Swiss 
Education

In Switzerland’s education system all roads lead either to higher education or to vocational training. It gives young people opportunities to transition from one programme to another at various points along their journey in accordance with their individual learning preferences, their life and personal goals and their developing maturity.

At HIF a Swiss secondary education basically follows one of the two paths but with a number of possible variations.

With a curriculum approved by the federal and cantonal authorities, the Swiss Matura gives students the unrestricted right to study at Swiss and international universities, while the Bilingual Lower Secondary is a preparation for an apprenticeship and vocational studies. For some students, the Swiss Bilingual Lower Secondary can also be the ideal preparation for entrance examinations to the Swiss Matura programme. 

The Swiss Matura Programme can be entered in grade 9, subject to reaching the language requirements in German, English and French as well as passing the compulsory internal examination at the end of the first completed academic year at HIF. For international students the ideal path is to join HIF Swiss Bilingual Lower Secondary in grade 7 and to obtain promotion in grade 9 to Swiss Matura Programme.