SIS Swiss International School Zürich is a private day school for children from kindergarten through to college. Designed to fulfil the educational goals of Swiss as well as internationally mobile families, the SIS programme is centred on consistent bilingual classroom instruction and peer experience in German and English, culminating in a diploma with Swiss and international university entrance qualifications.
Before school care for Kindergarten and Primary: Children can arrive at school from 7:30 a.m. onwards and use the time until school starts at 8:30 a.m. to play with their friends or prepare for the day’s lessons.
After school care from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. is available for all kindergarteners and primary school children who cannot be picked up after regular school and the homework hour.
Classroom
Max. number of students per class
Kindergarten: 16
Primary: 20
Average number of students per class
17
Does the school employ teaching assistants?
Yes
Use of technology in the classroom
Yes
Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures)
Yes
Student Body
Number of students
330
Number of nationalities represented in the school
40
Extracurricular
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered
Lunch
Before and after school care
Clubs
Holiday Club