Saint-Charles International School

Saint-Charles International School is an international private boarding school located in Porrentruy, Ajoie, in the Swiss Canton of Jura.

History
Founded in 1897 by Ernest Daucourt, Saint-Charles International School has a history of over 125 years. Initially, the school served as a boarding institution, providing academic support to young Catholics from the Jura region.

In 1915, the Catholic Institute became the Saint-Charles Institute, on the initiative of Abbot Charles Humair, who served as its new rector as at then. In 1925, the Institute became the Collège Saint-Charles and expanded its facilities to accommodate  more pupils.

In 2020, Saint-Charles became an IB World School and was authorized to teach the IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma Programme. In 2022, the institute was authorized to deliver the IB Middle Years Programme.

Academic program
The school offers primary, middle school, and secondary school programs. The International Section of the school includes the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and Middle Years Program (MYP).

Lycée Saint-Charles, recognized by the Swiss Confederation, allows students to undertake the Matura exams. Since 2016, the institute has offered a bilingual French-English Matura exam. Students may take preparatory courses in order to obtain internationally recognized diplomas such as the Goethe Zertifikat and TestDaF (German), First Certificate (English) and CELI (Italian).

Associations
Saint-Charles International School Switzerland is a member of following associations:
 * Catholic Schools of Switzerland
 * Federation of Swiss Private Schools
 * Premium Switzerland
 * Boarding Schools Association
 * World Schools
 * International Baccalaureate