Admissions to Chantemerle Private School - Swiss Pathway

Swiss Academic Preparation

Swiss pathway - Programme in French

From primary school to high school, Chantemerle proposes a programme in French and prepares students for the Swiss Matura Diploma and the French Baccalaureate. These two diplomas are internationally recognized and allow entry to Swiss, American and international universities. International, non French-speaking students have the opportunity to integrate our French immersion programme and to prepare the bilingual version (french-English) of the Matura. Complementary to the Swiss public system, Chantemerle also prepare our students for the admission exams into the public high schools (Vaud, Valais, Fribourg and Geneva) or into a vocational stream.

An effective and structured teaching approach

Our approach is based on a positive view of the student, a view of success for all. It is based on the idea that students will succeed all the better if they are happy and self confident. To achieve this, they need to study within a clearly defined framework, to be active in their learning, encouraged and valued in their progress:

Our small classes allow for personalized teaching adapted to the needs of each student
Students study the same concept for three weeks. This enables them to assimilate and apply the concept at their own pace
Simple, clearly defined class rituals ensure that students are active in class and effective in their learning
Daily, simple and short supervised assignments are set up according to a well-established routine, so that students learn to become autonomous and responsible
Weekly and monthly assessments are carried out to validate the competences acquired and identify areas for improvement

Our approach is validated by the excellent results obtained by our students in national and cantonal examinations.

Primary Schools

Laying a solid foundation for a happy and successful schooling

Secondary 1

Orientation Cycle.

Diploma of National Brevet (DNB).

Connection to Gymnasium (11th grade).

Pre-apprenticeship.

Gymnasium / High School

Swiss Federal Maturity or French Baccalaureate. Direct access to Swiss and international universities.