Timetable in Swiss state’ schools are not convenient for working parents. Depending on the commune/city: 8:45 – 12:05, 14:00 – 15:40, All students: Wednesday pm off, First Primary Year: 4 afternoons off. ☹ State day care solutions: Compulsory school years (up to year 11): Extracurricular institutions offer childcare outside lessons (morning, lunch, afternoon). It includes travel between the school and the institution. It may be extended to school holidays. Usual opening hours

In the canton of Vaud, compulsory school takes place over eleven years of study divided into two levels: primary level and secondary level I. The primary level lasts eight years divided into two 4-year cycles, called the first primary cycle (cycle 1) and the second primary cycle (cycle 2). Secondary level I (cycle 3), lasting 3 years, leads to a secondary school leaving certificate marking the completion of compulsory schooling. At the end of the 11th year, various connecting

Which class of the Swiss public system will my child integrate when moving to Switzerland? As per the pupil's age indicated in the country specific diagram and the year of schooling in one or the other school system, the schema shows the types of compulsory and post-compulsory schooling possibilities as well as the possible cycle of examinations and career path. Consult the following link to compare the school structures of the canton of Vaud to a big number of countries. Dia