Inter-Community School Zürich
| Inter-Community School Zürich | |
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| Address | |
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Strubenacher 3, Postfach. 8126 Zumikon Zurich Switzerland |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private coeducational |
| Established | 1960 |
| Faculty | 180 approx. |
| Grades |
Early Years Program, Primary school, Secondary School |
| Enrollment | 830 approx. |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Orange, Grey |
| Affiliations | International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), European League for Middle Level Education, Swiss Group of International Schools, European Council of International Schools, Council of International Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, New England Association of Schools & Colleges, National Middle School Association |
| Newsletter | ICS Newsletters |
| Alumni Association | website under development |
| Primary language | English |
| Website | www.icsz.ch |
The Inter-Community School Zürich (ICS or ICSZ) is a private, independent, international, co-educational day school and offers a comprehensive educational programme in English for children from ages of 3 to 18. The school is international in character and welcomes students of all nationalities. Since 1971, the Inter-Community school has been located in Zumikon near Zurich, Switzerland.
ICS's Kindergarten and primary education programs (Primary School) are approved by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.
Also ICS's lower secondary education program (Secondary School, Grade 6 to 8, and Grade 9) is approved as Sekundarstufe by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.
However ICS's upper secondary education programs (Secondary School, Grade 10 to 12) is neither approved as a Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich, and nor approved by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI.
The Inter-Community School Zurich was founded on March 18, 1960 at a meeting at the Hotel Carlton Elite between the American, Australian, British and Canadian communities of Zurich. The school enrolled 84 students aged 4–13 during its first semester at the Hotel Rigiblick. There were 5 staff members employed at the time as well as the founder Gerald Atkinson and his wife.
In May 1961, ICS signed a lease with the city of Zurich for the rental of a lakeside villa (which in the 1930s had been renovated for use by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia) In September of that year, ICS began its second year of operation in the new villa with 160 students enrolled.
By 1967, there were 200 students enrolled from Kindergarten to 7th grade with two classes per grade. Rooms were in short supply, so another facility was found in Regensdorf. Shortly thereafter, the upper primary classes were moved to Regensdorf, while the lower primary classes remained in the lakeside villa on Seefeldquai. The search for one facility to house the entire school was now underway.
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