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🇨🇭 International Schools in Switzerland (boarding)

8 schools, profiled on verifiable public data.

Switzerland is the global apex of international boarding education — home to the world's oldest and most expensive boarding schools, set between Lake Geneva and the Alps. The cluster spans century-old institutions (Le Rosey, founded 1880; Ecolint, the world's first international school and birthplace of the IB), American and British boarding pioneers (TASIS, Aiglon), and small family-run houses. With no graded public inspectorate, families verify quality through international accreditation (CIS, NEASC, IB) rather than a state rating — and fees, often CHF 100,000+ a year, sit at the very top of the global scale.

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SchoolCurriculaAgesFees (SGD)
Aiglon CollegeIB / British6-18 (Years 2-13)CHF 94,500-159,000 per year boarding (2025/26, varies by age); registration fee CHF 3,000
Brillantmont International SchoolBritish / American13-18 (Grades 8-12, plus a 13th-grade postgraduate term)Boarding CHF 99,500-111,000/year; day CHF 34,000-38,000/year (2026-2027, incl. VAT; plus a non-refundable registration fee of CHF 2,000 boarding / CHF 1,600 day and a refundable admission deposit)
Collège du LémanIB / British / American / National2-18Day CHF 24,900–37,500; full-year boarding CHF 117,500 (2026-27)
Institut auf dem RosenbergBritish / American / IB / National4-18From CHF 93,000 base tuition plus ~CHF 57,000 average housing/extras (~CHF 150,000 / ~USD 175,000 total per year), 2023-2024
Institut Le RoseyIB / National8–18CHF 125,000 (2011/12, school-cited; current fees higher — verify with school)
International School of Geneva (Ecolint)IB / British / American / National3-18CHF 19,800-35,470 per year (tuition only, 2025-2026; registration CHF 2,500 and a one-time Capital Development Fund fee of CHF 4,000 are charged separately)
Surval MontreuxBritish / American12-19CHF 112,000 per year (2025-2026, boarding)
TASIS The American School in SwitzerlandAmerican / IB3-19 (Pre-Kindergarten to Postgraduate)Day CHF 29,000-55,000; Boarding CHF 106,500 (2026-27)

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