SIS Swiss International School

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Motto"Pioneering Bilingual Education Since 1999"
Enrollment> 3,700 (2020)
Website www.bilingual.education, www.swissinternationalschool.ch, www.swissinternationalschool.de,

http://www.swissinternationalschool.br,

http://www.swissinternationalschool.it
Source: SIS World 2017

The SIS Swiss International Schools are a group of 19 private day schools in Switzerland, Germany, Brazil and Italy offering continuous education from kindergarten through to college. As of 2024, more than 5,000 students are enrolled with the SIS. [1]

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SIS has been operating schools in Switzerland since 1999, in Germany since 2008, and in Brazil since 2011. It is a joint venture of Kalaidos Education Group (Switzerland) and Klett Group (Germany).

Schools in Switzerland

CampusFoundedLevels Offered# of StudentsComments
Basel 1999Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
College
700offers the cantonal and Swiss [2] Matura and the IB [3]
Männedorf-Zürich 2009Kindergarten
Primary School
102 [1]
Pfäffikon-Schwyz2016Kindergarten
Primary School

Secondary School

110
Rotkreuz-Zug 2012Kindergarten
Primary School

Secondary School

100
Schönenwerd 2010Kindergarten
Primary School
Precollege
80
Winterthur 2001Kindergarten
Primary School
100
Zürich 2005Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
College
272 [1] offers the cantonal Matura and the IB [4]
Zürich-Wollishofen 2000Kindergarten
Primary School
230

Schools in Germany

CampusFoundedLevels Offered# of StudentsComments
Stuttgart-Fellbach 2008Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
426 [1] offers the German Abitur and the IB [5]
Friedrichshafen 2009Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
247 [1] offers the German Abitur and the IB
Ingolstadt 2009Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
224 [1] offers the German Abitur and the IB
Kassel 2014Reception Class
Primary School

Secondary School

184 [1] will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected
Regensburg 2010Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
140offers the German Abitur and the IB
Berlin 2016Kindergarten

Primary School

Secondary School

250 [1] offers the German Abitur and the IB
Frankfurt 2020Primary Schoolopening 2020/2021, Secondary School is projected

Schools in Brazil

CampusFoundedLevels Offered# of StudentsComments
Brasilia 2011Kindergarten
Primary School

Secondary School

120will offer the Brazilian ENEM, IB is projected
Rio de Janeiro
Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro
2014Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
College
680offers the Brazilian ENEM and the IB
Escola Nova by SIS Swiss International School2022Kindergarten
Primary School
Secondary School
College
900offers the Brazilian ENEM and the IB

Schools in Italy

CampusFoundedLevels Offered# of StudentsComments
Milano 2024Kindergarten
Primary School
0 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "SIS World 2019/2020" (PDF). 3 September 2020.
  2. "Maturität: Liste der anerkannten Maturitätsschulen" (XLSX) (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Basel
  4. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Zürich
  5. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Stuttgart-Fellbach

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