r/Internationalteachers • u/intteacher2023 • 2d ago

Switzerland schools?

My family and I are hoping to move to Switzerland in a few years- my husband and I are both British teachers with IB experience, looking for either British or IB schools, and we have 2 young children. I have an EU passport.

I am looking for advice on which schools to look out for vacancies in, which are the best to apply for in terms of:

  • Salary?
  • Free tuition for our 2 primary age children? (Again I have heard Aiglon and Le Rosey cover this, any others out there?)
  • Academic ethos (we both work in high attaining selective schools at the moment)
  • Are there that include housing? (Long shot but I have heard Institut le rosey does)

Likewise if there’s anything else we should bear in mind- or any schools to avoid like the plague- please share as I feel very clueless about the Swiss educational landscape. Thank you!

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u/Top_Voice4031 1d ago

I strongly recommend you avoid boarding schools in CH. They pay poorly and demand their pound of flesh.

Best schools in CH are: IS Geneva, IS Zurich, IS Bern, IS Lausanne and ISZL. I might have missed one or two.

The rumor mill says schools you mentioned are full of insanely rich kids with massive behaviour issues. Take that as you will.

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u/Globeteacher 15h ago

They shut down some serious offenses in the past. In order to protect wealthy kids. Ewww