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Surval Montreux
Surval Montreux
Location
	Montreux, Switzerland
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Type	International, boarding, all girls school
Motto	Imagination. Initiative. Independence.
Established	1961
Headmistress	Ms Nicola Dudley
Gender	Girls
Age range	12–19
Enrollment	60–80
Average class size	6–8
Education system	IGCSE, A-Levels, American High School Program
School fees	CHF 96,075
Website	www.surval.ch

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Surval Montreux is an international all girls boarding school in Montreux, Switzerland.^[2]

The school was renamed to Surval Montreux in 2012 after it was bought by Bellevue Education.^[3]^[4]^[5] The parent company is Bellevue Education International Limited.^[6]^[7] In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.^[8]

Academics

SM begins with Foundation Year. The majority of Foundation students start at age 13, but English language learners may start at age 12 and spend a year working on their English before joining the rest of the school. After Foundation Year, there are two academic tracks, students either earn an American high school diploma or take the IGCSE and A-Levels.^[9]

SM offers a pre-university program for students aged 17 to 19, the Surval Swiss Gap Experience.^[10]

Accreditation

SM's (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).^[11]

References

^ "Surval Fees - Annual Boarding and Academic Fees 2022-23". Archived from the original on 2023-03-20.
^ "Surval Montreux: Girls' boarding school in Switzerland". www.surval.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
^ "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014
^ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website. Education Investor. 22 Oct 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Companies in the UK. Bellevue Education Group Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^ "CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education". Financial Times.
^ "Surval Montreux Curriculum - Switzerland Private Education". Switzerland Education. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ "Private boarding school near Lake Geneva". Surval Montreux. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

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46°25′29″N 6°55′46″E / 46.4248°N 6.9295°E / 46.4248; 6.9295

[1] "Surval Fees - Annual Boarding and Academic Fees 2022-23". Archived from the original on 2023-03-20.

[2] "Surval Montreux: Girls' boarding school in Switzerland". www.surval.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-24.

[BellevueTimeline-3] "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[SurvalMontreuxWiki-4] r:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014

[5] "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website. Education Investor. 22 Oct 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[2011AnnualAccounts-6] "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Companies in the UK. Bellevue Education Group Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[Shareholders-7] "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[:1-8] "CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education". Financial Times.

[9] "Surval Montreux Curriculum - Switzerland Private Education". Switzerland Education. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[10] "Private boarding school near Lake Geneva". Surval Montreux. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[11] "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[notregMSLBE-12] Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne

[SERI-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

[notregBS-14] Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt

[notregMSSG-15] Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen

[notregMSZG-16] Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug

[notregMSZH-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.

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 |name = Surval Montreux
 |logo = Surval Montreux logo.jpg
-|motto = Imagination. Initiative. Independence
+|motto = Imagination. Initiative. Independence.
 |location = [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]]
-|type = [[International school]], [[Boarding school]], [[All girls school]]
+|type = [[International school|International]], [[Boarding school|boarding]], [[all girls school]]
 |established = 1961
-|headmistress = Mrs Patricia Woodhouse
+|headmistress = Ms Nicola Dudley
 |gender = Girls
-|age_range = 13 - 19
+|age_range = 12–19
-|enrollment = 60 - 80
+|enrollment = 60–80
 |grades =
-|avg_class_size = 6 - 8
+|avg_class_size = 6–8
 |system = IGCSE, A-Levels, American High School Program
+|fees = CHF 96,075<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.surval.ch/Admissions-surval-fees | title=Surval Fees - Annual Boarding and Academic Fees 2022-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320095228/https://www.surval.ch/Admissions-surval-fees | archive-date=2023-03-20}}</ref>
-|fees = From CHF 72,750 pa
 |website = {{URL|https://www.surval.ch}}
 }}
-'''Surval Montreux''' is an international [[All girls school|all girls]] [[boarding school]] in [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surval.ch |title=Surval Montreux: Girls boarding school in Switzerland |website=www.surval.ch |accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref>
+'''Surval Montreux''' is an international [[All girls school|all girls]] [[boarding school]] in [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surval.ch |title=Surval Montreux: Girls' boarding school in Switzerland |website=www.surval.ch |accessdate=2016-01-24}}</ref>
-In addition to its own program, the school provides accommodation and academic classes to students of [[Institut Villa Pierrefeu]], Switzerland's last traditional [[finishing school]]. Surval Montreux is a former rival of Pierrefeu, as it was originally established as the Surval Mont-Fleuri finishing school in 1961.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Simonian|first1=Haig|title=Charm academy: Switzerland’s last finishing school|url=https://www.ft.com/content/aa30ac56-cc8d-11df-a6c7-00144feab49a?mhq5j=e1|accessdate=6 July 2017|work=Financial Times|date=30 September 2010}}</ref>
-The school was renamed to Surval Montreux in 2012 after it was bought by [[Bellevue Education]].<ref name=BellevueTimeline>{{cite web|title=About Us: Timeline|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|date=22 Oct 2012|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company is Bellevue Education International Limited.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> Bellevue bought the school as part of acquisitions driven by funding derived largely from Tarek Obaid, the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi, which has been implicated in the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal]].<ref>Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1686389.ece Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company]</ref><ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref>
+The school was renamed to Surval Montreux in 2012 after it was bought by [[Bellevue Education]].<ref name=BellevueTimeline>{{cite web|title=About Us: Timeline|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|date=22 Oct 2012|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company is Bellevue Education International Limited.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ab178020-a309-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d|website=Financial Times}}</ref>
+==Academics==
-==In popular culture==
+SM begins with Foundation Year. The majority of Foundation students start at age 13, but English language learners may start at age 12 and spend a year working on their English before joining the rest of the school. After Foundation Year, there are two academic tracks, students either earn an American high school diploma or take the [[IGCSE]] and [[A-Levels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Surval Montreux Curriculum - Switzerland Private Education |url=https://swiss-private-education.com/schools/surval-montreux/surval-montreux-curriculum/ |website=Switzerland Education |accessdate=14 January 2020 |date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
-In ''[[It's Handled]],'' the first episode of the [[Scandal (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Scandal (TV series)|Scandal]]'', it is revealed that [[Olivia Pope]]'s father sent her to board at Surval Montreux after the death of her mother.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Charles|first1=Tina|title=Character Development: Olivia and her Dad’s twisted relationship revealed, Scandal “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”|url=http://www.tvgoodness.com/2013/10/11/character-development-olivia-and-her-dads-twisted-relationship-revealed-scandal-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/|website=TV Goodness|accessdate=6 July 2017|date=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scandal s03e01 Episode Script|url=http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=scandal&episode=s03e01|website=Springfield! Springfield!|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
+SM offers a pre-university program for students aged 17 to 19, the Surval Swiss Gap Experience.<ref>{{cite web |title=Private boarding school near Lake Geneva |url=https://www.premiumswitzerland.com/boarding-schools-switzerland/surval-montreux-all-girls.htm |website=Surval Montreux |accessdate=14 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
+==Accreditation==
+SM's (upper) secondary education (''Middle and High School'') is not approved as a [[Mittelschule|Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo]] by the [[Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation]] (SERI).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/de/home/bildung/maturitaet.html |title=Maturität - Maturité - Maturità |publisher=Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI |location=Berne, Switzerland |date=1 March 2018 |language=de, fr, it |type=official site |accessdate=2018-04-22}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1961]]
+[[Category:1961 establishments in Switzerland]]

v t e International schools in Switzerland
AG	SIS Swiss International School (Suhr) (Kindergarten only)
Bern	International School of Berne (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Schönried BE)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} John F. Kennedy International School (Saanen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Basel-Stadt	International School Basel^{[note 3]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Basel)
Geneva	Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 2]} Geneva English School (Genthod and Versoix)^{[note 2]} International School of Geneva^{[note 2]} Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 2]}
GR	Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel Junior College^{[note 2]}
St. Gallen	Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 4]}^{[note 2]}
Solothurn	SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 2]}
Schwyz	SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)
Ticino	Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)^{[note 2]} Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)^{[note 2]} The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)^{[note 2]}
Vaud	École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 2]} Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 2]} Haut-Lac International Bilingual School^{[note 2]} International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Knightsbridge Schools International Switzerland SA (Morges)^{[note 2]} La Côte International School (Aubonne)^{[note 2]} Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland^{[note 2]} Leysin American School^{[note 2]} St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)^{[note 2]} Surval Montreux^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Nyon)^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)^{[note 2]} Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]} Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]}
Zug	Institut Montana Zugerberg (Zug) International School of Zug and Luzern (Baar, Hünenberg)^{[note 2]} International School of Central Switzerland (Cham)^{[note 5]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Rotkreuz)^{[note 2]}
Zürich	Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Liceo linguistico e scientifico "Pier Martire Vermigli" (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} International School Zurich North (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Japanese School in Zürich (Uster) Inter-Community School Zürich (Zumikon)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen) Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]}
Former schools	International School Winterthur^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} American International School of Zürich^{[note 2]} Gstaad International School^{[note 2]} Villa St. Jean International School^{[note 2]}
List by far not complete ^ ^a ^b ^c Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ^ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt ^ Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen ^ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.