Private schools in Switzerland are renowned for their quality education, personalized attention, and international focus. With a range of options available, from summer camps to boarding schools and higher education institutions, private schools offer a unique learning experience that can help students achieve their academic and personal goals.
Private education in Switzerland follows a similar structure as the public system, with primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. However, private schools have greater autonomy and flexibility when it comes to their curricula and teaching approaches, which often incorporate innovative and interactive methods to engage students and foster critical thinking skills.
One of the key advantages of private education is the smaller class sizes, which allows for more individualized attention and greater interaction between students and teachers. Private schools also offer a range of extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, and drama, which provide students with opportunities to develop their talents and social skills.
The admission process for private schools varies depending on the institution, but typically involves an application and interview process, as well as standardized tests and academic transcripts. Tuition fees for private schools can be higher than for public schools, but many institutions offer financial aid and scholarship opportunities to help students afford the cost.
Overall, private education in Switzerland offers a unique learning experience that can help students achieve their full potential and prepare them for success in their academic and professional careers. Whether you are looking for a summer camp, boarding school, or higher education institution, Switzerland offers a wide range of options that cater to different interests, abilities, and backgrounds.
Swiss Premium Education operates as an educational agency. We represent and collaborate with more than 75 institutions, representing 300 programs in Switzerland ranging from Summer camps, language schools, boarding schools, higher education, and executive education.
Camps
Most educational institutions have developed an offering of camps (winter, spring, and summer) that enable students to live an unforgettable experience. The most common camps combine language and different type of activities but other specialized themselves with specific programs such as leadership, arts, music, specific sports, ski, hospitality, culinary, savoir-vivre, etc.
Boarding Schools
Switzerland holds a strong reputation for its boarding schools and the quality of the programs delivered. Spread across Switzerland, you will find a wide range of possibilities of Diplomas: International Baccalaureate (IB), Swiss Matura, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, British A-Level, the American High School Diplomas. Schools will range from 50 to almost 2000 students, with various types of educational support, field trips, side activities, facilities, and prices.
Higher Education
Among the private sector, Higher Education institutions do not have the right to call themselves universities (reserved for the public institutions). Therefore, you will find a large range of names from academies, schools, colleges, institutes, etc. Switzerland holds the best reputation for its hotel management schools and business schools. Most will be delivering certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. More than 15 prestigious institutions welcome international students with various specializations, programs, accreditation, recognition, ranking positions, sizes, networks, internships opportunities, educational support, etc. With a variety of online and offline courses, they prepare and train leaders in this world.
Executive Education
Designed for companies, governments or individuals, executive courses are designed to improve team and companies’ performances. Hereafter is an exhaustive list of courses provided: leadership, sustainability, aviation, customer experience, finance, human resources, innovation, luxury retail, management. In addition, tailor-made courses can be made for groups.
Language Schools
If you are planning to study in Switzerland in an international school, you will be required to have a proper level of English. Moreover, we strongly advise you to learn one of the local languages (French, German or Italian). Whether it is only a few hours per week or an intensive course, in private or groups, you will find the right program to improve your language skills.
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