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Moser Schule Schweizer Gymnasium
A small Swiss-model private gymnasium in Westend, founded by Henri Moser in 1961 and run as the Berlin arm of the Ecole Moser group from Geneva and Nyon.
In brief
A small Swiss-model private gymnasium in Westend, founded by Henri Moser in 1961 and run as the Berlin arm of the Ecole Moser group from Geneva and Nyon. Multilingual in German, French and English, leading to the Abitur or the AbiBac, around 400 to 445 pupils.
The school works in long block periods that start at 8:30, with most homework absorbed into the school day, in-house psychology and social pedagogy, and structured exchanges with the Geneva and Nyon partner schools and a Paris partner. Unusually for a Berlin gymnasium, French is taught at near-native intensity for those who want it.
Reviews split. Families who like it talk about a calm, organised day, well-resourced digital teaching and committed staff. The dissatisfied minority feel the level of teacher engagement does not always justify the private-school fees, and group sizes can feel thin in subjects where year cohorts are small. A reasonable fit for families who want the Abitur with serious French and an explicitly Swiss culture, less so for those after the social density of a larger school.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Klasse 5-6 | 11 | €4,800 |
| Klasse 7-10 | 13 | €5,160 |
| Klasse 11-12 | 17 | €5,340 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment fee (reduced income) | €100 | |
| Enrollment fee (standard) | €500 |
Reviews
A small family-run gymnasium on Badenallee in Charlottenburg-Westend, with roots in the Moser family's original Geneva school and a Berlin campus open since 2006. Around 330 pupils across grades 5 to 12, classes in the high-teens, and a bilingual German-French pathway that culminates in the AbiBac dual diploma. Parent commentary is mixed: the small-school feel and language immersion read as the draw, while the price point and the depth of pastoral and academic support around it are where the questions sit.
Positives
- Bilingual pathway. German-French immersion from year 5, with the AbiBac dual diploma route in the upper grades and exchanges to Geneva, Nyon and Paris. Families who arrive looking for a serious French-language track in Berlin tend to stay for it.
- Class size and feel. Around 17 pupils per class and a single small site keep things personal. The Moser family has run the school directly since the Berlin opening, and that owner-operator character comes through.
- Digital infrastructure. Came through the remote-teaching years better than many Berlin privates, and the digital quality seal it carried through 2023 reflects sustained investment on that side.
Considerations
- Teacher support for the fee. Some parents say the level of individual academic support does not match what fees in the EUR 400-plus a month range imply. Comments about thin feedback and limited one-to-one help recur across reviews.
- Extracurricular depth. AG offerings are described as modest. Families wanting a wide programme of after-school activities tend to flag the gap.
- School culture. Parent commentary on the running of the school is split. The most recent critical voices use phrases like "money-driven" and question staff consistency; others describe a motivated team and a constructive environment. Worth seeing in person before forming a view.