Haut-Lac International Bilingual School

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Location
	Chemin de Pangires 26; 1806 Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Vaud; Switzerland
Information
Type	Independent school, Private school, International School, Bilingual school, Boarding school
Motto	Living, Learning, Achieving
Established	1993
Founder	Anne-Marie and Neil Harwood ; Grainne and Jean-Louis Dubler
Head of Secondary	Rossella Cosso
Head of Nursery, Infant & Primary	Renaud Milhoux
Faculty	160
Grades	Pre-kindergarten through to grade 12
Number of students	600+ day students; 32 boarding students
Average class size	15 students
Language	English & French
Campus	Praz-Dagoud Campus Roches Grises Campus
Houses	Bern Bears ; Jura Jaguars ; Fribourg Falcons ; Valais Vipers
Colors	Green (infant & primary); Navy blue (secondary)
Sports	Leisure sports clubs ; School team sports clubs ; Inter-house class sports tournaments ; Sport & study pathway
Mascot	Bernie
Accreditation	International Baccalaureate ; Council of International Schools ; World Academy of Sport
Annual tuition	Day school fees: from CHF 21’800 to CHF 40’600 ; Boarding school fees: from CHF 86’000 to CHF 88’000
Graduates	600+
Website	haut-lac.ch

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is a co-educational international school with uniform^[1] for day students aged 3 to 18 and boarders aged 11 to 18.

It's two school campuses and boutique boarding house overlook Lake Geneva in the village of St-Légier-La Chiésaz, which sits just above Vevey on the Swiss Riviera.

The school also runs the Les Marronniers nursery in Vevey for toddlers aged 18 months to 4 years.

History

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School was founded in 1993 by two bilingual couples, Anne-Marie and Neil Harwood and Grainne and Jean-Louis Dubler.

The private school started off in Vevey with 13 students and grew rapidly. It moved to larger premises on Quai Maria-Belgia next to Lake Geneva in 1994. By 1999-2000, enrollment had reached 150 students, which led to the opening of a secondary section.

Major campus developments:

2001 – Infant students (E1-E3) moved to their own Les Marronniers campus in Vevey
2003 – Secondary students (MYP1-3) moved to Roches Grises campus in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
2014 – Infant, primary and MYP1&2 students moved into the Minergie-certified Praz-Dagoud campus^[2]

IB programme authorisations

2001 - IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP)
2003 - IB Diploma Programme (IBDP)
2020 - IB Career-related Programme (IBCP)

Other notable milestones

2011 - First accreditation by the Council of International Schools (CIS).
2018 - First Athlete-Friendly Education Centre in Switzerland recognised by the World Academy of Sport
2020 - First non-UK school to receive the Primary Science Quality Mark.
2022 - The first students are welcomed to the Haut-Lac Boarding House.
2023 - Haut-Lac International Bilingual School celebrated its 30th anniversary.
2024 - Haut-Lac now welcomes students of over 64 nationalities and has over 600 alumni in Switzerland and worldwide.

Authorisations & Accreditations

Swiss

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is official member of the local and Swiss associations below:

Association Vaudoise des Écoles Privées (AVDEP)
Federation Suisse des Écoles Privées (FSEP)
Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS)
Association des Directeurs d'Instituts de Suisse Romande (ADISR)
Eco-Schools

International

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is authorised or accredited by the organisations and associations below:

International Baccalaureate (IB)
Council of International School (CIS)
World Academy of Sport (WAoS)

Campus and Facilities

Haut-Lac operates across three campuses in the canton of Vaud, serving students from 18 months to 18 years. The main school campuses, Praz-Dagoud and Roches Grises, and the boarding house are within walking distance of each other in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz. The Les Marronniers nursery is located near the train station in Vevey.

References

^ "Haut-Lac International Bilingual School – Swiss Style Magazine". www.swissstyle.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
^ Jeffreys, Jenny (2014-10-01). "Haut-Lac International Bilingual School opens new eco-friendly primary campus at St. Légier-La Chiésaz in Vaud". knowitall.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

External links

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School official site

46°28′27″N 6°52′35″E / 46.4742°N 6.8763°E / 46.4742; 6.8763

[1] "Haut-Lac International Bilingual School – Swiss Style Magazine". www.swissstyle.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

[2] Jeffreys, Jenny (2014-10-01). "Haut-Lac International Bilingual School opens new eco-friendly primary campus at St. Légier-La Chiésaz in Vaud". knowitall.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-19.

[notregMSLBE-3] 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

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[notregBS-5] Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt

[notregMSSG-6] Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen

[notregMSZG-7] 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-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.

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Basel-Stadt	International School Basel^{[note 3]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Basel)
Geneva	Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 2]} Geneva English School (Genthod and Versoix)^{[note 2]} International School of Geneva^{[note 2]} Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 2]}
GR	Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel Junior College^{[note 2]}
St. Gallen	Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 4]}^{[note 2]}
Solothurn	SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 2]}
Schwyz	SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)
Ticino	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]}
Vaud	École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 2]} Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 2]} Haut-Lac International Bilingual School^{[note 2]} International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Knightsbridge Schools International Switzerland SA (Morges)^{[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]} 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]}
Zug	Institut Montana Zugerberg (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]}
Zürich	Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Liceo linguistico e scientifico "Pier Martire Vermigli" (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} International School Zurich North (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Japanese School in Zürich (Uster) Inter-Community School Zürich (Zumikon)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen) Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]}
Former schools	International School Winterthur^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} American International School of Zurich^{[note 2]} Gstaad International School^{[note 2]} Villa St. Jean International School^{[note 2]}
List by far not complete ^ ^a ^b ^c 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 ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ^ 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 Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen ^ 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 ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.