Wie viele Stunden pro Woche müsste ich realistisch lernen?

Vollzeit: der Lehrgang ist eine Vollzeitbeschäftigung, dazu kommen Abende und Wochenenden. Berufsbegleitend und im Selbststudium: rechnen Sie mit 12 bis 15 Stunden pro Woche zusätzlich zum Unterricht. Das ist die ehrliche Zahl, und sie ist der Grund, warum wir im Gespräch fragen, wie Ihre Woche tatsächlich aussieht.

Is this realistic for me, even if my school years were a long time ago?

That is the question we are asked most often. The honest answer: how long ago it was tells you little on its own. What matters is whether the foundations hold and whether you can genuinely put in the time. We look at both before you apply, in the consultation and in the placement test. If we conclude that it does not add up, we tell you so openly. We have students in the programme who left secondary school ten years ago, and others whom we first advised to take the preparatory course.

Are past papers from recent years available?

Yes. Past papers with model answers are available on the e-learning platform. On top of that come two full mock examinations under real conditions, marked and discussed. So you practise on what was actually set, not on imitations.

Was passiert, wenn ich die Prüfung nicht bestehe?

Die Gratisrepetition setzt eine physische Anwesenheit von 95% voraus, die im Selbststudium nicht erfüllbar ist. Für den E-learning access gibt es ein Verlängerungsangebot. Klären Sie das vor der Unterschrift mit uns.

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At your own pace

Matura, BMS and Passerelle by self-study

«I learn everything on my own. I would like to have someone I could contact with questions.» That is what a prospective student in her third apprenticeship year wrote to us. This model is built for exactly that: complete video lessons, all the study material, and a fixed weekly appointment with a teacher. From CHF 9’500, start any time, alongside a workload of 80 or 100 per cent.

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Start

any time

Duration

1 to 4 semesters

Fees

from CHF 9’500

Office hour

weekly, online

The qualifications

Three qualifications, at your own pace.

It is the same qualification and the same federal examination. What is different: you decide when you study.

Self-study

Swiss Federal Matura

CHF 17’500

from CHF 830 per month

Complete video lessons
Weekly online office hour
1 to 4 semesters
Matura thesis supervised

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Self-study

Vocational Baccalaureate

CHF 9’500

from CHF 495 per month

All three specialisations
Weekly online office hour
Up to 4 semesters
IDPA supervised

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Self-study

Passerelle

CHF 12’000

from CHF 600 per month

Five examination subjects
Weekly online office hour
Up to 4 semesters
Mock examination included

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The most common objection

«And if I do not understand something, who do I ask?»

That is the sentence that puts most people off self-study. It is a fair point, which is why we answer it first.

Recorded lessonsThe lectures from the on-site programme are recorded and stay available until the end of the contract term. You watch them as often as you need.

E-learning accessCourse materials, model answers, past papers and short explanatory videos, plus Office 365.

Weekly online office hourA fixed weekly appointment with a teacher. For everything that stays open when you study on your own.

Mock examinationPast papers under real conditions, marked and with feedback. You know where you stand before the federal examination.

Is this right for me?

The model works well if you can structure yourself and keep to a fixed weekly rhythm. It works badly if you need structure imposed from outside.

Which applies in your case, we tell you honestly in the consultation. If on-site teaching is the better route, that is what we recommend.

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What is guaranteed

What we put in writing.

The free repeat does not apply to self-study

The free repeat requires 95% physical attendance. That cannot be met in self-study, so it does not apply here. Settle this with us before you sign.

We put the details in writing before you sign.

The federal authorities administer the examination

The Swiss Federal Maturity Commission and SERI, not Academic Gateway. The certificate entitles you to study at every Swiss university and at the ETH.

Figures honestly attributed

We have no separate pass rate for self-study. The 90 to 95 per cent refers to the supervised Matura programmes.

Experienced teachers

More than 20 highly qualified teachers, most of them with university teaching experience.

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Two full mock examinations

Past papers under real conditions, marked, with feedback and a study plan for the exam period.

Frequently asked

Self-study, most common questions.

I study on my own. What if I have questions and cannot work them out myself?

That is exactly what the weekly online office hour is for: a fixed appointment with a teacher, every week. Plus model answers to every exercise and past papers. You study alone, but you are not on your own.

Is this possible entirely online, in the evenings or at weekends, alongside a full-time job?

In the at-your-own-pace model, yes. You receive the complete recorded lessons from the on-site programme, all course materials and a fixed online office hour every week. When you study is up to you. Alongside a full-time job it is demanding, but it is possible, and we tell you honestly in the consultation what we consider realistic at your workload.

Can I still apply for the coming school year, and by when?

For programmes with a fixed semester start we accept applications until shortly before the course begins, as long as places remain. The at-your-own-pace models start at any time. We tell you the current situation in the consultation, that is the most common question in July and August.

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Next step

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.

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Your contact

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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Around 30 minutes · no obligation · you leave with a clear assessment

Matura, BMS and Passerelle by self-study

Three qualifications, at your own pace.

Swiss Federal Matura

Vocational Baccalaureate

Passerelle

«And if I do not understand something, who do I ask?»

Is this right for me?

What we put in writing.

The federal authorities administer the examination

Figures honestly attributed

Experienced teachers

Two full mock examinations

Self-study, most common questions.

Talk first, decide afterwards.

Lukas Barwitzki, Principal

We will tell you in the consultation whether this is realistic for you.

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