricula
IB, National
Age range
3-18
Languages of instruction
French, English
Annual fees
CHF 19,700–30,100
Boarding
No (day school)
IB authorised
DP
Accreditations
IB World School, QSC (Quality School Certification), AGEP (Association Genevoise des Écoles Privées), ISO 21001, Eco-Schools (FEE)
Tier Profile
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BrightKey's Assessment
Founded in 1905 in Petit-Lancy, Geneva, Institut Florimont is a Catholic-tradition day school open to all faiths, spanning kindergarten through upper secondary. It is unusual in offering three recognised exit diplomas — the Swiss Maturité (including a bilingual track), the French Baccalauréat, and the IB Diploma Programme (International Section, introduced in 2014) — alongside a bilingual French/English stream from kindergarten and an Art/Sport track. Accreditations include IB World School status, QSC, AGEP membership and ISO 21001.
Why These Ratings?
Inspection & AccreditationA — Excellent
Switzerland has no single public inspectorate that publishes a comparable Outstanding/Good graded band per international school, so the tier is capped at A. Florimont earns the A on the strength of IB World School authorization, QSC and ISO 21001 certification and AGEP membership, but there is no verbatim top graded inspection band to justify an S.
Strengths & Trade-offs
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).
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.
Is It Right For You?
Best 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.
Not Ideal For
- ✕Families needing boarding accommodation.
- ✕Families specifically seeking an IB continuum (PYP/MYP) in the primary and middle years.
- ✕Purely English-medium families with no French, given the francophone/bilingual base.
Curriculum
Francophone core from kindergarten through the common-core lower secondary, branching in upper secondary into three diploma tracks: Swiss Maturité (with a bilingual option), French Baccalauréat, and the IB Diploma (International Section, Pre-IB then IB). A bilingual French/English stream and an Art/Sport stream are also available.
Fees
Annual tuition for 2026-2027 ranges from about CHF 19,700 (bilingual kindergarten/lower primary) to CHF 30,100 (IB Diploma years), per the school's official fee schedule. A registration fee of CHF 500 and re-entry fee of CHF 300 apply; optional half-board meals run about CHF 2,800/year. Figures are VAT-included Swiss Francs.
Admissions
Enrolment and re-enrolment require payment of the registration fee and the first fee instalment per the school's general conditions; specific entry assessments are not detailed publicly. Contact the school directly for the current admissions timeline.
Campus Life
Located on the Petit-Lancy campus with sports facilities (including a stadium dating to 1963), science and robotics (STEAM) laboratories, and a 2024 Innovation Hub; a cultural season programme launched in 2022. The school is rooted in the Catholic tradition while open to all faiths.
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.
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