For the second consecutive year, TASIS has opened a new academic year with record enrollment. We offer a closer look at some of the key facts and figures related to this year’s student body.
For the second consecutive year, TASIS The American School in Switzerland will open a new academic year with record enrollment. When classes begin on Thursday, August 31, the 2023–2024 TASIS student body will consist of 768 students from 67 nations. Below we offer a closer look at some key facts and figures.
The Elementary School (grades Pre-Kindergarten through five) will open with 214 students, the Middle School (grades six through eight) with 134 students, and the High School (grades nine through postgraduate) with 420 students.
students are new to TASIS.
students have returned to TASIS, marking a retention rate of 84 percent.
students are the children of TASIS alumni—the highest number in our 68-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 2024 will be a bit larger than last year’s graduating class (122 compared to 113). Next year’s graduating class projects to be even bigger, as grade 11 is currently the largest in the School with 127 students.
67
nationalities are represented in the student body.
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
The ten nations most represented in the TASIS student body, in alphabetical order:
Brazil
China
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Russia
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Eight new nations are represented in this year’s student body:
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Georgia
Taiwan
Malaysia
Kosovo
Kuwait
Lithuania
41
different languages are spoken as a mother tongue.
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Armenian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Farsi
Finnish
French
Georgian
German
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malay
Maltese
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
A total of 262 students (47 percent of all Middle and High School students) reside in one of the nine dormitories on campus. The other 506 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
Director of Admissions Emily McKee and her team fielded nearly 1000 inquiries and accommodated 513 campus and virtual visits over the past year!
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.
