Matura, IB, BMS and Passerelle in Zurich
Four routes to higher education, each with a federally or internationally recognised qualification. Which one is open to you depends on your previous education. On this page you see every programme with duration, start date and price at a glance.
Matura
The Swiss Federal Matura opens every Swiss university and the ETH. Full-time in one or two years, part-time or at your own pace.
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IB Diploma Programme
The internationally recognised qualification, taught and examined in English. The route to universities worldwide.
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Vocational Baccalaureate
From the EFZ to a university of applied sciences. Three orientations, full-time or at your own pace.
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Passerelle
From a vocational or specialised baccalaureate to university. The supplementary examination in two semesters.
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Two questions and you will know. The rest is a question of admission, not of taste.
What we put in writing.
Anyone who attends at least 95% of lessons, completes all assessments and sits the examination with our recommendation from the feedback meeting may repeat the programme free of charge. This applies to the Matura programmes, not to the BMS, the Passerelle and the IB. All conditions are set out in the frequently asked questions.
The school does not administer the examination
For the Swiss federal qualifications it is the Swiss Matura Examination Board and SERI, for the IB Diploma the International Baccalaureate Organization. In no case Academic Gateway. The Matura entitles you to study at every Swiss university and at the ETH, the vocational baccalaureate gives admission without examination to every university of applied sciences. The IB Diploma is recognised internationally.
90 to 95 per cent pass
Of the students in the Matura programmes whom we admit and who see the route through, 90 to 95 per cent pass the examination.
Experienced teachers
More than 20 highly qualified teachers, most of them with university teaching experience.
All teachers →Two full mock examinations
Past papers under real conditions, marked, with feedback and a study plan for the exam period.
Talk first, decide afterwards.
In the consultation we look together at where you stand, which programme is realistic and how the financing can work. Around 30 minutes, no obligation, with the school management. You leave with a clear assessment, even if that assessment is that another route suits you better.
Lukas Barwitzki, Principal
Master of Arts in Social Sciences · CAS in Teaching. He holds the consultations personally.
We will tell you in the consultation whether this is realistic for you.
Even if your school years were a long time ago. In the consultation we look together at where you stand, which route is realistic and what it costs. Free, no obligation, with the school management.
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