Thank you for your interest in applying for admission to ELA Basel. The information in this section is designed to help you prepare and submit your application.
We appreciate that families relocate throughout the year, often at short notice, and therefore we are pleased to accept applications year-round. We always recommend that applications are submitted as early as possible, and they are processed on a rolling basis as soon as they are received.
DISCOVER OUR TWO CAMPUSES
Take a virtual tour of our fantastic campuses. Gartenstrasse is home to our Early Years and the Wildensteinerhof in St. Alban-Vorstadt hosts our Primary school.
The virtual tour, will not only allow you to see our great facilities but will also tell you about our curriculum and our pedagogic approach. The video footage will also display aspects of our school in action.
We look forward to meeting you in person.
YOUR APPLICATION JOURNEY
Why ELA Basel?
8 years
Average enrollment duration
30%
Children speak German as first language
30+
After-school activities
310
Children on the roll
100%
Children learn a musical instrument
30
Years of excellence since 1993
18
Maximum class size
68
Different Nationalities
94%
Parent satisfaction in 2020 survey
+60%
Primary children score 60% above average in benchmarked English and Maths tests
6 years
Average tenure of teaching staff
WHAT OUR FAMILIES SAY
"ELA Basel is like a 'home away from home' for my two children in Early Years. It makes all the difference to our family knowing how much care and attention each child receives in a safe, secure and nurturing setting"
Early Years Family
"I would like to repeat again that the teachers did an amazing job during the school closure, the best they could in the situation. Both my kids have been able to go through this with a smile. Thank you!"
Year 4 Parent
"I’m an Early Years parent and think that ELA Basel’s level of communication and responsiveness has been outstanding. I appreciate the helpfulness of the home lesson plans, but nothing can replace the social and intellectual stimulation my child is getting at ELA Basel. Thank you to all of the staff for their continued support during the lockdown."
Early Years Parent
"I’m impressed by how quickly ELA Basel staff worked to immediately continue learning during these difficult times of the pandemic. We have friends back home in the US whose children received no online/home learning for over a month while the schools navigated how to continue. I’m very grateful for the school and teachers hard, dedicated work to continue teaching my children. Thank you!"
Year 3 Parent
"My children truly loved their time at ELA Basel which is a truly caring school. We are very grateful that we found your school and our children had the opportunity to learn at ELA Basel."
Year 5 Family
"We've had nothing but a pleasureable experience during our time at ELA Basel. It's a wonderful school with excellent leadership. Not to mention the teachers were of the highest quality with small class sizes. ELA Basel is a special place that is doing wonderful things. Keep it up!"
Year 7 family
"Dear ELA Basel Team - You did a fantastic job in these difficult times. Thank you for taking care of every minute detail and providing a safe environment for our kids!"
Year 1 Family