TASIS The American School in Switzerland will open the new academic year on Thursday, September 1, with a record 750 students from 59 nations. Below we offer a closer look at the 2022–2023 TASIS student body.
students are new to TASIS.
students have returned to TASIS, marking a retention rate of 87 percent.
students are the children of TASIS alumni—the highest number in our 67-year history!
When a family is introduced to TASIS through an alumnus, we know the applicant already understands something important about the culture of the school.
Bill Eichner, Director of Institutional Advancement
The Class of 2023 will be a bit larger than last year’s graduating class (114 compared to 102). Next year’s graduating class projects to be even bigger, as grade 11 is currently the largest in the School with 128 students.
59
nationalities are represented in the student body.
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Cote d Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
The ten nations most represented in the TASIS student body, in alphabetical order:
Brazil
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Eight new nations are represented in this year’s student body:
Belgium
Côte d Ivoire
Croatia
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Serbia
South Africa
Vietnam
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different languages are spoken as a mother tongue.
Albanian
Arabic
Armenian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Korean
Latvian
Maltese
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
A total of 263 students (49 percent of all Middle and High School students) reside in one of the nine dormitories on campus. The other 487 students live at home with their families and travel to school each day for classes.
We aren’t looking for one type of student. There are countless different pathways through TASIS, but they all share the TASIS experience.
Emily McKee, Director of Admissions
The 422 applications our Admissions Office received for the 2022–2023 academic year represent a slight uptick from last year, which in itself was the most since 2013. In addition, Director of Admissions Emily McKee and her team accommodated 618 campus and virtual visits over the past year—a new TASIS record!
Meet some of the faces behind the numbers. Browse our wide collection of stories about our alumni, students, and faculty in our Community Life section.