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View advisor profileBrillantmont and Collège du Léman are the two main Lake Geneva Anglo-elite alternatives to Le Rosey — both in the Lausanne-Versoix corridor, both bilingual, both serving global families at a meaningfully lower price point than Le Rosey. Here's how they actually differ in 2026.
Founded in 1899 by Edmond Demolins as France's first 'new education' boarding school, École des Roches sits on a 60-hectare Normandy estate offering the French Baccalauréat, IB Diploma, and Cambridge IGCSE in parallel. Here's the operational 2026 guide.
Schule Schloss Salem — founded in 1920 by Prince Max von Baden and Kurt Hahn on Lake Constance — is the German Abitur boarding school that gave the world Gordonstoun and Outward Bound. Here's the operational 2026 guide.
Le Rosey is widely cited as the world's most expensive school — but the school's distinctive identity goes far beyond price. Two seasonal campuses, 67 nationalities, IB + French Bac in parallel, and a deeply specific cohort culture. Here's the honest 2026 guide.
Beyond Eton and Harrow, UK boarding hides 30+ schools at different tiers, costs, curricular paths and cohort cultures. Here's the operational guide for choosing in 2026 — tier by tier, with verified fees, admissions reality, and family-profile recommendations.
TASIS Switzerland (Lugano) and TASIS England (Surrey) are sister schools in the same TASIS Foundation, both running American Diploma + AP + IB Diploma. Same ethos, fundamentally different environments. Here's how they actually compare in 2026.
Aiglon and Beau Soleil are alpine neighbours in the Villars area but operate fundamentally different schooling models — Round Square expedition pedagogy versus Continental European elite tradition. Here's how they actually compare in 2026.
Brighton College and Wellington College are two of the most-cited co-educational UK boarding schools, both offering IB alongside A-Level. Here's how they actually differ on campus, cohort, curriculum, cost, and who each one is right for in 2026.
Marlborough College and Stowe School are both co-educational UK boarding schools on country estates, but the lived experience, academic identity, and family culture are different. Here's how they actually compare in 2026.
Westminster School and Charterhouse are two of the oldest and most respected HMC schools in England, both fully co-educational since 2021. Here's how they actually differ on campus, curriculum, cost, and who each one is right for.
Eton College and Harrow School are the two most-cited boys' boarding schools in the world. Here's how they actually differ on culture, curriculum, cost, and who each one is right for in 2026.
Most families start the international school search 3-6 months too late. Here's the realistic 12-month timeline for September entry — what to do each month, when to involve advisors, and which deadlines really matter.
Beyond the Le Rosey and Aiglon names, Swiss boarding hides 20+ schools with very different cultures, costs, and outcomes. Here's the operational guide to choosing in 2026.