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Private schools in Geneva
Choose the Geneva private school that fits your child.
Geneva hosts some of Europe's finest private and international schools. The challenge is identifying the one that matches your child's temperament, language and plans — that is exactly what we do, independently.
Day & boarding
Geneva day schools, plus boarding schools less than an hour away in Vaud or Valais.
Home & school together
We match the school choice with the neighbourhood, the daily commute and family life.
The Geneva private-school landscape
Geneva combines large international institutions, French-English bilingual schools, accredited French schools and a constellation of little-known human-scale schools where supervision is far more personal. Those smaller schools are often the better answer for a sensitive child, a gifted student, a dyslexic profile or a teenager who needs to be seen individually rather than absorbed into a 2,000-student campus.
What to check before committing
Actual class sizes rather than the published average; teacher retention; academic support and language-induction policy for non-French speakers; the planned transition to secondary and university; the social atmosphere and mix of nationalities; and how flexible the school is if your family leaves earlier than planned.
How we support families in Geneva
We start from your child's profile, shortlist three to five schools with genuine availability, organise visits, prepare interviews and entrance tests, then follow the admission through to the first day. For families arriving from abroad we coordinate school, permits, housing and settling-in on a single timeline.
Frequently asked questions
Combien coûte une école privée à Genève ?+
Comptez environ 20 000 à 45 000 CHF par an en externat selon le niveau et le cursus (IB, système suisse, français homologué AEFE, anglophone). Les frais annexes — transport, cantine, activités, uniforme — représentent souvent 8 à 15 % en plus.
École privée ou école publique à Genève ?+
L’école publique genevoise est de bon niveau et gratuite, mais elle suit le plan d’études romand en français. Pour une famille expatriée avec un séjour de 2 à 5 ans, un cursus international ou anglophone évite une double rupture scolaire.
Quels quartiers privilégier autour des écoles genevoises ?+
Champel, Florissant et Cologny pour la proximité du centre et des écoles internationales ; Grand-Saconnex et Pregny pour les organisations internationales ; la rive gauche vers Vandœuvres et Chêne-Bougeries pour plus d’espace en famille.
Les listes d’attente sont-elles longues ?+
Oui pour les écoles les plus demandées, surtout en maternelle et à l’entrée du secondaire. Nous travaillons en parallèle sur plusieurs établissements et sur les places libérées en cours d’année.
Aidez-vous aussi pour l’installation à Genève ?+
Oui : permis, logement, assurance maladie, choix du quartier en fonction de l’école, inscriptions et intégration de la famille.
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