Realgymnasium Rämibühl, Zürich

What Realgymnasium Rämibühl, Zürich does

Realgymnasium Rämibühl is a public cantonal gymnasium (Kantonsschule) in Zürich, Switzerland, administered by the Canton of Zürich's Bildungsdirektion. Founded in 1892 and sharing the historic Rämistrasse 56 campus with Literargymnasium Rämibühl, it serves approximately 1,700 students across both schools through a six-year curriculum (Klassen 1–6) leading to the Swiss Maturität, plus an authorized IB World School track offering the bilingual Matura plus International Baccalaureate Diploma. The school also operates English-language immersion classes at both the Unterstufe and Oberstufe levels, covering subjects such as Geography, Music, and Religion/Cultures/Ethics.

The institution does not operate proprietary educational technology platforms. Its digital footprint consists of the rgzh.ch website serving as the primary information interface for prospective and current families, supported by a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) student device policy. Supporting services include a structured addiction-prevention and health-promotion team (Team für Suchtprävention und Gesundheitsförderung, TSG), coaching and supervision for staff, a student Mediothek, and the historical Schülerorchester Rämibühl student orchestra founded in 1913. There are no proprietary software products, mobile applications, or APIs disclosed.

As a publicly funded cantonal school, the institution's core revenue derives from Canton of Zürich government appropriations, with instruction (Kernunterricht) provided free of charge to students. Ancillary revenue is generated through modest annual fees for teaching materials (CHF 600–800), a CHF 50 per-semester copy fee, activity and excursion charges (raising total annual parental cost to approximately CHF 2,500 in Unterstufe and CHF 3,400 in Oberstufe), Mittagsverpflegung lunch fees, and charitable fundraising via the Solidaritätsverein Rämibühl. Students are admitted solely through the cantonal Zentrale Aufnahmeprüfung, with no commercial sales motion or paid marketing channels in operation.

Name

Realgymnasium Rämibühl, Zürich

Legal name

Realgymnasium Rämibühl

Website

https://rgzh.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Realgymnasium Rämibühl is a public cantonal gymnasium in Zürich serving ~1,700 students across both Real- and Literargymnasium tracks, offering the Swiss Maturität, the IB Diploma (bilingual), and English immersion classes, funded by the Canton of Zürich.

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Product category

Secondary Education (Gymnasium)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Gymnasium programs
• International baccalaureate
• Bilingual education
• Swiss matura

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Cantonal Funding: As a public cantonal school, the primary revenue comes from government funding from the Canton of Zürich. Instruction is fundamentally free of charge.
2. Student Fees and Materials: Teaching materials (Lehrmittel) and copy fee of CHF 50 per semester. Activity fees for RG week activities and excursions. Lunch meals at the Mittagsverpflegung. Public transport subscription costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Realgymnasium Rämibühl is a public cantonal gymnasium in Zürich that delivers six-year (Langgymnasium) and four-year (Kurzgymnasium) secondary school programs leading to the Swiss Matura. It also runs an English Immersion Programme, a bilingual International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, and structured student coaching and supervision services. The school serves approximately 1,700 students under the authority of the Canton of Zürich.

Product overview

Realgymnasium Rämibühl is a Swiss Kantonsschule (cantonal secondary school) in Zürich offering a unified educational programme combining the Realgymnasium and Langgymnasium tracks, augmented by an IB World School bilingual diploma stream and English immersion options at both lower and upper secondary levels. Core academic products include the six-year gymnasium programme leading to Swiss Maturität, the IB Diploma Programme (bilingual track), and dedicated immersion classes where English functions as the primary instruction language in subjects such as Geography, Music, and Religion/Cultures/Ethics. Supplementary support services — including a structured addiction-prevention and health-promotion team (TSG), coaching and supervision for staff, and a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy — are integral operational components of the school's educational offering rather than standalone commercial products.

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Brands

• Orchester Rämibühl: The student orchestra of Realgymnasium and Literargymnasium Rämibühl, founded in 1913, comprising approximately 1700 students from both schools.

Products and services

• Langgymnasium (six-year gymnasium programme)
• Kurzgymnasium (four-year gymnasium programme)
• Realgymnasium profile (science, mathematics, languages)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
• English Immersion Programme
• Student coaching and supervision services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Smiling GeckominorOthers · 1 May 2026Smiling Gecko is a humanitarian organization supporting educational projects in Cambodia. The school orchestra's Friday concert collection was donated to Smiling Gecko.
• mas:macoreOthersOrganization providing education for young asylum seekers in Zürich. The Solidaritätsverein Rämibühl regularly donates proceeds from fundraising activities (Röslitag, Sponsorenlauf) to mas:ma.
• GWAVE (Gender watch against violence and exploitation)coreOthersOrganization working against violence and exploitation. Receives donations from the Solidaritätsverein Rämibühl's fundraising events.
• ASVZ FlunternminorOthersAthletics facility (Sportanlage Fluntern) near the zoo where the school held its Sponsorenlauf event. Students used the 400m track for the charity run.
• IKRK (International Committee of the Red Cross)minorOthersClass 5a visited the IKRK in Geneva and learned about the organization's work in armed conflict zones and humanitarian assistance.
• UNO (United Nations)minorOthersClass 5a visited the UN headquarters in Geneva, providing students with insights into international diplomacy and multilateral cooperation.
• IB (International Baccalaureate) OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is an authorized IB World School offering the IB Diploma Programme alongside the Swiss bilingual Matura. The IB organization provides curriculum standards and certification.
• ETH ZürichminorOthersStudents from the DATCH competition visited ETH Zürich for a workshop and mathematics puzzles session.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zurich International School: Established private international school in Zürich offering IB programmes from K-12. Comparable as a Zürich-based IB World School targeting internationally-oriented families, though it serves a much broader age range and operates as a fee-paying private institution.
• Gymnasium Unterstrass: Private, state-recognized Gymnasium in Zürich offering the Swiss Matura. Comparable as a Zürich-based Matura-granting institution competing for the same academically-oriented families, though operating under a private fee-based model.

Regional players

• Kantonsschule Glarus: Public Kantonsschule in the neighboring Canton of Glarus offering the Swiss Matura. Comparable as a public Gymnasium outside Zürich, useful for benchmarking cantonal education models in the broader German-speaking Switzerland region.

Direct peers

• Kantonsschule Wiedikon: Public Kantonsschule in Zürich offering the Swiss Matura. Directly comparable as a same-city public Gymnasium under the same cantonal admission framework.
• Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium Rämibühl (MNG): Public Kantonsschule sharing the Rämibühl campus in Zürich, with a STEM-emphasized Gymnasium track. Directly comparable as a co-located peer Gymnasium occasionally sharing extracurricular activities (e.g., orchestra) with Realgymnasium.
• Literargymnasium Rämibühl: Sister Kantonsschule sharing the same Rämibühl campus in Zürich. Offers the parallel literar (humanities-focused) Gymnasium track and shares the student orchestra. Directly comparable as a public Zürich Gymnasium with the same governance and admission framework.
• Kantonsschule Stadelhofen: Public Kantonsschule in Zürich offering the Swiss Matura, with a profile emphasizing modern languages and music. Comparable as a peer Gymnasium in the same canton under the same admission framework.
• Kantonsschule Enge: Public Kantonsschule in Zürich offering the Matura plus an IB Diploma programme. Directly comparable as another Zürich Gymnasium with both Swiss Matura and IB pathways, competing for the same canton-wide applicant pool.
• Kantonsschule Hottingen: Public Kantonsschule located in central Zürich, offering the Swiss Matura. Directly comparable as a same-city public Gymnasium competing for the same student population.

Emerging players

• TASIS The American School in Switzerland: Private international school in Ticino offering US High School Diploma and IB Diploma. Adjacent peer as an IB-credentialing Swiss institution serving internationally-oriented families, though serving a very different geographic and demographic segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/realgymnasium-raemibuehl-zuerich

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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