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Zug Families
INTERNATIONAL & PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Choosing which education system your child will have is, for many parents, the decision, with other elements taking second place. Here are some of the private options available in the Zug area. All have German tuition (although this will depend on your child's age - be sure to ask) and some are bilingual, so children are immersed in the German language.
This is a bilingual school, for children aged between 3 and 12 years, with sites in Zug and Luzern. Preschool and Kindergarten (English Reception and Year 1) have access to teachers of both languages at all times. For the older years, language is rotated weekly. The primary school includes a Forest School programme.
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Maihofstrasse 95A
CH-6006 Luzern
Parking: Available on-site
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Chollerstrasse 23
6300 Zug
Parking: Available on-site
Based up in the mountains, at the top of the Zugerberg Funicular railway, Institut Montana takes children from the age of 6, with boarding offered at age 10. It has a bilingual primary school, with older children having the choice of working towards the Swiss Matura or the iGCSE and International Baccalaureate programme.
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Schönfels 5,
6300 Zug
Parking: Available on-site
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CENTRAL SWITZERLAND
ISOCS uses the International Baccalaureate system, including its Primary curriculum. It takes students from Primary (must be 4 years 6 months in August) to the end of High School, on one campus. German is taught from Primary level. The school is starting the iGCSE from this August, for the Grade 9 intake. Its Affordability Initiative offers help to some parents with the fees.
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Lorzenparkstrasse 8,
6330 Cham
Parking: Available on-site
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ZUG & LUZERN
ISZL is the largest school in the area, with 1250 pupils. It has two local campuses: the Primary and Middle schools are in Baar, while the senior school (ages 14-18) is in Hünenberg. It follows the International Baccalaureate programme throughout. Younger children have regular Forest School sessions, and German is taught from Kindergarten, with an introduction in the Early Years.
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Walterswil 1,
6340 Baar
Parking: Available on-site
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Rothusstrasse 4b
6331 Hünenberg
Parking: Available on-site
SIS has campuses not only near Zug, but also in Basel, Schwyz and Zurich among other locations. The Rotkreuz (Zug) campus takes children from rising 4 to 15. Lessons are bilingual, and alternated daily between English and German, with mother tongue teachers.
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Suurstoffi 41c,
6343 Risch-Rotkreuz
Parking: Available for pick-up / drop-off only
