Menzingen Cantonal School

The KSM aims to provide a Swiss-recognized Matura that grants access to all fields of study at universities, the ETH, and universities of teacher education. Combined with a relevant internship, the Matura also grants admission to a university of applied sciences.

Bilingual Matura | The KSM offers a comprehensive bilingual Matura (German/French, German/Italian, German/English). The new model fulfils the requirements of the Swiss Matura Examination Commission (SMK) and, in addition to a one-year stay (preferably at the 2nd Matura level, also possible at the 1st Matura level in the long-term secondary school) in the relevant language region, provides for the Matura thesis to be written in the corresponding immersion language. The immersion program is open to all interested students.

4-year secondary school I The short-term secondary school at KSM prepares students for the Matura exam in four years after completing the 2nd or 3rd secondary year. Depending on their requirements and abilities, they select their major in the arts, mathematics and natural sciences, modern languages, or economics and law. 

6-year secondary school I The six-year long-term secondary school is the most direct path to the Matura exam and thus to a university entrance qualification. After finishing primary school, students go to lower secondary school for two years. At the four-year Matura level (Matura recognition regulations), students expand and deepen their knowledge and skills, equipping them for the Matura exam and further studies.

Additional features I Interdisciplinary teaching is a key aspect at KSM. It is integrated in the curricula of the following subjects and topics: basic language Latin, integrated subject natural sciences, integrated subject humanities and social sciences, study weeks, projects in regular lessons.

In addition, the subject curricula includes interdisciplinary topics, an interdisciplinary curriculum (extended student assessment, teaching core competencies related to study skills) and an ICT curriculum consisting of approximately 100 modules.