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Number of students |
750 |
Number of nationalities represented in the school |
50 |
Most common nationality |
Swiss |
Ratio of local students to international students |
40% local : 60% international |
Max. number of students per class |
20 |
Average number of students per class |
16 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
Native English and French speaking teachers |
Yes |
Language support for students not fluent in English and French |
We offer French as a foreign language classes for students who are new to Switzerland and don't speak French. |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Our school is bilingual French-English. Students can study German at an advanced level, Spanish and Italian. |
Use of technology in the classroom |
At Collège Champittet, students benefit from the latest technology and teaching approaches.
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Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes. The homework is adapted to the student's grade. |
Uniform required |
Yes |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
We accept registrations throughout the year. |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
External examinations or assessments available |
Swiss Maturité
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Results in these examinations |
100% success on Swiss Maturity, International Baccalaureate, and French Baccalaureate |
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
The school is based on Christian values, but of course students of all confessions and beliefs are welcome.
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How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
All students no matter their beliefs are welcome in our school.
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School bus service available |
Yes |
Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
Learning support offered |
The school has a psychologist on campus. If the school detects a student with special needs, difficulties (eg. dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, attention deficit disorder, depression, hyperactivity, etc), the parents will be invited to contact a specialist for testing. If the diagnosis is not made in a reasonable time, the school reserves the right to act in accordance with child protection laws. |
Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
School start time |
Between 8 and 9am depending on students' year group. |
School finish time |
3:25pm or 4:25pm depending on students' year group. |
Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Sports (dance, football, skiing in the winter, stand up paddling on Lake Geneva), entrepreneurship, IT coding, theatre, languages etc. |
School provided lunches |
Yes |
Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
Sports facilities at the school |
Indoor sports hall, tennis courts, running track, football field, volleyball and basket ball courts |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes, the school being a Nord Anglia Education school, students take part in championships organised by the group (volley ball, basketball etc). |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
For more than 115 years, Collège Champittet, a Swiss school open to the world, has offered an excellent education on both its Pully/Lausanne campus (day school for ages 3 to 18 and boarding school as of age 12) and Nyon campus (ages 3 to 10). Dedicated teachers who understand their students, and a comprehensive academic programme allow our students to grow and develop their skills and talents in a caring environment, where their well-being is of utmost importance. |
Teaching approach of the school |
The school offers three internationally recognised diplomas- the French-English bilingual Swiss Maturity, the French Baccalaureate, as well as the International Baccalaureate taught in English. Emphasis is placed on language learning. The students learn English and are introduced to German at a very young age, before they begin a French-English bilingual programme, and have the choice to take advanced German. As for non-francophone students, they learn French through the French as a Foreign Language (FLE) programme. Collège Champittet students have exclusive access to a music and dance programme developed in partnership with the Juilliard School in New York. The school also works with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA. Once a year several students have the opportunity to go to this university with a teacher to take part in a week of science.
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