Surval Montreux

Coordinates: 46°25′29″N 6°55′46″E / 46.4248°N 6.9295°E / 46.4248; 6.9295
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Surval Montreux
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TypeInternational, boarding, all girls school
MottoImagination. Initiative. Independence.
Established1961
HeadmistressMs Nicola Dudley
GenderGirls
Age range12–19
Enrollment60–80
Average class size6–8
Education systemIGCSE, A-Levels, American High School Program
School feesCHF 96,075[1]
Websitewww.surval.ch

Surval Montreux is an international all girls boarding school in Montreux, Switzerland.[2]

The school was renamed to Surval Montreux in 2012 after it was bought by Bellevue Education.[3][4][5] The parent company is Bellevue Education International Limited.[6][7] Bellevue bought the school as part of acquisitions driven by funding derived largely from Tarek Obaid, the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi, which has been implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.[8] Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.[9] In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.[10]

Academics[edit]

SM begins with Foundation Year. The majority of Foundation students start at age 13, but English language learners may start at age 12 and spend a year working on their English before joining the rest of the school. After Foundation Year, there are two academic tracks, students either earn an American high school diploma or take the IGCSE and A-Levels.[11]

SM offers a pre-university program for students aged 17 to 19, the Surval Swiss Gap Experience.[12]

Accreditation[edit]

SM's (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.surval.ch/Admissions-surval-fees
  2. ^ "Surval Montreux: Girls' boarding school in Switzerland". www.surval.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  3. ^ "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014
  5. ^ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website. Education Investor. 22 Oct 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Companies in the UK. Bellevue Education Group Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company
  9. ^ "GEMS Global completes acquisition of a controlling stake in Bellevue Education". Assignment Report.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education". Financial Times.
  11. ^ "Surval Montreux Curriculum - Switzerland Private Education". Switzerland Education. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Private boarding school near Lake Geneva". Surval Montreux. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

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