Middle & High School - Apply

Our Admissions Office staff is always on hand to assist you during the admissions process. We look forward to welcoming you on campus! Contact us for an appointment. e-mail:  admissions@tasis.ch

Ready to apply? Download the following forms which are compulsory for applying:

• MS/HS 2010 - 2011 Application Form
• Teacher Recommendation Form
• Mathematics Teacher Recommendation Form
• ESL Student Questionaire
• ESL/EFL Teacher Recommendation Form

• MS/HS Tuition Fees 2010 - 2011
• Academic Profile (2009 - 2010)
• Lugano Hotel Information 2010

Applications will be considered by the Admissions Committee when all of the following have been received. Applicants are notified promptly of the Committee's decision. Upon confirmation of acceptance, students will be sent more specific information pertaining to entrance. Note that acceptance to TASIS does not guarantee acceptance to the full IB Diploma Program.

• A completed and signed application form together with a recent passport-size photograph.
• A non-refundable application fee of 300 CHF (Swiss Francs).
• A copy of the student's passport page(s), indicating name, date of birth, and other vital information.
• An official transcript of the student's school records for the past three years. Parents should request an official transcript to be sent by airmail directly to TASIS from each school attended in the last 3 years.
• Three teacher recommendations from the student's present school, preferably from the principal or counselor and teachers of English and Math.
• Current standardized testing (SSAT, PSAT, ERB, etc.) is requested, if available.
  A one-page letter written by the student giving his/her reasons for wishing to attend TASIS.
• Parent Statement: a letter from the applicant's parents providing details regarding their son's personality, attitude towards school, strengths and weaknesses as a student, special gifts, talents, interests, or any other background information that would be helpful to the Admissions committee.
• The completed ESL Questionnaires, if English is not the applicant's native language.
• The results of an English proficiency test such as the SLEP or TOEFL test if English is not the applicant's native language.
• The International Baccalaureate Supplementary Application must be completed by applicants to the 11th grade who wish to pursue the IB.

TASIS admits qualified students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

All admissions correspondence and documents should be addressed to:

Director of Admissions
TASIS, The American School in Switzerland
CH-6926 Montagnola-Lugano, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 91 960 51 51 Fax: + 41 91 993 29 79
e-mail: admissions@tasis.ch