Switzerland

Placement

Age requirement: Students have to be between 16.0 and 18.5 on arrival. This age range is strict because it’s regulated by Swiss schools and therefore there is no room for negotiation.
Language requirement: Switzerland is a multilingual country.
- 75% of the students will be placed in the German speaking part of Switzerland.
- 25% will get a French placement. We do not guarantee students who would only accept French speaking placements.
- At most one or two students per cycle will be placed in the Italian part.
- French speaking placements require a minimum of 3 years of study before departure.
Health restrictions: Be aware that 90% of Swiss families have pets in the house. (In most cases cats or dogs.)
Graduates:
Smoking: We prefer students who don't smoke.
Dietary Restrictions: No problems to place vegetarians.
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Transportation:
Extracurricular:
Hosted-in: It is probable that the students will be placed in a rural town. Cities are in most cases accessible through public transportation.

Information needed.

Transcript/Diploma:
School: The Swiss school system is highly academic and competitive. (Please check "School System in Switzerland" stored in the Warehouse database.) For students with a poor academic background and/or low motivation for school it will be very difficult to find a school placement and to integrate into the Swiss school system. Therefore, top quartile students with a particular motivation for school are a must.
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Religion: It is difficult for AFS-Switzerland to place Jehovah’s witnesses and Scientology becase these religions are considered as sects in Switzerland and we are unable to find host families for participants who practice these religions.
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