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expat-services.ch lists 10 hand-checked English-speaking schools and childcare providers in Zug, including Four Forest Bilingual International School (Zug campus), futura Montessori Zug, Institut Montana Zugerberg and International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL).
Besides English, they also work in German and French. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Language schools in Zug.
10 providers
Bilingual German-English day school in Steinhausen from preschool (age 3) to Grade 9, on the Zug curriculum with the British National Curriculum for English.
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Is this your business?Montessori daycare and kindergarten in Zug from 3 months to age 6; the canton recognises its kindergarten, taught in German and English.
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Is this your business?Day and boarding school on the Zugerberg: English-language international school (Grades 6-12, IGCSE, IB Diploma) plus bilingual primary, secondary and Swiss Gymnasium.
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Is this your business?Non-profit IB World School for ages 3-18 with an early years to middle school campus in Baar and a high school campus in Hünenberg; offers PYP, MYP and IB Diploma.
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Is this your business?Kindergarten for ages 4-6 in Steinhausen run by the non-profit association work&life zug, with German and English day care, recognised by the canton.
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Is this your business?Bilingual German/English nurseries for children from 6 months to school entry, with four sites in Zug, Kilchberg and Zurich (Wollishofen, Sihlcity).
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Is this your business?Childcare recruitment agency placing nannies and newborn care specialists with families in several Swiss regions; also recruits household and education staff and offers payroll.
At-home and online tutoring in the Zurich and Zug area for IB, IGCSE, A-Level, Swiss Matura and Gymi exam preparation; the company also offers nanny services.
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Is this your business?Group of bilingual German/English day schools from kindergarten to upper secondary at seven Swiss sites, leading to a bilingual Swiss Matura or the IB Diploma.
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Is this your business?Geneva-based tutoring service with in-person and online lessons for IB, IGCSE, A Level, AP and MYP students, plus university application and learning-support help.
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Is this your business?Local facts
Public primary schools in the City of Zug, with 2,632 pupils in 2024/25, are run by the Stadtschulen und Betreuung department (stadtzug.ch, checked ). The city offers every child two kindergarten years: the second is compulsory for children who turn five by the end of February, the first voluntary for those who turn four by the end of May. Papers are mailed to parents; anyone without them by mid-December finds the forms in the online counter, and the Rektorat assigns the kindergarten (Stadtschulen Zug, checked ).
Public school charges no tuition (Canton of Zug, checked ). Children with little German get beginner lessons, eight to ten a week depending on age, and lower-intermediate learners at least two (Canton of Zug, checked ). The cantonal school supervision office at Artherstrasse 25 advises families on German as a second language, home-language lessons and private schools (Canton of Zug, checked ).
Schools teaching in English are private. The canton's list of 23 September 2026 names those recognised for compulsory schooling, which private schools need under § 74 of the school act (zg.ch, checked ) (Canton of Zug, checked ). Schools for foreign children can be recognised when they teach their home country's curriculum (§ 75), and the canton can pay a recognised school half the standard per-pupil amount for each Zug pupil, to reduce fees (§ 78) (Canton of Zug, checked ).
Foreign nationals arriving in Zug register with the cantonal migration office (Amt für Migration, Aabachstrasse 1) within 14 days (2026) (Amt für Migration Zug, checked ), EU/EFTA citizens by posting form A1. The City of Zug's residents' office in the Stadthaus receives the registration automatically and charges nothing (stadtzug.ch, checked ). Swiss citizens report a move through eUmzug. More in registering at your commune.
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