School name + city + educational level or grades attended is usually enough. Put your current school first. Kindergarten normally does not need to be listed.
Swiss school levels
School education is important when you apply for an apprenticeship because you may not yet have much work experience. Compulsory education consists mainly of primary level and lower secondary level. Cantonal names and subdivisions may differ.
In the Canton of Zurich, primary school is traditionally divided into Grades 1–3 and Grades 4–6. If both stages were completed at the same school, they do not normally need separate CV entries.
CV example
Muster Lower Secondary School, Zurich
Lower secondary level
2017 – 2023
Feld Primary School, Zurich
Primary level, Grades 1–6
Writing and translating the school name
Use the official school name where possible. Translate the type of school if that helps the reader, but do not invent a translation for its proper name.
Do not translate «Schulhaus» as “Schoolhouse”. Do not translate the Swiss «Mittelstufe» as “Middle School” either: “Primary School, Grades 4–6” is clearer.
Checklist
- Current school first
- Official name and city
- Add educational level, stream or grades
- Combine primary stages completed at the same school
- Usually omit kindergarten
- Translate the school type, not its identity
Create your apprenticeship CV
Add your schools under education, starting with the current one.
Create CV