Switzerland
Basel
The IB continuum sits in Aesch and Reinach, south of the city, not on the Rhine bend. Time tram 11. This is not Zurich.
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Basel schools, Aesch and Reinach, not Zurich
Basel is not a suburb of Zurich. It is a border city whose IB continuum sits in Aesch and Reinach. Ask which paper the child will hold, and which tram you can live with.
15 minIB, A-Levels, Bac, Abitur: a friendly decoder
The letters on the leaver’s certificate matter. They are not the whole child. Here is how to tell them apart without a headache, and without pretending every door stays open.
16 minHow to choose a school without losing the plot
You do not need a perfect algorithm. You need a few true things about your child, a boring list on the fridge, and the courage to ignore a beautiful campus that does not fit.
15 minHow to read a European school fee PDF without being sold
Tuition is the number on the homepage. The PDF is the number that arrives in March. Here is how to read the second one, without inventing a euro, a krona, or a deadline.
Other cities nearby
Geneva
Three climates on one lake: Ecolint’s foundation campuses, a Versoix boarding-and-day house with five diplomas, and a Petit-Lancy privé with Swiss, French and IB papers. Time the commute, not the postcard.
Zurich
Two Zurich-area climates: ZIS on the lake shore in Wädenswil and Adliswil, and ICS in Zumikon. Not Bahnhofstrasse. Time both roads.
Lugano
An American day-and-boarding hill above the lake, not Geneva and not Zurich. Boarding starts at Grade 6. Time Montagnola, not Bahnhofstrasse.
Zuoz
An Engadine boarding-and-day house with Swiss Matura, IGCSE and IB. Time the valley, not Bahnhofstrasse. This is not Zurich.