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Boarding schools in Switzerland

Eleven houses between the shore of Lake Geneva and the high valleys, ordered by the one thing that changes everything: how high they sit.

11

boarding houses on file

  • 410 m to 1435 m
  • three altitude bands

Ordered by height,
not by alphabet.

1025 metres separate the lowest house from the highest. That distance decides the climate, the ski access and the drive from Geneva airport, and it is the first thing we ask a family to think about.

In the Alps
1200 m and up
On the terrace
480 m and up
On Lake Geneva
below 480 m
  1. Collège du Léman410 m
  2. St. George’s414 m
  3. Brillantmont549 m
  4. Surval Montreux576 m
  5. Ecole Nouvelle595 m
  6. Haut-Lac615 m
  7. Chantemerle679 m
  8. Aiglon1227 m
  9. Beau Soleil1241 m
  10. La Garenne1278 m
  11. Leysin American School1435 m
View from Vevey across Lake Geneva, computed from open elevation data (EU-DEM, produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union; SRTM data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey), draped with SWISSIMAGE aerial imagery (©swisstopo). Heights of the houses: swisstopo, at the school’s postal address.
  1. 1435 mLeysin American SchoolLeysin VD
  2. 1278 mLa GarenneVillars-sur-Ollon VD
  3. 1241 mBeau SoleilVillars-sur-Ollon VD
  4. 1227 mAiglonChesières-Villars VD
  5. 679 mChantemerleBlonay VD
  6. 615 mHaut-LacSaint-Légier VD
  7. 595 mEcole Nouvelle de la Suisse RomandeLausanne VD
  8. 576 mSurval MontreuxMontreux VD
  9. 549 mBrillantmontLausanne VD
  10. 414 mSt. George’s International SchoolClarens, Montreux VD
  11. 410 mCollège du LémanVersoix GE

11 on file, each read the same way: the figures we hold, the source they came from, and the day we checked them.

Leysin American School1435m

Leysin VD

12-18 yearsIB Diploma, Advanced Placement, US High School Diploma

Open Leysin American School

1200 m and up

In the Alps

Snow from December, skiing from the door, an hour and a half of mountain road from the lake.

  1. Leysin American SchoolLeysin American SchoolLeysin VD12-18 yearsIB Diploma, Advanced Placement, US High School Diploma1435m
  2. La GarenneLa GarenneVillars-sur-Ollon VD3-18IB MYP, IGCSE, IB Diploma or High School Diploma1278m
  3. Beau SoleilBeau SoleilVillars-sur-Ollon VD11-18IB MYP, IB Diploma, US High School Diploma1241m
  4. AiglonAiglonChesières-Villars VD6-18IGCSE, Pre-IB, IB Diploma, High School Diploma1227m

480 m and up

On the terrace

Above the lake and below the snowline. Town within reach, the mountains an outing rather than a commute.

  1. ChantemerleChantemerleBlonay VD6-18Maturité suisse, IGCSE, A Levels679m
  2. Haut-LacHaut-LacSaint-Légier VD3-18615m
  3. Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse RomandeEcole Nouvelle de la Suisse RomandeLausanne VD2½-19Maturité suisse, IB Diploma595m
  4. Surval MontreuxSurval MontreuxMontreux VD12-19576m
  5. BrillantmontBrillantmontLausanne VD13-18IGCSE, A Levels, US High School Diploma549m

below 480 m

On Lake Geneva

Mild, urban, and closest to Geneva airport. The choice for younger children and for day pupils.

  1. St. George’s International SchoolSt. George’s International SchoolClarens, Montreux VD18 months-18IGCSE, IB Diploma, A Levels414m
  2. Collège du LémanCollège du LémanVersoix GE2-18410m

Language schools

Intensive courses and immersion, from a fortnight to a year, in the same towns.

  1. Swiss Education AcademySwiss Education AcademySwiss Education Academy, formerly the Swiss Language Club, is part of Swiss Education Group, a world leader in hotel management schools.
  2. VOXEAVOXEA inspires students to learn new languages whilst staying in the beautiful region of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

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What a year costs, side by side

What a boarder in the highest published year group pays in 2026/27: tuition plus the compulsory extras every pupil of that year pays. Every figure carries its source on the house page.

  1. Beau SoleilCHF 183,390Boarding and tuition, Grade 11
  2. AiglonCHF 168,000Boarding, Years 12-13
  3. St. George’s International SchoolCHF 136,700Full boarding, Years 12-13
  4. La GarenneCHF 129,000Boarding, Diploma Years (Years 12-13)
  5. Leysin American SchoolCHF 128,600Tuition, room and board
  6. Collège du LémanCHF 117,500Boarding, Grades 5-12, full year
  7. Surval MontreuxCHF 115,000Total annual school fee
  8. BrillantmontCHF 111,000Boarding, Grades 11-13
  9. Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse RomandeCHF 81,2017-day boarding, IB years, plus VAT
  10. ChantemerleCHF 62,500Cambridge section, 7-day boarding

Published by each house for 2026/27. One-off items on entry, optional items and those for some pupils only stand on each house page. Not yet published for this year: Haut-Lac. We ask admissions and date the answer.

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