International School of Lausanne

Private, international school in Switzerland

46°32′41″N 6°38′16″E / 46.5447°N 6.6377°E / 46.5447; 6.6377InformationTypePrivate, international schoolFounded1962DirectorFrazer CairnsGradesReception 3 - Year 13Campus typeUrbanColor(s)Red, White, BlueMascotWolfieTeam nameISL WolvesWebsitehttps://www.isl.ch

The International School of Lausanne (ISL) is a luxury English-language private school located in the village of Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, just north of Lausanne, Switzerland. ISL was established as the English School of Lausanne in 1962,^[1] serving the needs of international and local families for an international primary or secondary education.^[2]

In 2005 ISL moved from their campuses in Pully into a newly built campus. In September 2015 the school opened a 'South Campus' on adjoining land to facilitate an expansion of the school from approximately 630 students to 900 students.^{[citation needed]} The South Campus, designed by Hannes Ehrensperger of CCHE Architecture et Design SA, doubled the total area of ISL and includes an auditorium with 400 seats. It had a price tag of 46 million francs (US$48 million).^[1]

The school offers the complete IB program (PYP, MYP and IBDP) from Reception 3 to Year 13. Tuition fees for the different programmes vary but the average tuition fee is around $40,000(USD) per year.

Accreditation

ISL's (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).^[3]

Student body

As of 2020^[update] the school has 970 students from 70 countries.

IB Programme

The International School of Lausanne has followed the IB system since September 2000. Since then 19 graduating classes have gone through the IB resulting in 91 graduating students. These students had an average of 98% pass rate and a mean score of 36.3 points, with 38% of the students receiving a bilingual diploma and 28% of the students achieving a grade between 40 and 45 points. ^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lausanne school opens ambitious new campus" (Archive). The Local. October 9, 2015. Retrieved on April 16, 2016.
^ International School of Lausanne website
^ "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^ "Veracross".

External links

Official website

International schools in Switzerland

SIS Swiss International School (Suhr) (Kindergarten only)

Bern

International School of Berne (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}

Institut Le Rosey (Schönried BE)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}

John F. Kennedy International School (Saanen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}

Basel-Stadt

International School Basel^{[note 3]}^{[note 2]}
SIS Swiss International School (Basel)

Geneva

Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 2]}
Geneva English School (Genthod and Versoix)^{[note 2]}
International School of Geneva^{[note 2]}
Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 2]}

Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz

Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Luzern)

Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel Junior College^{[note 2]}

St. Gallen

Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 4]}^{[note 2]}

Solothurn

SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 2]}

Schwyz

SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)

Ticino

Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)^{[note 2]}
Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)^{[note 2]}
The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)^{[note 2]}

Vaud

École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 2]}
Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 2]}
Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 2]}
Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 2]}
Haut-Lac International Bilingual School^{[note 2]}
International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 2]}
Knightsbridge Schools International Switzerland SA (Morges)^{[note 2]}
La Côte International School (Aubonne)^{[note 2]}
Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland^{[note 2]}
Leysin American School^{[note 2]}
St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)^{[note 2]}
Surval Montreux^{[note 2]}
Collège Champittet (Nyon)^{[note 2]}
Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)^{[note 2]}
Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]}
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]}

Zug

Zürich

Former schools

List by far not complete

^ ^a ^b ^c Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
^ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt
^ Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen
^ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.