Academia International School Zurich

The Zurich Campus is located at Binzmühlestrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, centrally located and easily accessible, just steps from Oerlikon train station. Kindergarten & Primary are hosted at Terra Nova campus in Küsnacht. Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary are part of the Zurich campus, offering bilingual instruction in the lower years and English-language programmes in the upper years. Academia International School Zürich is part of Academia International School, which operates across Basel, Zurich and Winterthur.

Kindergarten & Primary (Pre-K to Year 6) at Terra Nova in Küsnacht; Lower Secondary (Year 7–8) bilingual; Upper Secondary (Year 9–12) English-language, with IGCSE & A Level pathways.

International school

Opening hours Monday–Friday 8:00–17:00.

Application / Registration Fee

- Registration (one-time): CHF 500.

Tuition fees (per student)

- Tuition fee per school year: CHF 28,800.
- Tuition fee per semester: CHF 14,400.
- Tuition fee per quarterly instalment: CHF 7,200.
- Monthly instalment plan (10 monthly payments, includes an administrative surcharge of 3%): CHF 2,965 per month.
- Tuition including the German Booster programme: CHF 32,800 (annual).

Billing schedule and payment terms

- School fees are invoiced in advance.
- Payment may be made as a one-off payment in advance or by instalments; instalment options shown include semester, quarterly and a 10-month plan which carries an administrative surcharge. The time allowed for payment on invoices is 30 days unless otherwise specified.
- If one or more instalments are not paid by the agreed deadline after lessons have started, the student can be excluded from the school programme until outstanding instalments are paid; continued non-payment after reminders may lead to contract withdrawal and fees due as described under cancellation. Interest and collection costs apply to overdue amounts.

Boarding fees

- Boarding is not listed as part of the Zurich campus fee schedule; no boarding fees are included in the published fees for the Zurich campus.

Other costs and optional charges

- Teaching materials and most electives and extra-curricular activities are included in the school fees. Examination fees, school trips and camps are charged separately. If a pupil joins during the school year, school fees are calculated pro rata temporis.
- Private lessons (optional, charged separately): CHF 140 per 60 minutes.
- Sibling discount: For self-financing families with more than one child enrolled at the same time, a 10% sibling discount is available on the youngest child's school fee.

Refund, cancellation and deposit conditions

- If an entire course of study is definitely cancelled, fees already paid shall be refunded; reimbursement of further costs is excluded.
- If the student does not attend despite a concluded school contract, the school is entitled to an administrative fee and a cancellation fee equal to three months' school fees. In the event of withdrawal following payment reminders and non-payment, the school is entitled to an administrative fee and a cancellation fee of three months' school fees in addition to the fee for tuition provided; deposits may be forfeited in specified circumstances. Notice and probationary-period provisions in the contract affect refund and termination outcomes.

Fee payment options (as published)

- Invoices are issued and the school fee payment deadlines and instalment options are set out in the billing; published materials do not specify a detailed list of accepted payment methods (for example, specific card types or bank details are not shown in the publicly available price summary and terms). Payment is expected within the stated invoice terms.

Note on the available published information

- The published price information provides the fee amounts, instalment variants, optional extra charges and the school's contractual payment and cancellation rules. Published materials do not list separate boarding fees for the Zurich campus and do not specify the exact payment channels on the publicly available fee documents.