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Swiss National

Swiss Curriculum (Primary & Lower Secondary)

The Swiss national curriculum for primary and lower secondary follows the cantonal frameworks (Lehrplan 21, Plan d'études romand, Piano di studio) for compulsory schooling. It provides a broad, multilingual foundation that leads into the Maturité or vocational pathways.

Aligned with Swiss cantonal frameworks; foundation for the Maturité and vocational tracks.

Recognized BySwiss cantonal education authoritiesPathway to Maturité and vocational education

Suitable Age Range

4-15

Typical Duration

9 years

Schools in Switzerland

88

88 schools offer this program

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Why Choose Swiss Primary?

  • Aligned with Lehrplan 21 / PER / Piano di studio
  • Broad, multilingual foundation
  • Compulsory-school years
  • Competency-based learning
  • Pathway to Maturité or VET

Subject Areas

National languagesMathematicsNature & TechnologyHumanities & Social SciencesArtsPhysical Education

Schools with Swiss Curriculum (Primary & Lower Secondary)

AISZ

Academia International School Zurich

Day School

Zurich

Ages

4–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 29k/yr

A-LevelsIGCSESwiss Primary+1
100+
ENDE
BS

Bell Switzerland

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss PrimaryLanguages
2,100
EN
BM

Buissonnets Montani

Day & Boarding

Sion, Valais

Ages

12–18 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryFrench Bac
100
FRDE
CM

Campus Muristalden

Day School

Bern

Ages

6–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 12k–22k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura
500
DE
CC

Collège Champittet

Day & Boarding

Pully, Lausanne

Ages

3–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 13k–112k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura+2
980
FREN
CPV

Collège Pierre Viret

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

12–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryFrench Bac+1
FR
CS

Collège Saint-Louis

Day School

Corsier, Geneva

Ages

12–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura
310
FR
EAM

Ecole Active de Malagnou

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
80
FREN
EA

Ecole Alphalif

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

6–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 12k–19k/yr

MaturaBMSVET Commercial+1
FRDE
EBYG

Ecole Beit Yossef Girsa

Day School

Veyrier, Geneva

Ages

4–18 yrs

French BacSwiss Primary
240
FR
EB

Ecole Bersot

Day School

Thônex, Geneva

Ages

11–15 yrs

Swiss Primary
60
FR
ÉBSR

École Bilingue de Suisse Romande

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

4–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–18k/yr

Swiss Primary
200+
FREN
ÉB

École Brechbühl

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
170
FR
EC

Ecole Chantemerle

Day & Boarding

Blonay, Vaud

Ages

6–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 26k–63k/yr

MaturaHolidayIGCSE+4
100
FREN
EA

Ecole des Arches

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

4–20 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 11k–14k/yr

MaturaVET ITMontessori+1
200
FR
EE

Ecole Eden

Day School

Veyrier, Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 15k–26k/yr

Swiss Primary
80
FREN
EE

Ecole Edenpark

Day School

Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud

Ages

1–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 7k–12k/yr

Swiss Primary
FRDE
EGS

Ecole Germaine de Staël

Day School

Etoy, Vaud

Ages

4–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss Primary
120
FREN
EMPF

Ecole Moderne pédagogie Freinet

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
76
FREN
EM

Ecole Mont-Olivet

Day School

Vich, Vaud

Ages

3–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 10k–27k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
FRDE
EMM

Ecole Montessori Meyrin

Day School

Meyrin, Geneva

Ages

2–15 yrs

MontessoriSwiss Primary
75
FREN
EMV

Ecole Montessori Vevey

Day School

Vevey, Vaud

Ages

3–16 yrs

MontessoriSwiss Primary
FREN
EM

Ecole Mosaic

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–23k/yr

Swiss Primary
370
ENFR
EM

Ecole Moser

Day School

Geneva

Ages

8–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 19k–34k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryIB Diploma+1
751
FREN
ÉPM

École Privée Moléson

Day School

Fribourg

Ages

4–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
FREN
ÉR

École Riviera

Day School

Montreux, Vaud

Ages

3–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 17k–21k/yr

Swiss Primary
120+
ENFR
ER

Ecole Roche

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

6–18 yrs

MaturaSwiss Primary
FR
ET

Ecole Toepffer

Day School

Geneva

Ages

11–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 19k–27k/yr

French BacSwiss Primary
150
FR
EV

Ecole Vinet

Day School

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

10–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–20k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
180
FR
ÉV

École Vivalys

Day School

Ecublens, Vaud

Ages

4–11 yrs

Swiss Primary
FR
EB-S

ELA Basel - The Swiss British School

Day School

Basel

Ages

0–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 24k–29k/yr

Swiss PrimaryCambridge PrimaryEYFS+1
310
ENDE
EIS

ENSR International School

Day & Boarding

Lausanne, Vaud

Ages

3–18 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryIB Diploma
600
ENFR
EMS

Evangelische Mittelschule Schiers

Day School

Schiers, Graubünden

Ages

12–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryFMS+1
400
DEEN
ECG

Externat Catholique des Glacis

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
165
FREN
FB

Feusi Bildungszentrum

Day School

Bern, BE

Ages

4–25 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 14k–20k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBMS+4
2000+
DE
F4

Forum 44

Day School

Baden, Aargau

Ages

10–20 yrs

Swiss Primary
150+
DE
FFBI

Four Forest Bilingual International School

Day School

Zug & Luzern

Ages

3–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 14k–30k/yr

Swiss Primary
200+
ENDE
FKSZ

Freie Katholische Schulen Zürich

Day School

Zurich

Ages

10–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 3k–26k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
700+
DE
FSW

Freie Schule Winterthur

Day School

Winterthur, Zurich

Ages

11–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 21k–25k/yr

Swiss Primary
150
DE
FSZ

Freie Schule Zürich

Day School

Zurich

Ages

6–20 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 26k–30k/yr

MaturaFMSSwiss Primary
400
DE
FGB

Freies Gymnasium Basel

Day School

Basel

Ages

4–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 22k–31k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
350
DEEN
FGB

Freies Gymnasium Bern

Day School

Bern

Ages

10–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 14k–15k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura
350
DEEN
FGZ

Freies Gymnasium Zürich

Day School

Zurich

Ages

10–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 27k–33k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura
540
DE
GU

Gesamtschule Unterstrass

Day School

Zurich

Ages

4–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 25k–28k/yr

Swiss Primary
100
DE
G&IK

Gymnasium & Internat Kloster Disentis

Day & Boarding

Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 1k–47k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryA-Levels+1
150
DERM
GDB

Gymnasium Dr. Buchmann

Day School

Zurich

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 25k–27k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
150+
DE
GF

Gymnasium Friedberg

Day School

Gossau, St. Gallen

Ages

12–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss Primary
DE
GI

Gymnasium Immensee

Day & Boarding

Immensee, Schwyz

Ages

12–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 6k–37k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
315
DE
GSK

Gymnasium St. Klemens

Day School

Ebikon, Luzern

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 5k–32k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
180
DE
IB

Institut Beatenberg

Day & Boarding

Beatenberg, Bern

Ages

10–16 yrs

Swiss Primary
30+
DEEN
ICS

Institut Catholique La Salésienne

Day School

Veyrier, Geneva

Ages

4–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
350
FR
IF

Institut Florimont

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 20k–30k/yr

IB DiplomaBilingual MaturaSwiss Primary+2
1700
FREN
IINL

Institut International Notre-Dame du Lac

Day School

Cologny, Geneva

Ages

3–11 yrs

Swiss Primary
300+
FREN
IMZ

Institut Montana Zugerberg

Day & Boarding

Zug

Ages

6–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 33k–95k/yr

IB DiplomaSwiss PrimaryMatura+2
380
ENDE
ISN

International School of Neuchâtel

Day School

Neuchâtel

Ages

2–12 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 12k–20k/yr

MontessoriSwiss Primary
158
FREN
IIS

ipso! International School

Day School

Rheinfelden, Aargau

Ages

2–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 11k–28k/yr

IB PYPSwiss Primary
100+
DEEN
IS

Istituto Sant'Anna

Day School

Lugano, TI

Ages

6–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryVET Commercial
250+
ITEN
ISC

Istituto Santa Caterina

Day School

Locarno, Ticino

Ages

11–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss PrimaryVET Commercial
ITDE
KPSL

KAIROS Private Schule Lenzburg

Day School

Lenzburg, Aargau

Ages

12–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 23k–28k/yr

Swiss Primary
80+
DE
KSMZ

Kollegium St. Michael Zug

Day School

Zug

Ages

10–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 31k–34k/yr

Swiss Primary
200
DE
DS

La Découverte School

Day School

Geneva

Ages

3–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–22k/yr

Swiss Primary
300+
FREN
LS

Lakeside School

Day School

Horgen, Zurich

Ages

4–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–28k/yr

Swiss Primary
180+
DEEN
MSL

Montessori Schule Luzern

Day School

Lucerne

Ages

3–15 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 8k–30k/yr

MontessoriSwiss Primary
220
DE
NSZ

Neue Schule Zürich

Day School

Zurich

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 22k–31k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
200
DE
NS

Neue Stadtschulen

Day School

St. Gallen

Ages

6–19 yrs

MaturaSwiss Primary
DE
NB

NMS Bern

Day School

Bern, BE

Ages

6–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 13k–16k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryFMS
635
DE
NEF

Nouvelle Ecole Farny

Day School

Geneva

Ages

4–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
60
FR
NCD

NOVA Cycle d'orientation

Day School

Thônex, Geneva

Ages

12–15 yrs

Swiss Primary
120
FR
OBS

Obersee Bilingual School

Day School

Wollerau, SZ

Ages

3–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 16k–39k/yr

IB DiplomaSwiss PrimaryIMYC+1
456
DEEN
PH

Privatschule Hofstatt

Day School

Schwyz

Ages

2–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 11k–23k/yr

Swiss Primary
60+
DE
PT

Privatschule Toblerstrasse

Day School

Zurich

Ages

6–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 25k–27k/yr

Swiss Primary
50
DE
SIS

Saint-Charles International School

Day & Boarding

Porrentruy, Jura

Ages

8–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 8k–93k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura+2
150
ENFR
S–SZ

SalZH – Schulalternative Zürich

Day School

Winterthur, Zurich

Ages

3–16 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 8k–19k/yr

Swiss Primary
250
DE
STB

SBW Talent-Campus Bodensee

Day School

Kreuzlingen, Thurgau

Ages

3–20 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 18k–42k/yr

IGCSEA-LevelsVET Commercial+1
200
ENDE
ST

Schule Talenta

Day School

Zurich

Ages

5–12 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 26k/yr

Swiss Primary
50
DEEN
SAMD

Schweizer Alpine Mittelschule Davos

Day & Boarding

Davos, Graubünden

Ages

10–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 13k–44k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryVET Commercial+2
220
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Basel

Day School

Basel

Ages

3–18 yrs

MaturaIB DiplomaSwiss Primary
360
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Männedorf-Zürich

Day School

Männedorf, Zurich

Ages

4–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
100
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Pfäffikon-Schwyz

Day School

Pfäffikon, Schwyz

Ages

4–18 yrs

MaturaBilingual MaturaIB Diploma+1
230
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Rotkreuz-Zug

Day School

Rotkreuz, Zug

Ages

3–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
120
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Schönenwerd

Day School

Schönenwerd, Solothurn

Ages

5–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
90
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Zürich

Day School

Wallisellen, Zurich

Ages

4–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 15k–35k/yr

MaturaIB DiplomaSwiss Primary
320
DEEN
SSIS

SIS Swiss International School Zürich-Wollishofen

Day School

Zurich

Ages

4–12 yrs

Swiss Primary
170
DEEN
SD

Sportschule Dürnten

Day School

Dürnten, Zurich

Ages

11–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 26k–27k/yr

IGCSEA-LevelsSwiss Primary
60+
DE
SE

Stiftsschule Einsiedeln

Day & Boarding

Einsiedeln, Schwyz

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 4k–25k/yr

MaturaSwiss Primary
345
DE
TIMS

Tandem International Multilingual School

Day School

Küsnacht, Zurich

Ages

0–18 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 25k–34k/yr

MaturaBilingual MaturaSwiss Primary
300+
ENDE
TNBS

Terra Nova Bilingual School

Day School

Küsnacht, Zurich

Ages

3–12 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 22k–29k/yr

Swiss PrimaryCambridge Primary
150
DEEN
TI

Theresianum Ingenbohl

Day & Boarding

Ingenbohl, Schwyz

Ages

12–19 yrs

Annual fees

CHF 700–26k/yr

MaturaSwiss PrimaryBilingual Matura+1
240
DE
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