Education
Some of the worlds most prestigious and academically intensive boarding schools, such as Institute Le Rosey and Gstaad International School, are located in or have a campus in Gstaad. Entry into these schools is regarded as being highly competitive, with an entrance examination, in addition to a record of high academic achievement, being required for admission. The tuition fees at Le Rosey and Gstaad International School are considered the some of highest in the world, with a Le Rosey education costing CHF 110,000 in boarding and tuition fees, and a Gstaad International School education costing CHF 98,000. These expenses exclude many mandatory and optional services, such as the winter snow sports and equestrian programs.
Both Le Rosey and Gstaad International School offer intensive college preparatory programs, which have a record of student placement into elite universities, such as the Ivy League, MIT, Stanford, and Oxbridge. Where Le Rosey offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Gstaad International School prepares students for the British GCE Advanced Level qualification, though prior to the 2012-13 academic year they had also offered preparation for the American Advanced Placement examinations. Both schools emphasise multilingualism amongst their international student bodies, and it is expected that students will develop a fluency in English and French, in addition to their first language.
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