Application / Registration fee
- Registration fee (non-refundable): CHF 7,500, payable upon enrollment.
Tuition — Full academic year (September to mid‑June)
- All fees are quoted and payable in Swiss Francs (CHF).
- Payment schedule for students registered for the full academic year:
- Installment 1: CHF 19,000 — due June 1, 2026.
- Installment 2: CHF 18,800 — due August 4, 2026.
- Installment 3: CHF 18,815 — due November 2, 2026.
- Total tuition for a full academic year: CHF 64,115.
- Sundry account deposit (incidental charges): CHF 1,500 — due August 4, 2026.
- Mandatory Easter‑break curriculum trip (Ancient Civilization or Service Trip) is not included in the tuition figures above; that trip is charged separately.
Tuition — Semester / Gap‑year options
- The college operates both full‑year and single‑semester options (first semester or second semester). The school publishes separate fee information for full‑year and single‑semester enrolments; families should note that fees are quoted in CHF and that payment schedules follow the school's installment pattern.
Boarding / Homestay
- Students live with French‑speaking Swiss host families (pension families) as part of the program's residential model. Boarding is arranged through the College's pension/host family system; there is no separate public line item titled a “boarding fee” on the published full‑year tuition schedule.
Other costs and fees
- Incidental / sundry charges: a CHF 1,500 sundry account deposit is required (see above) to cover additional items and activities.
- Mandatory curriculum travel (Easter break trip) and optional or independent travel components are charged in addition to the stated tuition.
- Uniforms are not listed as a published fee in the school's public fee information; there is no separate uniform charge shown in the main fee schedule or FAQs.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The first payment is required upon enrollment; subsequent installments are typically due in June, August and November. The published full‑year installment dates for the 2026–27 schedule are June 1, 2026; August 4, 2026; and November 2, 2026. All amounts are payable in CHF.
- The registration fee is explicitly described as non‑refundable.
Refund information
- The school's public admissions and FAQ pages provide the registration fee as non‑refundable and list installment due dates; a detailed, publicly posted full refund or withdrawal policy (for partial refunds after enrollment or during the academic year) is not published on the main admissions and FAQ pages. Families should treat the registration payment as non‑refundable and note that additional refund terms for other payments or deposits are not shown in the published fee summary.
Financial assistance and bursaries
- The College offers a number of bursaries and named scholarships to assist with tuition and travel costs; one named scholarship (Dr. Daniel Andreae Scholarship for Community Engagement) was announced as a significant award for the 2026–27 cycle.
Fee payment methods
- Fees are quoted and collected in Swiss Francs (CHF). The school's published fee pages and admissions materials list the installment schedule and amounts but do not present a detailed public list of accepted payment channels (credit card, bank transfer, Flywire, etc.) on the main fee pages. The first payment is due on enrollment and subsequent installments follow the published dates.
Summary of the most important figures
- Registration fee (non‑refundable): CHF 7,500.
- Full‑year tuition total: CHF 64,115 (Installments: CHF 19,000; CHF 18,800; CHF 18,815).
- Sundry account deposit: CHF 1,500.
(Information above uses the school's published 2026–27 fee schedule and admissions/FAQ material for the amounts, billing dates and notes on what is not included in tuition.)
