Surval Montreux

Surval Montreux
Surval Montreux
Location
	Montreux, Switzerland
Information
Type	International school, Boarding school, All girls school
Motto	Imagination. Initiative. Independence
Established	1961
Headmistress	Mrs Patricia Woodhouse
Gender	Girls
Age range	13 - 19
Enrollment	60 - 80
Average class size	6 - 8
Education system	IGCSE, A-Levels, American High School Program
School fees	From CHF 72,750 pa
Website	www.surval.ch

Surval Montreux is an international all girls boarding school in Montreux, Switzerland.^[1]

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.^[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] 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.^[8]^[9]

In popular culture

In It's Handled, the first episode of the third season of Scandal, it is revealed that Olivia Pope's father sent her to board at Surval Montreux after the death of her mother.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Surval Montreux: Girls boarding school in Switzerland". www.surval.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
^ Simonian, Haig (30 September 2010). "Charm academy: Switzerland's last finishing school". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "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.
^ Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company
^ "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". sarawakreport.org. Sarawak Report. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ Charles, Tina (11 October 2013). "Character Development: Olivia and her Dad's twisted relationship revealed, Scandal "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"". TV Goodness. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ "Scandal s03e01 Episode Script". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

Surval Montreux

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

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

[2] Simonian, Haig (30 September 2010). "Charm academy: Switzerland's last finishing school". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[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.

[8] Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company

[sarawakReport-9] "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". sarawakreport.org. Sarawak Report. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[10] Charles, Tina (11 October 2013). "Character Development: Olivia and her Dad's twisted relationship revealed, Scandal "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"". TV Goodness. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[11] "Scandal s03e01 Episode Script". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[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

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[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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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]}
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