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The great boarding schools: Switzerland, France, UK

Looking for a specific boarding school? Here are independent profiles of the most searched schools. The right choice depends on your child: we help you compare.

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  1. 01Aiglon CollegeAiglon College is an international boarding school in the Vaud Alps, above the Rhône valley. The school emphasises English-language education, house-based boarding life and mountain activities.SwitzerlandChesières-Villars · VaudIBView profile
  2. 02Beau Soleil Alpine CollegeBeau Soleil is an international boarding school in Villars-sur-Ollon, in the Vaud Alps. It offers schooling in English and French with a strong focus on sport and the outdoors.SwitzerlandVillars-sur-Ollon · VaudIBView profile
  3. 03Collège du LémanCollège du Léman in Versoix, near Geneva, is a Nord Anglia international school offering day and boarding places, with English and French pathways.SwitzerlandVersoix · GenevaIBView profile
  4. 04Haut-Lac International Bilingual SchoolHaut-Lac is a French-English bilingual international school above Vevey and Montreux, which also presents boarding for some pupils.SwitzerlandSaint-Légier · Vaud RivieraIBView profile
  5. 05Brillantmont International SchoolBrillantmont is a family-run international boarding school in central Lausanne. It highlights small classes and individual follow-up.SwitzerlandLausanne · VaudBritishView profile
  6. 06Collège ChampittetCollège Champittet in Pully, near Lausanne, is a Nord Anglia international school with French and English pathways and boarding.SwitzerlandPully · LausanneIBView profile
  7. 07Institut auf dem RosenbergInstitut auf dem Rosenberg is an international boarding school in St. Gallen, German-speaking Switzerland, emphasising highly individual support.SwitzerlandSt. Gallen · Eastern SwitzerlandIB · American (AP) · BritishView profile
  8. 08Lyceum Alpinum ZuozLyceum Alpinum Zuoz is a mountain boarding school in the Engadine, near St. Moritz, offering international and Swiss pathways.SwitzerlandZuoz · Engadine · GraubündenIB · Swiss MaturaView profile
  9. 09Leysin American SchoolLeysin American School is an American boarding school high in Leysin, in the Vaud Alps, preparing students for both the IB and AP exams.SwitzerlandLeysin · VaudIB · American (AP)View profile
  10. 10St. George's International SchoolSt. George’s International School takes children from 18 months to 18 years above Montreux, with day places and boarding for older pupils, leading to the IB Diploma.SwitzerlandClarens-Montreux · VaudIBView profile
  11. 11TASIS The American School in SwitzerlandTASIS is an American boarding school in Montagnola, above Lugano, in Italian-speaking Ticino, presenting IB and AP results.SwitzerlandMontagnola · Lugano · TicinoIB · American (AP)View profile
  12. 12Institut Montana ZugerbergInstitut Montana Zugerberg is an international day and boarding school founded in 1926 above Zug, in German-speaking Switzerland.SwitzerlandZugerberg · ZugView profile
  13. 13École des RochesÉcole des Roches is an international boarding school founded in 1899 in Normandy, about two hours from Paris, offering the French baccalauréat, a bilingual track and the IB.FranceVerneuil-sur-Avre · NormandyFrench bac · IBView profile
  14. 14Collège StanislasStanislas is a Catholic school in central Paris with boarding at upper-secondary level and in preparatory classes.FranceParisFrench bacView profile
  15. 15Eton CollegeEton College is a boys’ boarding school near Windsor, England, where every pupil lives in a boarding house.United KingdomWindsor · EnglandBritishView profile
  16. 16Harrow SchoolHarrow School is a boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 in north-west London. Families often visit several years before entry.United KingdomHarrow · LondonBritishView profile
  17. 17Wycombe AbbeyWycombe Abbey is a girls’ boarding school in High Wycombe, west of London, presenting itself as a leader in girls’ boarding education.United KingdomHigh Wycombe · EnglandBritishView profile
  18. 18MillfieldMillfield is a co-educational school for ages 2 to 18 in Somerset, well known for sport, with day and boarding places.United KingdomStreet · Somerset · EnglandBritishView profile
  19. 19GordonstounGordonstoun is a Scottish boarding school in Moray, known for its outdoor and adventure-based education.United KingdomMoray · ScotlandBritishView profile
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