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La Garenne International School

La Garenne International School

The essence of La Garenne is that every child at La Garenne should be happy, safe, healthy and valued. Individual attention and personalised programmes are at the core of everything we do. Run by the Méan family for over 75 years, our team is committed to all-round, holistic education within a warm, family atmosphere. We aim to send our students out into the world with consistently strong academic outcomes and with the confidence to overcome challenges, set goals, and finally grow into caring, responsible global citizens.

Key Facts

  • Location: Switzerland, Villars-sur-Ollon in the Swiss Alps, giving students easy access to mountain activities.
  • Co-educational boarding and day school
  • Age range: 3 to 18
  • 145 boarders and 60 day students (total: 205 students)
  • Accreditations: IB, CIS (Council of International Schools), NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges), DELF (French diploma), Cambridge English Language Exams, IGCSE (Pearson Edexcel & Oxford AQA), IELTS.
  • Nationalities: 40+ nationalities are represented at La Garenne; all backgrounds and languages are welcome.
  • Annual Fees: CHF 47,000 to CHF 85,000 in primary school, CHF 99,500 in middle school, CHF 122,500 in senior school, CHF 132,500 in last two years of high school

Academics

  • IPC, MYP, High School Diploma, IB Diploma.
  • Ratio Staff:Students: 1:2
  • Subjects: Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, French, Russian, Art and Design, Design Technology, History, Geography, Business Management, Psychology, Music, PE, ICT, Communication Skills and more.
  • Addition of IGCSE (Years 10–11)
  • IB Diploma results (2025/26): 100% pass rate, average score 36 (world average 30), TOP score 44.
  • University destinations: 100% first-choice acceptance rate; recent offers include UCL, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, Penn State, University of Bath, UC Davis and other institutions.

Extra-Curricular

  • Ski and snowboard
  • Football
  • Ice hockey and skating
  • Water sports
  • After-school clubs
  • Cultural activities
  • Trips abroad
  • 4 sport academies on offer including our football academy in partnership with FC Juventus, our golf academy in partnership with PGA pro Julien Clement, our go-karting academy, and our ski academy.

INTEGRATION PROGRAMME

With a minimum two-week stay at any point during the academic year, students aged 5 to 17 can try boarding school.

Fees: CHF 7,950 for 2 weeks

Summer and Winter Camps

SUMMER CAMPS

  • Dates: June – August
  • Length of stay: from 2- 6 weeks
  • Places: 200 residential and day students
  • Ages: 6 to 16 years
  • Fees: CHF 7,200 (ages 6–12), CHF 7,500 (ages 13–16)
  • Activities: multi sports, fun activities, language classes, excursions.

WINTER CAMPS

  • Dates: January to March
  • Length of stay: minimum one week
  • Places: 20 residential and day students
  • Ages: 6 to 16 years
  • Fees: CHF 7,950 (boarding, 2 weeks)
  • Activities: skiing, language classes

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