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IB and Swiss
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Ages 4 to 18

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CityZurich - Zug
CurriculumsIB and Swiss
Leaving qualificationsIB Diploma and Swiss Maturité
Languages of instructionEnglish and German
Age RangeAges 4 to 18
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Quick summary of key school information

Leaving qualifications IB Diploma and Swiss Maturité
Language of instruction English and German
Native English and German teachers
Extra languages (other than English and German)
Class sizes Average
Maximum 20 students / class
Extracurricular activities
School bus
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Yearly fees: from: CHF 25,360
to: CHF 29,740
Address: Seidenstrasse 2 8304 Wallisellen Switzerland
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Number of students

200

Native English and German speaking teachers

Yes

Language support for students not fluent in English and German

Yes

Additional language classes offered by the school

French, Spanish

Max. number of students per class

Kindergarten: 16
Primary: 20

Does the school employ teaching assistants?

Yes

Use of technology in the classroom

Yes

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, Swiss bilingual Matura

Do teachers assign homework to their students?

Yes

Students can join after academic year begins

Yes

School start time

Kindergarten: 8:30
Primary: 8:30
Secondary: 8:30
College/International Baccalaureate: 8:30

School finish time

Kindergarten: 15:00 (Wednesday 12:00)
Primary: 16:00 (Wednesday 12:00)
Secondary: max. 17:40 (one afternoon is off)
College/International Baccalaureate: max. 17:40 (one afternoon is off)

Supervised care before/after school

Before school care for Kindergarten and Primary: Children can arrive at school from 7:30 a.m. onwards and use the time until school starts at 8:30 a.m. to play with their friends or prepare for the day’s lessons.

After school care from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. is available for all kindergarteners and primary school children who cannot be picked up after regular school and the homework hour.

School bus service available

No

School provided lunches

Yes

Uniform required

No

Extracurricular activities or clubs offered

Lunch
Before and after school care
Clubs
Holiday Club

Sports facilities at the school

Gym, multipurpose outdoor sports ground, playground

Qualities and characteristics best defining the school

SIS Swiss International School Zürich is a private day school for children from kindergarten through to college. Designed to fulfil the educational goals of Swiss as well as internationally mobile families, the SIS programme is centred on consistent bilingual classroom instruction and peer experience in German and English, culminating in a diploma with Swiss and international university entrance qualifications.

Teaching approach of the school

As at all levels of SIS, English and German are equally important, both as languages of instruction and in the school work. However, differing from primary school where a subject is taught in English and German on alternating days, at the secondary school level each subject is taught strictly in one language. Great care is taken that students learn important vocabulary in both languages and that the overall distribution of subjects in German and English is as equal as possible.

In addition to gaining the ability to participate in multi-lingual classes in a natural way, SIS students also get solid, hands-on computer skills. SIS students profit from a classical education that offers depth and breadth and prepares them for the demands of college or vocational schools. Furthermore, students have the opportunity to prepare themselves for language certificates in English and French.

Students with a good knowledge of English who have completed the first level of secondary school and ideally also one to two years of college, have the option, in the course of two to three years of study, to earn the internationally recognised International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, with international university entrance qualifications.

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