Aiglon College Switzerland

• Established: in 1949
• Location: Villars-sur-Ollon, Canton of Vaud
• The age of students: 9-18 years
• Number of students: 350-360 (percentage of foreign students - 55%)
• Programs Aiglon College: junior school, GCSE, IB Diploma, Summer School
• Type of education: mixed
• Accommodation type: residence, guesthouse.

Over the years Aiglon College Switzerland has earned a reputation as an educational institution providing educational services at the highest level. Today, Aiglon College continues to maintain its standards, focusing on the level of its clients and their children, who are studying here.

There is a school in the French part of Switzerland in a very picturesque place Chesières-Villars. The settlement is 1.5 hours away from Geneva and only 30 minutes from Lake Geneva and the famous Montreux. The windows of the campus and the open campgrounds allow you to admire the beautiful view of the Swiss Alps.

The area of ​​Aiglon College is about 46,000 square meters, It houses 16 buildings. Every year schoolchildren from all over the world come here - they are representatives of more than 50 nationalities! The school has always been popular with foreign students, so at some point a quota was introduced for students from different countries. Therefore, if you are still determined to get here, we recommend you register a few months before the date of receipt in order to increase the chances.

Aiglon College has its own principles of building an educational process that stipulates moral and spiritual upbringing, the formation of the child's personality and the development of autonomy and discipline. The key value of the Swiss college is the competently constructed relationship between all its inhabitants: pupils and teachers, among all students. Egon's position also promotes a healthy lifestyle and shapes the humanity and responsibility in children.

During the summer months, Aiglon College invites everyone to attend Summer School educational courses lasting from 2 to 4 weeks with an interesting program and comfortable accommodation.

The educational philosophy of Aiglon College is built on the principle of holistic development: mind, body, and spirit. The school's guiding principles — challenge, respect, responsibility, diversity, and service — permeate all academic and extracurricular life. 

A typical school day includes seven academic periods and begins with meditation or a whole-school meeting. After classes come extracurricular activities, followed in the evening by house activities, dinner, and homework. The average class size is 12 students. In the Wonder Years programme, students spend at least one day per week outdoors. For Discovery Years students, a compulsory weekly Activity Carousel is provided, covering five areas: innovation and technology, debate and public speaking, ecology, music-making, and practical skills and adventure.

All junior school students have access to personal learning devices with secure software. Sustainability is integrated into curricula from the junior to the senior school.

Student support includes:

• personal tutors (all teaching staff serve as house tutors),
• a Learning Support programme for students with learning difficulties,
• individual support in English as an Additional Language (EAL),
• more than 280 private music lessons per week,
• university application preparation from Year 10 (mock interviews, SAT courses),
• Industry Immersions — micro-internships lasting 1–3 weeks for students in Years 12–13.

A Community Learning Week is held twice a year for students in Years 9–11, with participation in social projects.

Aiglon College is among the top 50 best schools in the world for the International Baccalaureate programme and is among the best schools in Switzerland. Since 2010, the school has demonstrated annual improvement in IB results: in 2025, the average score was 36.3; in 2024 — 36.2, with 29% of graduates scoring 40 or more points, 100% of students successfully completed the programme.

In 2026, the Aiglon team represented Switzerland for the first time at the VEX Robotics World Championships. In April 2026, the school participated for the first time in the legendary mountain race Patrouille des Glaciers. In March 2026, the 12th annual Aiglon Cup in alpine skiing took place — with a record number of participants.

In October 2024, Aiglon College was recognized as the first All-Steinway Institution in Switzerland — all pianos at the school are exclusively Steinway & Sons. In January 2025, the school hosted the international Model United Nations conference on the theme «Mitigating Injustices». In September 2024, a Grammy-nominated music producer launched an original music programme«Frequency Schoo» at the school. In 2025, Aiglon College hosted the 4th Swiss Schools Sustainability Summit.

• The school was founded in 1949 with just six students, and today 480 students from 70 countries study here,
• In 2023, the first Manchester City Football School in Europe opened at Aiglon in partnership with Manchester City Football Club,
• The alpine skiing program is run in partnership with Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn — this is the only such partnership in the world,
• The school has more than 65 nationalities and 23 languages; the ratio of boys to girls is 50/50,
• Every weekend, around 200 students go on expeditions led by experienced instructors: on average — 4 expeditions per student per trimester,
• Collaborates with Bear Grylls Survival Academy for the Mountain School program;
• The Anglican chapel on campus was built in 1883 and acquired by the school in 1996 — concerts, weddings, and special events are held here,
• The student magazine «The Nest» is published in Aiglon Weekly, and Aiglon Magazine is published twice a year for the entire community,
• The school plans to launch its first CubeSat satellite, built by students.

All Aiglon College students live in 8 chalet residences: each has a capacity of up to 45 people. Two houses are reserved for schoolchildren from the junior classes, and the rest for high school students. In comfortable rooms, designed for 1-4 people, the children are living, previously distributed all by age and gender (for boys and girls are provided separate residences). The road to the classroom and the building will take only a few minutes on foot.

Facilities (shower and toilet) are located on the floor, and in each chalet there is also a large terrace, a lounge with TV, a computer center with internet access. Students around the clock are surrounded by care and attention - in the residence a tutor lives, ready at any time to help on any issue.

As for the food,  it is organized in the best way - in the cafeteria of Aiglon College students are waited for a menu that is diverse and perfectly suits a young growing organism. Local chefs can even meet the need for a diet or vegetarian menu, of which parents should inform in advance if necessary.

Subject list: Art, biology, Business and management, chemistry, drama, economics, English literature, Environmental science, geography, history, IELTS preparation, Information Technology, maths, music, Natural science, physical education, physics, preparation for PET, Preparation of CAE and FCE, Preparing for SAT, Religious studies

In the field of sports, the school relies on a postulate that sports and academic achievement are closely related. Therefore, the daily routine is built in such a way as to maintain the necessary balance. For pupils the following sports are offered:

• Alpine golf
• Water sports (banana rafting)
• Sports competitions within the college (with other schools too)
• Basketball
• Mountaineering
• Tennis
• Mountain and cross-country skiing
• Mountain biking
• Hockey
• Football
• Climbing
• Minigolf
• Softball
• Volleyball.

In addition, the everyday life of schoolchildren is saturated with an active extracurricular program - visiting museums and exhibitions, interesting excursions to the sights of Geneva and other cities. Also, everyone can go skiing, snowboarding or traveling abroad.

• The ideal location for a Swiss private school is a quiet and tranquil place in nature;
• High requirements to the level of knowledge of pupils;
• Compulsory individual approach to each child;
• Well equipped classrooms and comfortable living conditions;
• A diverse and rich extracurricular program.

Aiglon College has a vast territory, where the buildings for study, hostels and sports facilities are located. The latter includes a sports center with a swimming pool and a fitness room, a skating rink and a ski slope, a tennis court and fields for playing football or hockey. To ensure the health of schoolchildren remained intact, a medical center is also equipped.

In the educational buildings of schoolchildren, modern classrooms and various laboratories are daily assembled, equipped with the latest requirements. To find the necessary information, Egon's students also have a computer center and a library. The most creative children can go to a theater studio or a music school.

Please note that there are several additional items of financial expenses for admission and studying in Switzerland:

• Registration fee (paid once);
• Deposit (refundable);
•  One-time admission fee;
• Visa maintenance and consular fee of the Embassy;
• Trading lessons on instruments or renting of sports equipment;
• Air tickets in both directions.

Extras:

• Registration fee (for a programme/course) 2500 CHF
• Deposit for a course/programme 10000 CHF
• One-time entrance fee 4000 CHF
• Pocket money 1400 CHF

Smapse specialists will guide you through all stages of admission to Aiglon College.

To submit an application, you must provide:

• transcripts for the last two academic years,
• contact details of two teachers from the current school,
• a copy of the child's passport.

When submitting a full application, a non-refundable registration fee is paid. Admission decisions are made monthly by the admissions committee. The school does not accept new students into Year 13.

Aiglon College graduates enter leading universities around the world. University counseling begins in Year 10, with consultations on higher education in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Canada and other European countries; SAT preparation courses are available. The Accelerator program offers students mentoring from alumni, the Insight Series of meetings, and Edge Projects, while the Industry Immersions course provides short-term internships at real companies for students in Years 12–13.

The alumni community numbers more than 6,000 people worldwide, with more than 50% of new students arriving through alumni referrals. Alumni scholarship holders hold significant positions in their home countries and on the international stage.

In order to be among the lucky ones who can call themselves Aiglon College students, the student will need to pass a 3-hour testing: in English, for general development and mathematics. The students will need to collect a package of documents:

• Report card from the school where the child is currently studying;
• Characterization per pupil from the class teacher, directed to the name of the head of the school;
• Valid passport;
• Medical statement on the state of health.

Aiglon College annually offers a small number of fully funded scholarships for students from families who cannot afford tuition fees. Since 1991, the school has supported more than 126 scholarship recipients; currently 21 students receive a scholarship. Half of the scholarships are funded through donations from parents and alumni.

Scholarships are awarded primarily to students entering grades 11–12 (equivalent to US Grades 10 and 11) and are retained until graduation, subject to annual academic reviews. Selection criteria are academic merit and a means test of the family's financial situation. The scholarship covers:

• tuition fees,
• examination fees,
• textbooks and materials,
• university application support,
• accommodation, three meals a day,
• wellbeing support,
• tutoring,
• medical care,
• sports activities,
• ski pass and ski equipment,
• expeditions,
• cultural programmes,
• laundry, bed linen,
• travel insurance,
• scheduled social trips.

In addition, scholarship recipients receive an allowance for personal expenses, travel, school uniform, technology needs, and private lessons.

In partnership with the Lindsey Vonn Foundation, the school offers a separate scholarship for a girl with outstanding ability in academics and sport. Scholarship recipients are integrated into the school community through a mentoring system, and the support of houseparents and counsellors.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision