Swiss Boarding Schools Disentis & Zurich - City Campus

Classes begin at 08:00.

Yes. There are two supervised hours of study per day (Monday to Friday). Boarding students have a member of staff available 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, upon request and availability.

No.

No. The school is multi-denominational and students of all religious affiliations are welcome.

We anticipate in 2025 a maximum of 20 students per grade (grades 9-12) but an average of 12-15 per grade.

We anticipate in 2025 to have at least 15 nationalities.

We anticipate in 2025 to have an equal mix of European (particularly Swiss, German, French & Italian) and Asian (particularly Vietnamese, Thai & Chinese) as the most common nationalities. However, the student body will be global with students from all parts of the world.

We anticipate in 2025 to have a ratio of 1:9 of local to international students.

GENERAL ACTIVITIES There are almost no limits to the sporting activities available in Winterthur: in addition to ice hockey, ice skating, tennis, athletics, football and American football, there is a gym hall for handball and floorball on site. We cooperate with local clubs that strongly encourage young sportspeople and whose athletes are repeatedly represented at world and European championships. We work with the Winterthur Conservatory to support young people with musical ambitions. WEEKENDS At weekends, we organise communal activities in Winterthur and the surrounding area, arrange movie nights and much more. We also benefit from the wide range of cultural activities offered in the greater Zurich area with its diverse museums, theatre performances, sporting events and concerts, and various city festivals. HOLIDAYS During the autumn, ski and spring holidays, we offer one-day and multi-day excursions, communal activities, and various sports activities. Over the summer holidays, we run summer camps in Winterthur and Disentis.

A wide variety of sports activities are built into a daily programme.

Yes.

Science laboratories, music rooms, cinema, library, theatre.

On the campus in which the Winterthur school is located there is a 2000-seater indoor sports arena, one indoor and two outdoor ice-rinks, an indoor tennis academy, several football pitches and a running track and sports stadium.

Yes.

Yes.

German, French, Italian.

The Head of Academics deals with the individual needs of our students and creates tailor-made learning plans.

A Personal Learning Coach is provided for each student to meet regularly and cover topics that go far beyond the actual imparting of knowledge in a specific subject.

This area is dealt with by the Head of Academics and the Personal Learning Coach.