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The Swiss education system

Compulsory education lasts 11 years in Switzerland. After that the path typically leads to either a secondary school or a vocational apprenticeship. How it is organised depends on the canton.

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Admission to Swiss universities

Switzerland’s excellent universities, technology institutes and research centres mean that the country’s education system is among the world’s best.

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