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WHAT MAKES OUR SCHOOL SPECIAL?

Collège Champittet is a Swiss school with a global outlook, offering a truly unique education that combines 120 years of tradition with international innovation. Our approach will inspire your child to achieve remarkable academic results and become a confident and caring global citizen. 

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A UNIQUE PLACE TO LEARN AND GROW

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Our curricula

We teach internationally respected curricula (Swiss Maturité, French Baccalaureate, and International Baccalaureate) in a truly bilingual environment (French and English, with German introduced from a young age). This helps our students to become global citizens.

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Our results

Our students achieve excellent academic results. Our class of 2023 achieved a 100% pass rate in the Swiss Maturité, well above the national average of 67%. Our International Baccalaureate points score of 34.8 was significantly higher than the global average, too.

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Our collaborations

Our students explore STEAM, the performing arts, and global issues through our exclusive collaborations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Juilliard School, and UNICEF.

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Our teachers

We recruit and retain outstanding teachers from around the world. They're adept at integrating students from all nationalities and backgrounds, adopting a personalised approach to ensure every student achieves their very best.

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Our environment

Located along the beautiful shores of Lake Geneva, our Pully and Nyon campuses provide a safe and nurturing environment that inspires our students’ growth and development.

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Our Swiss heritage

We're a Swiss school with a global outlook. We proudly uphold Swiss standards of excellence in all that we do, while enriching our students’ education with the best international practices.

OUR MISSION AND VALUES

At Collège Champittet, we inspire our students to achieve their personal, social, and academic best. This aspiration is underpinned by our strong mission, vision, and values. As a community, we're committed to upholding our values of courage, ambition, integrity, respect, and openness in all that we do.


Courage

  • We dare to challenge accepted wisdom.
  • We are not afraid to take risks.
  • We confront issues ethically.

Ambition

  • We create a school that is an extraordinary place of learning.
  • We build upon the passion and talent of our students.
  • We challenge ourselves to make a positive difference in the world.

Integrity

  • We are honest.
  • We stand up for what is right.
  • We act in the best interest of our students.

Respect

  • We are thoughtful and considerate in our interactions.
  • We are always supportive and cooperative with each other.
  • We celebrate and embrace diversity.

Openness

  • We are inquisitive and receptive to new ideas.
  • We welcome and give constructive feedback.
  • We approach change with a positive attitude.
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OUR HISTORY

Collège Champittet has nurtured generations of thinkers, leaders, creators, and change-makers. Their achievements inspire our current students, staff, and families, who are part of a school community that spans more than 120 years.
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1903

French Dominican priests establish a Catholic boarding school for boys. Their aim is to spread their values and improve the world.

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1903
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1951

Leadership is passed on to the Canons of Grand-Saint-Bernard, a congregation originally created to rescue pilgrims and traders crossing the Alps.

1951
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1960

Collège Champittet welcomes more than 600 students; another building is added to meet growing demand.

1960
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1984

The school becomes co-educational, with girls joining classes for the first time.

1984
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1998

School leadership is entrusted to visionary secular entrepreneurs who modernise our approach.

1998
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1999

Collège Champittet introduces the French Baccalaureate alongside the Swiss Maturité curriculum.

1999
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2004

A second campus is opened in Nyon, bringing the total number of enrolled students to 800.

2004
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2006

Collège Champittet becomes fully bilingual, providing students with a firm grounding in both French and English.

2006
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2009

The International Baccalaureate curriculum is introduced and Collège Champittet becomes part of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools.

2009
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2012

The school pioneers education technologies.

2012
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2016

Collège Champittet and neighbouring Catholic school Mont-Olivet become one.

2016
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2018

In celebration of Collège Champittet’s 115th anniversary, a group of 15 students and teachers climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

2018

THE COLLÈGE CHAMPITTET FOUNDATION

The Collège Champittet Foundation supports children in need through concrete educational projects. The Foundation supports children and schools in Madagascar, Thailand, and Lebanon, as well as Switzerland. Working closely with locals and other charities, our students come up with innovative fundraising ideas, plan, and implement their ideas.

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Project in Madagascar

Project in Madagascar

Since 2011, more than 200 local students have attended our school in Andrafiabe in the north of the island. For those who live far from the school, a dormitory was built in 2018 so that they can sleep on site. The Foundation also supports the Children's House in Ambanja, where around 170 young people live. In 2021, we built new premises to house the 60 children who arrived after the pandemic.

Project In Thailand

Project in Thailand

In cooperation with the Jan & Oscar Foundation, we've worked on projects including the construction of schools in remote areas of Northern Thailand. We also support the financing of a scholarship programme for older children, providing them with professional training.

Project in Switzerland

Project in Switzerland

Since 2019, the Foundation has supported the Fair Play Sport Handicap Lausanne Association, which offers sports to young people with disabilities. Regular sport brings personal control, increased self-confidence, and contributes to social integration. Our support is not only financial, allowing the development of new activities, but also involves the participation of our students in weekly sports activities and events.

Project in Lebanon

Project in Lebanon

In cooperation with the Rotary Club of Tripoli, this project addresses the growing problem of poverty in Lebanese public schools. We're working on several fronts, including support for the purchase of school supplies and a food programme. Learn more at: fondation-champittet.ch

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A UNIQUE GLOBAL EDUCATION

Inspired by our world-class teachers the very best international curricula, your child will enjoy an outstanding global education that’s steeped in Swiss traditions and standards.

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