Collège Sismondi

The Collège Sismondi, is one of 11 public secondary schools in Geneva offering a 'Certificat de maturité gymnasiale', which provides access to all Swiss universities.

The school is located right next to the United Nations Office in Geneva and across the Maison de la paix.

Admission & dropout rate

Admission to the Collège is selective, only students with good grades in German & Mathematics at the end of the 9th year of obligatory schooling (around 15 years old) can be admitted. Only a maximum of 35% of students in this age group enter the Collèges in Geneva. Approximately 40% of those admitted will not successfully finish their studies, and a large amount will do it in 5 or 6 years.^[1]

Postobligatory Secondary Education Schools in Geneva have an average dropout rate of: 26-27% in the first year, 15% in the second year, 8% in the third year and 2% in the fourth year.^[2]

System

Students who want to pursue an education past the (obligatory) Cycle d'Orientation enter the four-year college from 15-19.^[3]^[4]

The successful completion of the four-year studies, offers direct access to Universities & the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Curriculum

College Sismondi is one of four high schools in Geneva, offering a Bilingual Maturity (either French-English or French-German)

The Formation Gymnasiale consists of:

11 Fundamental subjects : French, second national language (German or Italian), third national language or English or Latin, mathematics (2 levels), physics (2 levels), chemistry, biology, history, geography, philosophy, visual arts or music.
1 Specific option : Latin, Greek, third national language - German ou Italian - English, Spanish, physics & mathematical applications, biology and chemistry, economics & Law, visual arts or music.
1 Complementary option in 3rd year: Mathematical applications, computer science, physics, chemistry, history, geography, philosophy, economics & law, visual arts, music, sports.
1 Particular subject : Physical education.
1 Maturity research project in third and fourth year: Personal research project done over the last two years.^[5]

References and footnotes

↑ Presentation
↑ Rapport de la Commission de l’enseignement (May 2013)
↑ Département de l'instruction publique (206) Enseignement secondaire postobligatoire.
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↑ Orientation

External links

Official Collège Sismondi Website. (French)
Geneva Postobligatory Secondary Education. (French)
Rapport de la Commission de l’enseignement. (French)

Degré secondaire II schools in Romandy (French-speaking Switzerland)

Diplomas

Écoles de maturité

Fribourg	Collège Saint-Michel (FR) Collège de Gambach Collège Sainte-Croix (FR) Collège du Sud Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye

Geneva	Collège André-Chavanne (FR) Collège Rousseau (FR) Collège Sismondi Collège Voltaire (FR) Collège Émilie-Gourd (FR) Collège Claparède (FR) Collège Madame de Staël (FR) Collège de Saussure Collège Calvin Collège de Candolle (FR) École Moser (FR) Institut Florimont

Jura	Centre jurassien d'enseignement et de formation (FR) Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy (FR)

Neuchâtel	Lycée Denis-de-Rougemont Lycée Blaise-Cendrars Lycée Jean-Piaget

Valais	Lycée-collège Spiritus Sanctus (FR) Lycée-collège des Creusets (FR) Lycée-collège de la Planta (FR) Lycée-collège de l'Abbaye de Saint-Maurice (FR)

Vaud	Gymnase Auguste Piccard Gymnase de Beaulieu (FR) Gymnase du Bugnon Gymnase de Burier (FR) Gymnase de Chamblandes Gymnase de la Cité (FR) Gymnase de Morges Gymnase de Nyon Gymnase Provence Gymnase d'Yverdon Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye Collège Champittet École nouvelle de la Suisse romande

Bern	Gymnase français de Bienne (FR) Gymnase de la rue des Alpes (FR)

Écoles de culture générale
and école de commerce

Fribourg	École de culture générale Fribourg (FR) Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye

Geneva	École de culture générale Henry-Dunant (FR) École de culture générale Jean-Piaget (FR) École de culture générale Ella-Maillart (FR) École de commerce André-Chavanne (FR) École de commerce Émilie-Gourd (FR) École de commerce Aimée-Stitelmann (FR) École de commerce Nicolas-Bouvier (FR)

Jura	Centre jurassien d'enseignement et de formation (FR)

Neuchâtel	Centre interrégional de formation des Montagnes neuchâteloises (FR) Centre professionnel du littoral neuchâtelois

Valais	ECCG de Monthey ECCG de Martigny ECCG-EPP de St-Guérin (FR) ECCG de Sierre Oberwalliser Mittelschule St. Ursula de Brigue

Vaud	Gymnase Auguste Piccard Gymnase de Beaulieu (FR) Gymnase du Bugnon Gymnase de Burier (FR) Gymnase de Chamblandes Gymnase de la Cité (FR) Gymnase de Morges Gymnase de Nyon Gymnase Provence Gymnase d'Yverdon Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye

Écoles professionnelles
and écoles des métiers

Fribourg	École des métiers de Fribourg (FR) eikon EMF (FR)

Geneva	Centre de formation professionnelle technique (FR) Centre de formation professionnelle arts appliqués (FR) Centre de formation professionnelle nature et environnement (FR) Centre de formation professionnelle santé et social (FR)

Jura	Centre jurassien d'enseignement et de formation (FR)

Neuchâtel	Centre interrégional de formation des Montagnes neuchâteloises (FR) Centre professionnel du littoral neuchâtelois

Valais	École des métiers du Valais (FR)

Vaud	École professionnelle commerciale de Lausanne (FR) Centre d'enseignement professionnel de Vevey (FR) Centre professionnel du nord vaudois (FR) École professionnelle commerciale de Nyon (EPCN) École technique de la vallée de joux (ETVJ) École technique et des métiers de Lausanne (ETML) École romande d'art et de communication (ERACOM) Epsic

Education in Switzerland Degré secondaire I (junior high school) International schools in Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°13′17″N 6°08′33″E / 46.2215°N 6.1425°E / 46.2215; 6.1425

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