Since 2006, our IB graduates have gone on to leading universities and careers across Switzerland and around the world.
Strong, consistent IB results and personalised university guidance help our students win places at respected universities.
A few of the destinations they’ve chosen are:
Three stories that show what an all-round, bilingual IB education makes possible, from neuroscience labs to global finance.
Nadim earned a joint Business Administration degree from Lancaster University and ICADE Madrid. He then became a co-founding partner at Kognity, an EdTech company used in more than 20% of IB schools worldwide. Today he invests in early-stage start-ups and sits on several advisory boards, including Haut-Lac’s.
From a Life Sciences Engineering degree at EPFL to research at Harvard Medical School, Camille is now developing new tools for molecular neuroscience as part of her a PhD with the Synthetic Neurobiology Group at MIT.
Jan left with 43 IB points, earned a first-class Master’s in Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, and now works as a Senior Associate in Financial Services at PwC Germany.
Our alumni magazine, ECHOS, follows graduates 5, 10 and 15 years on: career milestones, personal updates and a little nostalgia.
Graduates join our network in their final year and stay part of the family long after they leave.
Every one of these journeys started in our classrooms. Come and see the bilingual, all-round education behind them.
Haut-Lac alumni have secured places at universities across Switzerland and around the world.
In Switzerland, popular destinations include the EPFL and the University of Lausanne.
Further afield, graduates have gone on to study at Cambridge, UCL and Warwick in the UK, Stanford and MIT in the USA, and McGill and the University of Toronto in Canada among many others.
The spread reflects both the strength of the IB Diploma as an internationally recognised qualification and the school’s university guidance programme, which supports students through the university application process.
IB results have been consistently strong.
Haut-Lac graduates currently achieve an average IB Diploma score of 35 points, with a pass rate of approximately 95% — both well above the global IB average.
The school has had students achieve the maximum score of 45/45.
These results reflect the quality of teaching across the IB programme and the support students receive throughout their two-year diploma.
Yes. The IB Diploma is officially recognised as equivalent to the Swiss Maturité by the Swiss University Conference (SUK/CUS). This means Haut-Lac graduates can apply directly to Swiss cantonal and federal universities, including the EPFL and ETH Zurich, provided they meet the required subject combinations and minimum grade thresholds.
Most Swiss state universities require a minimum of 32 points out of 45.
The short answer: all kinds.
Haut-Lac has alumni working in engineering, biotech, finance, entrepreneurship, international relations, sustainable development, academia and more.
Some have launched their own companies; others have gone on to complete PhDs or postgraduate degrees at leading research institutions.
What tends to connect them is adaptability, which is something that comes with growing up bilingual, studying the IB, and spending formative years in a genuinely international environment.
Significantly, according to alumni themselves.
Graduates regularly point to bilingualism and the school’s multicultural environment as differentiators in both university applications and the workplace.
Working fluently across two languages opens doors, whether that means studying in a different country, working with international teams, or simply being more comfortable in environments that others find unfamiliar.
The IB’s emphasis on critical thinking, research skills and independent learning also prepares students well for the pace and demands of higher education.
Haut-Lac currently has over 600 alumni, spanning cohorts from 2006 to 2025.
The network continues to grow each year, and the school maintains an active relationship with former students through the Alumni Network, the annual alumni magazine ECHOS, alumni reunions and regular events at the school.
Yes, and many do. Alumni are invited back for an annual Winter reunion and a Summer get-together, as well as school events such as International Day and the Christmas Market.
The school also calls on alumni volunteers to speak at graduation ceremonies, present at Alumni Summits, and share updates for the ECHOS magazine.
For those interested in giving back more formally, alumni have the opportunity to mentor current students or sit on advisory boards.
It’s designed to be.
As an IB World School, Haut-Lac offers the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) — two qualifications recognised and respected by universities worldwide.
The school’s university guidance programme runs throughout IB1 and IB2, covering personal statements, application timelines, interview preparation and subject selection.
Small class sizes mean students get individual attention throughout the process, not just at crunch points. Results since the first graduating class in 2006 speak for themselves.
