Lakeside School - Horgen

Switzerland, Zug

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Year 1: Pre-Kindergarten (Age 3) – Five mornings per week	3	15,720 CHF	Pre-Kindergarten (5 mornings)	Standard option
Year 2: Pre-Kindergarten (Age 4) – Five mornings per week	4	15,720 CHF	Pre-Kindergarten (5 mornings)	Standard option
Year 3: Kindergarten (Age 5) – Full program	5	27,720 CHF	Kindergarten	Full program
Year 4: Primary Grade 1	6	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 1
Year 5: Primary Grade 2	7	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 2
Year 6: Primary Grade 3	8	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 3
Year 7: Primary Grade 4	9	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 4
Year 8: Primary Grade 5	10	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 5
Year 9: Primary Grade 6	11	27,720 CHF	Primary	Tuition for Grade 6

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	500 CHF	Non-refundable

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee
Enrollment Fee	0 CHF

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Deposit	2,000 CHF	Held against outstanding amounts; refunded on exit per policy
Registration (application) fee	500 CHF	Non-refundable
Deposit (each additional child)	500 CHF	CHF 500 per additional child
Deposit (second child)	1,000 CHF	CHF 1,000

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application & entrance fees
- Registration (application) fee: CHF 500 (non‑refundable).
- Deposit (payable on signing the contract): CHF 2,000 for the first child, CHF 1,000 for the second child, CHF 500 for each additional child. The deposit is held against outstanding amounts and is refunded on exit according to the school's deposit policy.

Tuition fees (monthly and annual) — Pre‑Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Primary (Grade 1–6)
- Pre‑Kindergarten (full programme — Wednesdays half day): CHF 2,050 per month / CHF 26,400 per year.
- Pre‑Kindergarten (5 mornings per week): CHF 1,310 per month / CHF 15,720 per year.
- Pre‑Kindergarten additional morning (per morning): CHF 260 per month / CHF 3,120 per year.
- Pre‑Kindergarten additional afternoon (per afternoon): CHF 210 per month / CHF 2,520 per year.
- Kindergarten (full programme — Wednesday afternoon free): CHF 2,310 per month / CHF 27,720 per year.
- Kindergarten option with an additional free afternoon (Tue or Thu) or other half‑day patterns: examples listed at CHF 2,150 per month (CHF 25,800 per year) and CHF 2,200 per month (CHF 26,400 per year) depending on the chosen pattern.
- Primary School (Grades 1–6): CHF 2,310 per month / CHF 27,720 per year. Sibling discount: 5% on tuition for the second child and 10% for each subsequent child.

Day Care, After‑school and optional services (examples)
- Day Care (examples of monthly / yearly pricing and time slots):
- Morning care (typical early slot): CHF 245 per month / CHF 2,940 per year (example option).
- Afternoon Day Care (5 days per week, shorter slot): CHF 490 per month / CHF 5,880 per year (example option).
- Full after‑school extended care (5 days to 18:30): CHF 735 per month / CHF 8,820 per year (example option).
- Single morning/afternoon session and Wednesday‑afternoon rates are available at specific per‑session prices.
- Spontaneous/occasional Day Care: charged hourly (example CHF 20 per hour for spontaneous bookings) and invoiced separately.

Hot lunch and school bus
- Hot lunch (monthly examples): CHF 200 per month (4 days/week, excl. Wed) or CHF 250 per month (5 days/week, incl. Wed); annual equivalents CHF 2,400 / CHF 3,000 respectively.
- School bus (where available and charged): typical example CHF 300 per month / CHF 3,600 per year (train‑station shuttle integrated in tuition at some locations; paid bus routes noted as an additional cost).

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition and recurring charges are stated as monthly amounts and are payable in advance at the beginning of each month. The school issues invoices and applies its stated monthly billing schedule. Prices are subject to change per the school's published fee schedule.

Boarding
- Boarding is not offered at this campus; the school operates as a day school with Day Care and after‑school options.

Other costs and charges
- School fund (one‑off or standing contribution): CHF 1,000 (listed as Schulfond on early years pages).
- Extra‑curricular / leisure courses and certain activities (e.g., external providers for After‑School Clubs, holiday care, class trips) are charged separately when applicable.
- Occasional charges for spontaneous Day Care or special services are invoiced separately (example: CHF 20 per hour for spontaneous Day Care bookings).

Refund and cancellation rules (fees)
- The registration (application) fee of CHF 500 is non‑refundable.
- The deposit is retained as security against outstanding amounts and is refunded on exit subject to the school's deposit policy and any minimum attendance period conditions specified in the contract. Specific deposit refund conditions (timing and forfeiture in case of late cancellation) are set out in the school's admissions/contract terms.

Fee payment options
- Invoices and the school's fee portal are used to manage billing and payments; recurring tuition is invoiced monthly in advance. Payment instructions (IBAN/QR reference or e‑billing and the parent fee portal) are provided on the school's invoicing/parent portal. Parents may follow the school's invoice instructions when making payments.

If you need specific monthly versus annual amounts for any single program option or confirmation for a particular academic year, use the published fee schedule entries above for the current programme options and fee levels.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English, German

Fees CHF 24,600 - 27,720

Ages 3 - 12 years

Type Co-educational

Opened 2001

Bus Service No

Lakeside School – Horgen offers a bilingual Swiss curriculum for ages 3 to 12, blending Pre-K through Primary education with the bilingual Matura path in partnership with Freies Gymnasium Zürich. In Pre-K and Kindergarten, each class has English-speaking and German-speaking teachers, exposing children to both languages. In Primary School, instruction is delivered in English and German, with one native English-speaking and one native German-speaking teacher sharing responsibilities; there is an English week when all subjects are taught in English and a German week when they are taught in German, with subjects taught in either language. Lehrplan 21 is supplemented by international inputs. The campus in central Horgen includes a Kindergarten House with a garden, and a Primary School House housing a music room, a crafts/design/technology room, a drama room, and an in-house library. On-site gym hall with a climbing wall supports physical education, and language support rooms assist multilingual learning. Upper school continues bilingual Matura up to the Swiss Matura.

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