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A family-run gem with deep roots and solid values - warm, inclusive and refreshingly free of flash. Offers a rare blend of urban access and Swiss serenity: safe, scenic and just minutes from Lausanne. Big on care, light on ego, it champions kindness, individuality and steady growth over hot-housed pressure. Small enough to know everyone, strong enough to help each thrive.
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Overview
- Student numbers
- 83
- Curricula
- British
- American
- SEN provision
- SEN considered case by case
- Offers boarding
- Boarding available
- Religion
- Non-denominational
- Fees
- Day CHF 34,000 - CHF 38,000; Boarding CHF 94,500 - 104,500
- Ownership
- Owned by founding family
Head of school
Director
Anne Frei
Since 2019, Anne Frei. Studied liberal arts at Uni of San Francisco before completing a masters (law) at University of Lausanne. Brings over 30 years' business experience to the role. Started her career working as an account manager at Credit Suisse
Entrance
Admissions are described as friendly and transparent: easy to book tours, warm welcomes, honest chats. Interviews are a must (on campus if possible, online if not), along with reports from current school, medical forms and any other relevant
Exit
University support kicks off in grade 10 with the in-house counselling team. Grade 11 brings an online system to help manage choices and deadlines. University reps and returning alumni add real-world perspectives. Parents say the school’s guidance is
Latest results
In 2025, at A level: 71 per cent A-C grades (with 75 per cent of all courses outperforming global averages in the A-B grades achieved). At IGCSE: 83 per cent A-C (with 46 per cent of all subject courses outperforming global averages in the A-B grades
Teaching & learning
School offers the English curriculum with IGCSEs and A levels (one of only a few schools in the Lake Geneva area to do so), which they champion for letting students play to their strengths. Not an AP school, but they’ll support students keen to take
- Curricula & qualifications
- British - A levels
- American - American high school diploma (College Preparatory)
- British - International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Learning support & SEN
Support is coordinated and effective, with one parent going as far as ‘flawless’. While there is no dedicated support team, the school has solid links with professionals who can come in or be accessed nearby (at cost). The head of wellbeing and care
Language support
An established EAL programme is in place - a mixture of class and individual support from a team of professionals, included in fees - and gets the thumbs up from parents. English competency is evaluated in the admissions process which dictates the
Arts & extracurricular
Arts aren’t just for show - they are an integral part of the curriculum in 8th grade, older students can choose creative arts. Classes take place in a light, airy and wonderfully eclectic art studio crammed with art supplies - no doubt helping to get
Sport
Sport is a must, not a maybe. Every student must play at least one, with strong encouragement for everyone to get moving - it’s firmly baked into the curriculum. Facilities are top-notch and parents are impressed: one even called the purpose-built
Boarders
A homely, no-frills setup that ticks the boxes for warmth and flexibility. Two houses each for boys and girls, separated by gender, with two to three per room in the lower years, and single rooms offered (space allowing) in the final stretch. Rooms
- Student numbers
- 83
- Boarding numbers
- 76
Ethos & heritage
Brillantmont has heritage in spades and is more like a legacy-laden manor than a corporate campus. Founded in 1882 in Lutry and settled in Lausanne by the 1890s, it’s one of Switzerland’s oldest boarding schools. Uniquely, it’s still owned and run by
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
This school doesn’t just talk the talk on student wellbeing - it walks, skips and runs with it. Parents are full of praise describing care as thoughtful and clearly a priority. Coaches and counsellors on campus, trained staff alert to mental health
Classroom & community
The school is properly international (around 30 nationalities) and students don’t just tolerate each other’s differences, they thrive on them and build impressive global networks along the way. Yes, there are groups who share a language, but boarders
- School year
- September – June, with three terms
- School hours
- 8:15am – 4:00pm with extra curricular activities 4:20pm – 6:20pm
- Student nationalities
- Max 15% per nationality
- Student nationalities - total
- 30
- Uniform requirements
- No uniform but school dress code
Money matters
Independent, family-owned school. Primarily funded through tuition fees, as well as donations and other revenue streams eg summer courses and extracurricular activities.
- Annual fee range
- Day CHF 34,000 - CHF 38,000; Boarding CHF 94,500 - 104,500
- Fee information
- Registration fee: CHF 1,600 (day), 2,000 (boarding),
Admission deposit (refundable): CHF 2,000 (day) CHF 12,000 (boarders),
Personal expenses deposit (refunded if not used): 1,500 (day); CHF 6,000 (boarders)
The last word
A family-run gem with deep roots and solid values - warm, inclusive and refreshingly free of flash. Offers a rare blend of urban access and Swiss serenity: safe, scenic and just minutes from Lausanne. Big on care, light on ego, it champions kindness,
Accreditations, inspections & memberships
- Accreditations/Inspections
- Council of International Schools (CIS)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)- Memberships
- AVDEP, SGIS, CIS, NEASC. Member of Swiss Learning.
