Private schools.
For many families the school sets the calendar, and the calendar sets where they live. A château by the lake, a chalet for the winter term, and a college by the Thames.
For many families the school sets the calendar, and the calendar sets where they live. A château by the lake, a chalet for the winter term, and a college by the Thames.
1916Le Rosey's first winter in Gstaad
1949Aiglon College is founded
John Corlette, who had taught at Gordonstoun, founded Aiglon College in 1949 at Chesières-Villars, in Vaud, near the ski resort of Villars-sur-Ollon.
Switzerland holds the most exclusive boarding schools in the world. Institut auf dem Rosenberg, founded in 1889 on a hill above St. Gallen, charges CHF 165,000 a year with boarding for around 280 students, and is often reported as the most expensive school in the world. Le Rosey does not publish its fees.
In the mountains, Aiglon College and Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, founded in 1910 by Bluette Ferrier, share Villars-sur-Ollon, Beau Soleil at 1,350 m. The Lyceum Alpinum, founded in 1904, stands at 1,750 m above Zuoz in the Engadine, and Institut Montana opened on the Zugerberg above Zug on May 3, 1926.
| School | Founded | A year, boarding |
|---|---|---|
| Institut auf dem RosenbergSt. Gallen | 1889 | CHF 165,0002026/27, boarding and tuition |
| Aiglon CollegeChesières-Villars | 1949 | CHF 150,0002024/25, years 12 and 13 |
| Collège Alpin Beau SoleilVillars-sur-Ollon | 1910 | CHF 148,4402026/27, grades 11 and 12 |
| Lyceum Alpinum ZuozZuoz, Engadine | 1904 | CHF 104,9002026/27, grades 11 and 12 |
| Institut MontanaZugerberg, Zug | 1926 | From CHF 70,4002026/27, boarding |
| Institut Le RoseyRolle and Gstaad | 1880 | Not published2026/27 |
1440Henry VI founds Eton
Henry VI founded Eton College in 1440, across the Thames from Windsor, west of London. The birthday of George III, the Fourth of June, became its great celebration, and it still brings speeches, cricket and a procession of boats.
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Sources. Le Rosey, a rich history · Aiglon College · Eton College, our history · Eton College · Institut auf dem Rosenberg · International Schools Database, Rosenberg fees 2026/27 · Aiglon College, financial information 2024-2025 · Schoozy, Beau Soleil fees 2026-2027 · Collège Alpin Beau Soleil · Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, financial guide 2026/2027 · Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz · International Schools Database, Institut Montana fees 2026/27 · Institut Montana Zugerberg · International Schools Database, Le Rosey. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here. Photographs from Unsplash and Pexels, used under their licenses.
In 1880, by Paul Carnal, at the Château du Rosey in Rolle on Lake Geneva.
In Gstaad, from January to March, at Chalet Rex.
It has done so since 1916.
In 1440, by Henry VI.
John Corlette, in 1949, at Chesières-Villars in Switzerland.
Institut auf dem Rosenberg in St. Gallen, at CHF 165,000 a year with boarding for 2026/27.
It is often reported as the most expensive school in the world. Le Rosey does not publish its fees.
CHF 150,000 a year for boarders in years 12 and 13, in the college's financial information for 2024-2025.
CHF 104,900 a year with boarding for grades 11 and 12 in 2026/27, in a double room.
A single room adds CHF 15,000.
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