The International School of Geneva

Focus 

Inclusivity and innovation

Day fees 2024/25 

$25,400–$39,600

Pupils 

4,478

Ages

3–18

Spear’s Review

The International School of Geneva (Ecolint) is a co-educational school for pupils aged 3–18 with three campuses: Campus des Nations, La Châtaigneraie and La Grande Boissière. Built upon international, humanitarian and academically rigorous values, students of Ecolint receive a holistic education.

Ecolint was the world’s first international school and has a relatively large student body, with around 4,500 pupils in total. Students come from over 143 different countries and are attracted by the impressively diverse educational pathways on offer. Younger students follow the IB primary years and middle years programmes, or the UNESCO-backed universal learning programme. Secondary school students can study towards IGCSEs, the IB diploma programme, which was invented by the school, the IB career-related programme or the Maturité Suisse.

Beyond the classroom the school offers a range of sporting, performing arts and cultural activities, as well as a programme tailored to elite athletes.

Academics

Average IB score is 36.0.

University and college destinations 

Several graduating students from the class of 2024 are continuing on to elite schools such as Cambridge and Oxford, and Ivy League schools the University of Pennsylvania and Yale.

Head teacher

Conrad Hughes is the award-winning director general of the school. A senior fellow at UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education, he has been at Ecolint for many years, serving as an English and theory of knowledge teacher, IB diploma programme coordinator, director of education, and secondary school principal at the La Grande Boissière campus.

Admissions

According to the school, applications can be submitted at any time for the current school year or for subsequent years. Required documents include a recent photo, proof of date of birth, copies of past and present academic reports, an essay or a recent drawing (for younger children). Prospective parents are encouraged to visit the school in person; alternatively, online group video conferences with the school principals are also available.

Accessibility

Geneva Airport: 5–30 minutes

Location

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