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| Number of students |
80 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
15 |
| Most common nationality |
Swiss |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
70% |
| Native English and German speaking teachers |
80% of our teachers are native speakers |
| Language support for students not fluent in English and German |
We offer a Language Integration Year in German or English |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Depending on the curriculum our students can study English, German, French, Italian or Romansh. |
| Max. number of students per class |
15 |
| Average number of students per class |
10 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
No |
| 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 |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma, IGCSE
|
| Results in these examinations |
95% success rate of Swiss Matura |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
With the help of an external team. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
HIF Swiss International School and Sports Academy strives to offer a fair and balanced admissions process that gives prospective students every opportunity to study at HIF. We have a min. language requirements depending on the year of study and we run a math exam as well. |
| Waiting list |
No |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
31st of May |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
7.50 |
| School finish time |
17.00 |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Vegetarian or lactose- or gluten-free meals. |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Robotics, vocal group, psychology, team sports, natural sciences and experiments. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
The school is a training site of the Grison Ski Nordic and Snowboard Association as well as an acclaimed regional performance centre of the Swiss Ski Association for alpine skiing. With its Sports Academy, HIF offers an ideal academic and athletic background for highly talented athletes on the one hand and for less competitive, but sports-interested, students on the other hand. Our sports: Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Alpine Skiing, Ski- and Snowboard Freestlye, Icehockey. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Founded in 1793, HIF Swiss International Boarding School and Sports Academy is committed to the highest standards of teaching and individual achievement in a school culture based on kindness and understanding. It is a co-educational secondary school with strong local roots, which caters to the needs of students of all cultures. HIF offers a range of programmes recognised by the world’s leading universities. A bilingual programme (English-German) leads to the Swiss Matura. The school is a centre for the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and has just officially obtained the status of IB World School. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
HIF has chosen some of the world’s leading programmes of study recognised for admission by the top universities in the USA, the UK, Switzerland and worldwide. A knowledge-rich and skill-based curriculum promotes mastery of subject content in Languages, Mathematics, the Natural Sciences, the Humanities, the Arts, Sport as well as classes which focus on issues facing societies and individuals across the globe. |