Schule Urdorf

Name

Schule Urdorf

Legal name

Schulverwaltung Urdorf

Website

https://schuleurdorf.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary and Secondary Education

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Public primary education
• Kindergarten education
• Secondary school programs
• Special education services
• Music school instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Urdorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a municipal public school, Schule Urdorf is funded through municipal and cantonal government education budgets. The school provides educational services free of charge to residents. Revenue comes from tax-based government funding from the municipality of Urdorf and the Canton of Zürich.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schule Urdorf is a municipal public school (Volksschule) in Urdorf, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, providing free compulsory education from kindergarten through grade 9 across multiple locations. Its core offerings span kindergarten programs, primary education (Unterstufe and Mittelstufe) at Primarschule Zentrum and Primarschule Weihermatt, three-track secondary education (Abteilungen A/B/C) at Sekundarschule Moosmatt, a Musikschule, and ancillary services including extended day care (Tagesstrukturen), special education, school social work, parent education, and the LIFT vocational-preparation project.

Product overview

Schule Urdorf is a public school system (Volksschule) in the municipality of Urdorf, Switzerland, serving approximately 1,200-1,500 students from kindergarten through secondary school. The organization operates as a multi-site, multi-level educational institution consisting of: Kindergarten programs at multiple locations, two primary school facilities (Primarschule Zentrum with Unterstufe and Mittelstufe at Embri and Bahnhofstrasse buildings, and Primarschule Weihermatt), one secondary school (Sekundarschule Moosmatt) with a three-track system (A/B/C), and a Musikschule for instrumental instruction. The school differentiates itself through innovative learning approaches including Lernlandschaften (learning landscape environments) at the secondary level where students work independently, comprehensive learning strategy training from primary through secondary levels, and extensive support services including German as Second Language (DaZ) instruction, integrative support (IF), school social work, and psychological services. Additionally, Schule Urdorf operates an active parent education (Elternbildung) program with both in-person and online offerings including language courses for parents, and uses the PUPIL digital communication platform for school-home communication. The school also provides extended day care (Tagesstrukturen) including lunch supervision and after-school care services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kindergarten Early childhood education program for children aged 4-6 across multiple kindergarten locations in Urdorf, focused on play-based learning, social development, and school preparation.
• Primarschule Zentrum Primary school covering Unterstufe (grades 1-3) and Mittelstufe (grades 4-6) at the Embri and Bahnhofstrasse buildings, delivering the Swiss curriculum with DaZ and integrative support.
• Primarschule Weihermatt Primary school serving grades 1-6 with emphasis on self-directed learning, learning-strategy training, individualized assessment, and homework assistance coordination.
• Sekundarschule Moosmatt Three-track secondary school (Abteilungen A, B, and C) for grades 7-9 with innovative Lernlandschaft environments for 6-10 lessons per week of self-directed learning, plus career guidance, the LIFT vocational-preparation project, and gymnasium/Berufsmittelschule preparation.
• Musikschule Urdorf Municipal music school providing instrumental and vocal instruction to students across all school levels, with public summer concerts.
• Tagesstrukturen (Extended Day Care) Before- and after-school care including Mittagstisch lunch supervision and extended care until 6 PM, available at multiple school locations for working families.
• Sonderpädagogik (Special Education services) Special education bundle covering Integrative Förderung (IF), Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ), Logopädie, Psychomotorik, Kraftinsel, and Integrierte Sonderschulung (ISR) for students with learning, developmental, or behavioral needs.
• Schulsozialarbeit (School Social Work) School-based social work providing student counseling, conflict mediation, prevention, and intervention support for social-emotional needs.
• Schulpsychologischer Dienst School psychological services delivering assessment, counseling, and intervention for students with learning difficulties, behavioral concerns, or developmental needs.
• Elternbildung (Parent Education) Parent education program offering courses, workshops, and 'Deutsch für Eltern' language classes covering parenting topics, digital media, and substance-abuse prevention.
• LIFT vocational preparation project LIFT (Leistungsfähig durch individuelle Förderung und Tätigkeit) provides weekly workplace placements (3 hours/week) at 20+ regional employer partners for grade 7+ students facing difficulties transitioning to vocational training.

Quantifiable outcome

• LIFT project supports youth with transition difficulties to vocational training

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LIFT Partner Firms (15+ regional businesses)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LIFT project (Leistungsfähig durch individuelle Förderung und Tätigkeit) supports youth from grade 7+ who face difficulties transitioning to vocational training. Partner firms provide weekly work placements (3 hours/week) for students. Partner firms include: Agroservice GmbH, AMAG First AG, Blumen Aloha, Brütsch Rüegger, Fest Service Schmidinger, Gemeinde Urdorf Werkhof, Glas Müller, ICFM IT-Firma, Inside Beauty Loft, Jaisly Xamax, Kindergrippe Little Einsteins, Kindergrippe Sunezyt, Louis Widmer, Tharki, Malergeschäft Goetschmann, Neue Schnellmanns Detailhandels AG, Ristorante Pizzeria Il Gabbiano, Smaily, tanzfabrik, Walter Bochsler AG, Wirtschaft zur Sonne.
• Zischtig.chminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZischtig.ch provides digital media education workshops for parents regarding smartphones, internet, gaming, and social media safety for children.
• Blinker (Jugendpräventionsstelle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth prevention service that provides counseling and intervention support for students facing challenges at the secondary school level.
• TRIVASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth support service that works with students when coaching and support approaches reach their limits.
• Kanton Zürich BildungsdirektioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal education authority overseeing all public schools in Zürich, providing curriculum guidance (Lehrplan 21), educational standards, and policy direction.
• Bildungsdirektion des Kantons ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body supporting parent education programs and German language courses for parents (Deutsch für Eltern).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (PH Zürich): Cantonal teacher-training institution that supplies Lehrer:innen to Volksschulen including Schule Urdorf, co-develops Lehrplan 21 implementation, and provides professional development; an enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.
• Zischtig.ch: Swiss provider of digital-media parent workshops that Schule Urdorf already partners with; an ecosystem/thematic ally in digital literacy rather than a competing school, but operating in the same family-education space.
• Bildungsdirektion Kanton Zürich / Volksschulamt: Cantonal education authority that issues Lehrplan 21, allocates Volksschule funding, and sets Sonderpädagogik policy; not a peer operator but the governing body that defines Schule Urdorf's operating envelope.

Emerging players

• Rudolf Steiner Schule Zürich: Waldorf/Steiner-based K–12 alternative school in greater Zürich; competes for the same families with a differentiated pedagogical philosophy, exerting pressure on Schule Urdorf's enrollment in the Urdorf catchment.
• Montessori Schule Zürich: Montessori-oriented alternative school in greater Zürich; competes for the same primary cohort with a self-directed, child-led pedagogical model that overlaps conceptually with Schule Urdorf's Lernlandschaften.

Direct peers

• Schule Dietikon: Volksschule of the neighboring municipality of Dietikon in the Limmattal region of Canton Zürich; directly comparable K–9 municipal school system with primary, secondary and support-service offerings in the same catchment.
• Volksschule Bülach: Municipal school system of Bülach, another mid-sized Canton Zürich town; comparable multi-site K–9 Volksschule structure with similar Lehrplan 21 alignment.
• Schule Schlieren: Volksschule of Schlieren, an immediately adjacent Limmattal municipality; directly comparable size and service mix, including special-education and day-care (Tagesstrukturen) extensions.

Broad incumbents

• Volksschule Winterthur: Municipal school system of Winterthur, a large Canton Zürich city; operates comparable multi-level Volksschule offerings including Sonderpädagogik and Musikschule, at meaningfully greater scale.
• Stadt Zürich Schulen: Largest municipal school operator in Canton Zürich, running Volksschule programs across the city of Zürich; broader portfolio and far greater scale than Schule Urdorf, but overlapping K–9 mandate and curriculum framework.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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