Vaud · Boarding
Surval Montreux
The only fully international all-girls boarding school in Switzerland, set above Montreux, with a small and highly personalised community.
Surval Montreux
- Location
- Montreux · Vaud
- Type
- Boarding
- Ages
- 13–18
- Curriculum
- IGCSE · A-Level
- Language
- English
- Size
- ≈ 60–75 girls
- Student body
- Over 30 nationalities
- Students
- Girls only
After a Foundation Year, girls follow either the US High School Diploma with AP or Cambridge IGCSE and A-Levels, taught in English with French across the school. A pre-university Swiss Gap experience is also offered, with small classes and a coaching-led approach.
An intimate community of girls from over 30 nationalities, with a strong emphasis on personal development, life skills, the arts and equestrian and other sports — in a lakeside setting above Montreux.
Surval's programme centres on personal development and life skills: equestrian, skiing, tennis and wellbeing, alongside arts, cookery and design, leadership and entrepreneurship, and regular cultural excursions — all in a small, attentive setting.
Personalised, selective admission for girls aged around 12–18 (and 17–19 for the pre-university year); places are limited.
- Small, family atmosphere
- Personal development & character
- Pastoral care & wellbeing
- Arts & music excellence
- Tuition
- CHF 82,500–91,500 / year (programme-dependent)
- Boarding
- CHF 112,000 / year (full board)
- Admission
- Application CHF 2,500
Indicative annual figures, subject to change — confirmed precisely as part of an advisory conversation.
Families seeking a small, nurturing, all-girls environment with a strong focus on confidence and personal development often find this type of school particularly reassuring.
Selecting the right school depends on a careful understanding of the student’s profile and long-term objectives — our advisory work focuses on aligning these elements.