Gymnase d'Yverdon

What Gymnase d'Yverdon does

Gymnase d'Yverdon (GYYV) is a public cantonal gymnasium located in Cheseaux-Noréaz, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, founded in 1974 and operated under the Direction générale de l'enseignement postobligatoire (DGEP) of the Canton of Vaud. The institution delivers tuition-free upper secondary general education to post-obligatory students in the Nord vaudois region across three core tracks: the École de maturité (1M), a three-year program leading to the Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate and university admission qualification; the École de culture générale (1C), focused on general culture and preparation for tertiary professional schools (HES); and the École de commerce (1E), a commercial track which from August 2026 will relocate to the Écoles professionnelles commerciales network covering Lausanne, Aigle, Nyon, and Yverdon. Beyond the mandated curriculum, the school offers specialization options (Visual Arts, Biology and Chemistry, Economics and Law, multiple languages, Mathematics-Physics) and an enrichment portfolio including peer tutoring (Coup de Pouce), a student-run web radio (Radio 14), annual literary competitions (Concours littéraire), debating competitions (Joutes Oratoires), and cultural events such as Culture en fête, GYYV en Scène, and Amalgame.

The institution's digital infrastructure comprises two mainstream, non-proprietary platforms: Moodle for course content and resource delivery, and Hermès II (hermes.edu-vaud.ch), the cantonal scheduling and timetable management system. Operations are concentrated on a single campus (Route du Gymnase 6, Cheseaux-Noréaz) supported by 66 staff, with no commercial distribution channels and no proprietary technology product. The GTM motion is event-driven, centered on annual information sessions for parents of 10th-grade students and direct presentations to 11th-grade families, supplemented by school visits and an international student exchange with Lycée Zerktouni de Marrakech formalized in May 2025 under MOVETIA's auspices.

The business model is non-commercial: GYYV is entirely funded through the Canton of Vaud's public education budget, with no tuition charged to students. Revenue is therefore a function of cantonal fiscal appropriations rather than market-based pricing, and the institution has no private equity, venture capital, or external ownership. The 50th anniversary in 2024 marked a sustained brand presence in the region, and the school maintains active alumni engagement through the AlumnY portal and commemorative reunion events.

Name

Gymnase d'Yverdon

Legal name

Gymnase d'Yverdon

Website

https://gymnase-yverdon.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gymnase d'Yverdon (GYYV) is a public cantonal gymnasium in Cheseaux-Noréaz, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, founded 1974. It delivers tuition-free upper secondary education across maturité, culture générale, and commerce tracks to post-obligatory students in the Nord vaudois region, with state funding via the Canton of Vaud.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Upper Secondary Education (Public Gymnasium)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Gymnasium education
• Maturity certificate programs
• Upper secondary schooling
• General culture education
• Commercial vocational education

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheseaux-Noréaz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public cantonal gymnasium in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, Gymnase d'Yverdon operates as a state-funded institution. Education is provided free of charge to students, with funding sourced from public cantonal government budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gymnase d'Yverdon is a public cantonal gymnasium (upper secondary school) in Cheseaux-Noréaz, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It delivers three post-obligatory educational tracks — the École de maturité (1M) leading to the Swiss Federal Maturité, the École de culture générale (1C), and the École de commerce (1E) — along with supplementary services such as peer tutoring (Coup de Pouce), student media (Radio 14), and academic competitions (Concours littéraire, Joutes Oratoires). Education is provided free of charge to enrolled students, with the institution funded through the cantonal government of Vaud.

Product overview

Gymnase d'Yverdon (GYYV) is a Swiss gymnasium (upper secondary school) offering a comprehensive educational portfolio comprising three main programs: the École de maturité (gymnasium maturity program leading to university qualification), the École de culture générale (general culture school), and the École de commerce (business school). Beyond core academic programs, the institution provides supplementary services including the Coup de Pouce peer tutoring platform connecting students with tutors, the student-operated Radio 14 web radio, specialized programs like the Cours Mathilda mathematics course for girls, and annual competitions including the Concours littéraire and Joutes Oratoires debating competition. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024 and maintains international partnerships, including an educational agreement with Lycée Zerktouni in Marrakech.

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Products and services

• École de maturité (1M)
• École de culture générale (1C)
• École de commerce (1E)
• Coup de Pouce
• Radio 14
• Cours Mathilda
• Concours littéraire
• Joutes Oratoires

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lycée Qualifiant Zerktouni de MarrakechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2025An educational and cultural partnership agreement was signed on May 10, 2025 between Gymnase d'Yverdon and Lycée Qualifiant Zerktouni de Marrakech. The partnership includes reciprocal student exchanges and is supported by MOVETIA. It aims to promote intercultural understanding, improve linguistic and technical competencies, foster international cooperation for sustainability education, and combat discrimination.
• MOVETIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOVETIA is the Swiss agency supporting international mobility and exchange programs in education. MOVETIA backs the partnership between Gymnase d'Yverdon and Lycée Zerktouni, facilitating student and staff exchanges.
• Centre professionnel du Nord vaudois (CPNV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGymnase d'Yverdon co-organizes information evenings for parents of 10th-grade students with the Centre professionnel du Nord vaudois (CPNV), presenting both gymnasium and vocational pathways to help students and families make informed educational choices.
• École de commerce schools of Vaud (Lausanne, Aigle, Nyon, Yverdon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs of August 2026, the École de commerce program at Gymnase d'Yverdon will join a network of commercial schools (Écoles professionnelles commerciales) in Vaud. Students currently enrolled in the commerce track are not affected by this change.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gymnase cantonal de Porrentruy: Public cantonal gymnasium in the Canton of Jura offering maturité programs under cantonal governance. Comparable Swiss public secondary school serving a regional student base with university preparation focus.
• Gymnase de Morges: Public cantonal gymnasium in the Vaud region serving similar post-obligatory students with maturité and culture générale offerings. Directly comparable by governance, geography, and educational mission.
• Collège de l'Abbaye de Saint-Maurice: Long-established Swiss secondary school offering maturité programs with both public and boarding components. Comparable in providing upper secondary general education leading to university entrance qualification, though with a more religious-traditional heritage.
• Gymnase de Renens: Public cantonal gymnasium in the Lausanne metropolitan area (Vaud) offering parallel post-obligatory tracks under DGEP oversight. Operates with the same funding and regulatory framework as GYYV.
• Gymnase de Nyon: Public cantonal gymnasium in the Canton of Vaud offering similar maturité and culture générale tracks. Most directly comparable peer given shared cantonal governance, student demographics, and program portfolio within Vaud.
• Gymnase Auguste Piccard: Public cantonal gymnasium in Lausanne, Vaud, providing maturité and other post-obligatory tracks under the same cantonal authority (DGEP). Comparable in mission, program structure, and funding model.
• Kollegium Schwyz: Public cantonal gymnasium in the Canton of Schwyz providing maturité and other post-obligatory tracks. Comparable Swiss-German public upper secondary institution under similar cantonal education frameworks.

Others

• Université de Lausanne (UNIL): Cantonal university in Lausanne that absorbs the majority of GYYV's maturité graduates. Comparable as the next stage of the educational pipeline and a key stakeholder in the value proposition of Vaud gymnasium education.
• École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL): Swiss federal university and primary destination for GYYV maturité graduates pursuing STEM studies. Comparable as part of the same Vaud educational ecosystem, though it operates at the tertiary level rather than secondary.

Emerging players

• Brillantmont International School: Private boarding and day school in Lausanne offering international curricula (IB, British A-levels, High School Diploma) that competes with public gymnasiums for the same upper secondary student pool, particularly internationally mobile families in the Vaud region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gymnaseyverdonlesbains
• Instagraminstagram.com/gymnaseyverdon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/gymnaseyverdon

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Profiles4 records

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