SIS Swiss International School

SIS Swiss International School
SIS Swiss International School
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Location
	schools in Switzerland, Germany, Brazil
Information
Established	1999
Enrollment	> 3,000 (2016)
Website	www.swissinternationalschool.ch, www.swissinternationalschool.de, www.swissinternationalschool.com.br
	Source: SIS World 2014

The SIS Swiss International Schools are a group of 16 private day schools in Switzerland, Germany and Brazil offering continuous education from kindergarten through to college. As of 2016, > 3,000 students are enrolled at SIS.^[1]

SIS has been operating schools in Switzerland since 1999, in Germany since 2008, and in Brazil since 2011. It is a joint venture of Kalaidos Education Group (Switzerland) and Klett Group (Germany).

Education

Designed to fulfill the educational goals of local as well as internationally mobile families, the SIS programme is centred on a consistently bilingual classroom instruction and peer experience in the national language and English, culminating in a diploma with national and international university entrance qualifications.

The day schools, whose slogan is “International Education – Local Insight”, aim to foster their students’ development into “global citizens” through the following pillars:^[1]

Core Values: SIS has no ideological, political, or religious affiliations. It states “honesty, respect, personal responsibility, and keeping one’s word” as its core values.^[1]
Language: English and German (Portuguese in the case of the Brazilian school) play equal roles in school communication – in the classroom and in all parts of day-to-day school life. As a result, children learn to express themselves naturally and confidently in both languages.
Curriculum and Qualifications: Each SIS school’s curriculum is based on the regulations of that school’s state, supplemented by elements of international curricula. In addition, SIS students have the opportunity to complete their school’s state high school diploma and/or the International Baccalaureate (IB). The SIS branches that offer high school education (SIS Basel,^[2] SIS Zürich,^[3] SIS Rio de Janeiro, SIS Brasília, SIS Ingolstadt, SIS Regensburg and SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach^[4]) are accredited IB World Schools.
Transition between levels and branches: With kindergarten, primary schools and secondary schools in one institution, SIS claims to ensure a smooth transition from each level to the next, as well as from one branch to another.

History

In 1999, the Minerva School in Basel opened up a bilingual branch, which subsequently became the SIS Swiss International School. The pioneering class of SIS Basel consisted of four students. Shortly thereafter, the first bilingual institutes in Zürich and Winterthur were founded, and in 2008, SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach opened as SIS’ first school in Germany. In the time since then, additional branches have been added, and as of 2016 more than 3,000 students are enrolled in the 14 schools that are operating in Switzerland and Germany. Furthermore, SIS Brazil opened its first campus in Brasilia in 2011. Currently, 130 students are attending SIS Brasilia.^[1]

Schools in Switzerland

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Basel	Erlenstrasse 15 CH-4058 Basel BS	1999	Kindergarten Primary School Precollege College	580	offers the cantonal Matura and the IB^[2]
Männedorf-Zürich	Seestrasse 57 CH-8708 Männedorf ZH	2009	Kindergarten Primary School	60
Pfäffikon-Zürich	Eichenstrasse 15 CH-8808 Pfäffikon SZ	2016	Vorschule Primarschule	tbc	eröffnet im August 2016
Rotkreuz-Zug	Suurstoffi 41c CH-6343 Rotkreuz ZG	2012	Kindergarten Primary School	80
Schönenwerd	Schachenstrasse 24 CH-5012 Schönenwerd SO	2010	Kindergarten Primary School Precollege	100
Suhr	Reiherweg 2b CH-5034 Suhr AG	2012	Kindergarten	20
Winterthur	Technoparkstrasse 1 CH-8406 Winterthur ZH	2001	Kindergarten Primary School	100
Zürich	Seidenstrasse 2 CH-8304 Wallisellen ZH	2005	Kindergarten Primary School Secondary School College	200	offers the Swiss Matura and the IB^[3]
Zürich-Wollishofen	Seestrasse 271 CH-8038 Zürich ZH	2000	Kindergarten Primary School	220

Schools in Germany

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Stuttgart-Fellbach	Schmidener Weg 7/1 D-70736 Fellbach	2008	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	320	offers the German Abitur and the IB^[4]
Friedrichshafen	Katharinenstraße 55 D-88045 Friedrichshafen	2009	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	130	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected
Ingolstadt	Stinnesstraße 1 D-85057 Ingolstadt	2009	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	130	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected
Kassel	Johanna-Waescher-Straße 15 D-34131 Kassel	2014	Reception Primary School	30
Regensburg	Erzbischof-Buchberger-Allee 23 D-93051 Regensburg	2010	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	110	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected

School in Brazil

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Brasilia	SGA/SUL, Quadra 905, cj B BR-70390-050 Brasília - DF	2011	Kindergarten Primary School	80
Rio de Janeiro Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro	Rua Corrêa de Araújo 81 Barra da Tijuca BR-22611-060 Rio de Janeiro	2014	Kindergarten Primarschule Sekundarschule Gymnasium/College	675

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[sisworld-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 SIS World 2014

[ibbasel-2] 2.0 ^2.1 International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Basel

[ibzurich-3] 3.0 ^3.1 International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Zürich

[ibfellbach-4] 4.0 ^4.1 International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Stuttgart-Fellbach

[notregMSLBE-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne

[SERI-6] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 ^2.33 ^2.34 ^2.35 ^2.36 ^2.37 ^2.38 ^2.39 ^2.40 ^2.41 ^2.42 ^2.43 ^2.44 Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

[noconBS-7] According the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt, this school does not guarantee connection to the Swiss school system

[notregBS-8] Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt

[notregMSZG-9] Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug

[notregMSZH-10] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.

[notregPSZH-11] Not approved as primary school by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.

[notregSekZH-12] Not approved as Sekundarstufe (lower secondary education) by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich

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v t e International schools in Switzerland
AG	SIS Swiss International School (Suhr)
BE	Seeland Gymnasium (former Deutsches Gymnasium) (Biel/Bienne) École française de Berne (Berne) The British School (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen) International School of Berne (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Schönried BE)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} John F. Kennedy International School (Saanen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
BS	École Française de Bâle^{[note 3]} International School Basel^{[note 4]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Basel)^{[note 2]}
GE	Ecole Primaire Française de Genève Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 2]} Russian Mission School in Geneva^{[note 2]} Geneva English School (Genthod)^{[note 2]} International School of Geneva^{[note 2]} Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 2]}
LU	Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Luzern) International School of Zug and Luzern (Horw-Kastanienbaum)
NE	Neuchâtel Junior College^{[note 2]}
SG	Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 2]} (Italian section)
SO	SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 2]}
SZ	SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)
TI	Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)^{[note 2]} Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)^{[note 2]} The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)^{[note 2]}
VD	École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 2]} Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 2]} International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 2]} La Côte International School (Aubonne)^{[note 2]} Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland^{[note 2]} Leysin American School^{[note 2]} St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)^{[note 2]} Riviera School (Montreux) Surval Montreux^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Nyon)^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)^{[note 2]} Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]} Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]} GEMS World Academy (Etoy)^{[note 2]}
ZG	Institut Montana Zugerberg (Zug) Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Zug) International School of Zug and Luzern (Baar, Hünenberg)^{[note 2]} International School of Central Switzerland (Cham)^{[note 5]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Rotkreuz)^{[note 2]}
ZH	Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} PoloScolasticoItalo-Svizzero Liceo Vermigli (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Scuola Italiana Statale "Casa di Italia" (Zürich)^{[note 7]} Scuola Secondaria di I grado "Enrico Fermi" (Zürich)^{[note 8]} Japanese School in Zurich (Uster) Inter-Community School Zurich (Zumikon)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} International School Zurich North (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen) Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Children First Association (???)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]}
Former schools	International School Winterthur^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} International School of Monts-de-Corsier^{[note 2]} American International School of Zürich^{[note 2]} Gstaad International School (Gstaad and Saanen)^{[note 2]} Villa St. Jean International School^{[note 2]}
List by far not complete ↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne ↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 ^2.33 ^2.34 ^2.35 ^2.36 ^2.37 ^2.38 ^2.39 ^2.40 ^2.41 ^2.42 ^2.43 ^2.44 Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ↑ According the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt, this school does not guarantee connection to the Swiss school system ↑ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt ↑ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. ↑ Not approved as primary school by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. ↑ Not approved as Sekundarstufe (lower secondary education) by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich

v t e Swiss international schools
Africa	German Swiss International School Accra
The Americas	Escola Suíço-Brasileira de São Paulo Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro SIS Swiss International School Brasília Colégio Suíço-Brasileiro de Curitiba Colegio Suizo de Santiago Colegio Helvetica de Bogotá Colegio Suizo de México (Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and Querétaro) Colegio Pestalozzi
Asia	German Swiss International School Swiss School in Singapore RIS Swiss Section (Bangkok)
Europe	SIS Swiss International School (Friedrichshafen, Ingolstadt, Kassel, Regensburg, and Stuttgart-Fellbach) Scuola Svizzera Bergamo Schweizerschule Catania Scuola Svizzera di Como Scuola Svizzera di Milano Scuola Svizzera di Roma Escuela Suiza de Barcelona Colegio Suizo de Madrid
Former schools	Schweizer Schule Rio de Janeiro Schweizer Schule Alexandria Schweizer Schule Kairo Schweizer Schule Genua (DE) Schweizer Schule Neapel (DE)
This list is incomplete; it only includes schools outside of Switzerland See Schweizer Schulen im Ausland (German Wikipedia) See Map of schools (German) and Map of schools (French)

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