La Cote International School Aubonne

In Brief

LCIS is the strongest IB school in the Geneva-Lausanne corridor for families who want genuinely personalised pastoral care alongside results that match Ecolint and CDL. The Aubonne location is a real constraint from central Geneva - this school works best if your housing sits between the two cities or in Vaud canton.

La Cote International School (LCIS) in Aubonne is a Nord Anglia Education school and the only major international school sitting between Geneva and Lausanne rather than in the Geneva urban area itself. The purpose-built 2014 campus in Vaud is 30km from Geneva centre and is designed as a standalone school community rather than a city commuter school. Around 430 students from age 3 to 18 follow British curriculum through to IGCSE, with IB Diploma as the upper secondary exit route. Nord Anglia's global partnerships with MIT, UNICEF and The Juilliard School bring STEM, arts and global citizenship programming that extends well beyond what a school of 430 students would normally access independently.

The 2025 IB results are the most compelling in the guide alongside Ecolint and CDL: average of 35 points against a global average of 30.6, with 21% of students scoring 38 or above and 18% earning a bilingual English-French diploma. Parent satisfaction data from the school's own survey shows 92% of students feel happy at school and 93% of parents are satisfied with academic progress - scores consistent with the 4.9 out of 5 rating on International Schools Database across March 2026 reviews. The Duke of Edinburgh Award is available alongside the standard Nord Anglia programme. Recent graduates have progressed to EPFL, EHL, Edinburgh, UCL, Imperial and Bocconi, reflecting the international curriculum's broad university reach.

The location in Aubonne is the honest constraint for most Geneva-based families. The Aubonne motorway exit is approximately 30 minutes from Geneva city centre in normal traffic, and the school does not sit on a public transport line that works for daily commuting from the UN district or central Geneva. Families who live in the arc from Nyon through Rolle and along the north shore of Lake Geneva will find the location natural - and LCIS draws substantially from this corridor. For families whose employers place them in central Geneva, the travel logistics need careful assessment before the school tour. Nord Anglia corporate ownership carries the same considerations as at CDL: the parent company influences fee policy and some operational decisions. Sibling discounts of 5% for a third child and 10% for a fourth offer genuine savings for larger families.