Whether your child studies in Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne or Basel, or boards at a school in the Alps, Lanterna pairs them with an IB graduate, a qualified teacher or a specialist with examiner experience for live one-to-one lessons online. Sessions fit around the Swiss school day on Central European Time, cover the six subject groups as well as the IA, Extended Essay and TOK, and start at £58 (~65 CHF) an hour.
Choose from 700+ tutors, from IB graduates who scored 45 to teachers with more than ten years of IB experience. We match each one to your child's subjects and levels, and lessons start at £58 (~65 CHF) an hour.
IB Spanish A Lang & Lit TutorSenior examiner experienceIB workshop leaderFormer DP coordinator
Beyond teaching, I work with the International Baccalaureate as a Senior Examiner, Workshop Leader, Online Facilitator, Consultant, and Evaluation Visit Team Member, supporting schools across all four IB programmes. My tutoring style combines academic rigor with empathy and flexibility.
IB TOK TutorIB workshop leader15+ years' teaching
I’m Joel, an experienced IB educator and curriculum leader with over fifteen years of teaching and tutoring experience in international schools across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and China. I have supported learners in MYP and DP programmes and served as a TOK Co-Coordinator and IB Workshop Leader and Examiner. I hold a Master’s in Education in Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, and I have designed and delivered teaching and learning experiences in IB schools. As a tutor I specialise in guiding students in IB core subjects (TOK) and Theatre, and helping them build conceptual understanding, exam-ready skills and confidence in global contexts. My tutoring style is inquiry-driven and student-centred: I help students connect their learning to real-world issues, develop clear strategies for assessments and express their thinking clearly. I draw on my experience coaching teachers and mentoring students to build a collaborative, reflective tutoring relationship where students lead their own growth. Outside tutoring I’m passionate about theatre, multilingualism and storytelling. I speak English and Swahili, enjoy cultural travel and filmmaking, and love helping learners express their ideas with confidence and creativity.
IB TOK Tutor25+ years' teaching
He currently serves as Theory of Knowledge Teacher/Examiner, Extended Essay Coordinator, and Research and Resources Coordinator at Rivers International School Arnhem in the Netherlands, where he has worked since 2019. With over 25 years of experience, he has taught languages, humanities, and IB Diploma subjects at institutions in Finland, Cambodia, Honduras, and Portugal, including roles as an IB Examiner since 2013.
IB Global Politics Tutor45/45 IB graduateUCL6 years' tutoring
I’m Anna! I completed the IB in 2022 with 45 points and I am now an International Relations and Spanish student at UCL. I am currently spending my year abroad studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the IB, I took HL Global Politics, Spanish and Maths AI alongside SL English, Geography and Biology, and I completed my EE in Global Politics. I have been tutoring for 6 years across a range of subjects, from IB level Global Politics and Spanish, to secondary school maths and sciences. My focus often involves applying academic studies to real life examples. Grounding academic theories in practical contexts helps students to synthesise and revise class content, while learning how to apply it within exams. Outside of studying, I enjoy travel, sports (primarily rugby and running) and reading.
IB Maths AA TutorHead of Mathematics20+ years' teaching
I’m Kapil, a highly experienced IB DP Mathematics Subject Leader and official IB Examiner for HL Analysis & Approaches. With over two decades of international teaching experience, I am deeply familiar with the IB curriculum and assessment standards. I hold an M.Sc. in Mathematics, an M.Ed., and an MBA, and I am currently a Subject Leader at Nazarbayev Intellectual School.
IB Maths AA Tutor10+ years' teaching
I currently serve as an IBDP Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches HL Examiner for both Explorations (IAs) and Paper 1, as well as an A Level Examiner for Pure Mathematics 3 and Mechanics. I hold Master’s degrees in Mathematics and Education, and my teaching experience has shown me that every student can thrive when they are guided with patience, structure, and encouragement.
IB English A Lang & Lit TutorFormer DP coordinatorHead of English
I'm Mike, and I have been working in IB schools for more than 10 years, teaching MYP and DP English Language and Literature, English B, and Theory of Knowledge, and have taken on the leadership roles of Diploma Coordinator, Extended Essay Coordinator, TOK Coordinator, and Head of English. I have five years of experience as an IBDP English examiner, marking the Individual Oral and Paper 2, and have been an English and TOK tutor since 2020. In terms of my tutoring approach, I am very much focused on helping students with whatever they need help with, and in whatever way they need help. That's why my first two questions for my students are always some variation on: "What do you want to work on, and how do you want to work on it?" And if a student doesn't know how to answer those questions, I have plenty of suggestions that will help you find the answer. Outside of tutoring, I love reading, watching sports, and spending time with my family.
IB Visual Arts Tutor19 years' IB teaching
I am also an IBDP Visual Arts Examiner for 2 external components, (Process Portfolio and Comparative Study), as well as examiner for (Visual Arts) Extended Essay. My IB and IGCSE students have always scored Top Grades in Visual Arts, Art and Design as well as in Extended Essay.
IB Italian A Literature Tutor4+ years' IB teaching
I'm Tania, I am an Italian A Literature teacher and I have a joint Master degree in Comparative Literature from Università di Bologna and Université Paris Nanterre and a Master degree in Teaching Italian as a foreign Language from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3). I've been teaching Italian A Literature in the IB program for over 4 years and I have also tutored numerous students individually, helping them prepare for exams (such as DELF and the IB Diploma), improve their oral skills, complete written assignments, and develop effective study habits. My teaching style is student-centred, adapting my approach based on the individual needs and learning styles of each student. I focus on building confidence by breaking down complex concepts into manageable steps and encouraging active participation. Outside of tutoring, I love art and photography, sport (such as mountaineering, climbing as well as swimming and yoga) and, obviously, books.
IB Chemistry Tutor41/45 IB graduate4 years' tutoring
I'm Jascha. I graduated with 41 points and now I'm studying biochemistry at the University of Regensburg. I have been tutoring for four years, with over a thousand hours of experience. You might have seen me on Lanterna's YouTube channel! In my lessons, I focus on creating a comfortable environment where we can have fun with the subjects while effectively covering content and building lasting study habits. When I'm not tutoring or filming math videos, I love to climb, go on walks with my cats (who you'll meet in our classes!), and cook.
Whether it's one Paper 2 that keeps going wrong or a plan from the first weeks of DP1 to the May exams, you get a tutor who has worked on that exact problem before.
HL & SL subjects The six groups, among them Maths AA, Maths AI, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, English and Geography. 
Internal Assessments From a research question you can actually investigate to a final draft that answers the criteria. 
Extended Essay Guidance through research, structure and the reflection, under the revised criteria first assessed in May 2027. 
Theory of Knowledge Exhibition objects and essay arguments built around a knowledge question and real-life examples. 
Mock exam preparation Timed past papers, then a close look at the questions where marks slipped away. 
Predicted grade lifts A plan for the one or two subjects whose grade decides whether an offer or threshold is met. Not sure where to start? Tell us about the student, and we'll suggest how we can best support their IB journey.
Book a free consultationYour child books, joins and replays lessons in one place, on a platform made for IB tutoring, and an advisor is on hand to reschedule or change tutor.
An IB Diploma opens Swiss universities only when its subjects, levels and points meet their rule, and the bonus points don't count.
Around 50 schools in Switzerland teach the IB Diploma: the IBO's Switzerland page listed 51 in May 2025, and about 2,250 DP and CP students sat that session. Most are private schools, many of them international or boarding schools, while a handful of cantonal Gymnasien teach the IB beside the Swiss Matura, a route our Zurich and Basel pages describe. The IB itself was founded in Geneva in 1968.
The rule that swissuniversities lists for the IB for 2026/27, which the universities of Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Bern and others apply, asks for at least 32 of the 42 subject points, not counting bonus points. The six subjects must come one from each category: a first language, a second language, maths, Biology, Chemistry or Physics, a humanities subject and an elective. Three must be at Higher Level, one of them maths or a science. An IB earned at a Swiss school is still assessed as a foreign certificate, not as a Matura, and each university can add its own conditions.
That makes a 33 with two bonus points a 31 for Swiss admission, so every subject grade counts and the headline total can mislead; our TOK page explains why the core still counts. Our tutors work with Swiss students on the subject grades that carry the 32, and with DP1 students using our university planning primer to choose HLs with a destination in mind.
Schools in the Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne and Basel areas whose IB students have been taught by our tutors
Switzerland's boarding schools that teach the IB Diploma sit mostly outside the cities, in the Vaud Alps, along Lake Geneva, in the Engadine, above Zug and near Lugano. Several offer the Diploma in English, French or both: Le Rosey, Beau Soleil and St. George's each run a bilingual route. Le Rosey moves to its campus in Gstaad from January to March every year, and Zuoz and Montana also teach the Swiss Matura on the same site.
For students at these schools, we arrange online lessons at the times their boarding house allows, such as an evening or weekend slot, and keep the same tutor when they fly home for the holidays. Parents abroad can join the free consultation from their own time zone, and a tutor can step in for one subject, the Extended Essay or a full exam plan.
“…the confidence and seriousness that he exuded throughout our months working together. It was very evident the level of care and attention that he input into each and every lesson that we had…”
“I did not have much time to prepare for my English Literature A SL mock exams for my school. My IB predicted grades would have been based on these exams, so it was very important to me. The tutor helped me understand the exam techniques to better score marks and also provided some bullet point notes on language devices which proved to be very useful for my exams. Overall it was a very pleasant experience.”
“Mr Hearsum is direct and knowledgeable. He has a very practical and problem-solving approach to any kind of question or doubt. He is able to answer these queries with precision and reason. His capacity to make one understand conceptual notions as well as exam taking skills is extremely helpful.”
Since 2004 we've worked with IB families in more than 100 countries, and our tutors share what they know in Lanterna's free IB resources.
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Where Swiss international schools publish destination data, the UK tends to come first. Haut-Lac reports that 34% of its graduates since 2006 went to UK universities, ahead of the USA at 23% and Switzerland at 12%, and Ecolint's 2026 destinations include Edinburgh, King's College London, UCL, LSE and St Andrews. UK offers count all 45 points, bonus included, and name HL grades: LSE's BSc Economics asks for 39 points with 766 at HL and a 7 in Maths. Our step-by-step UCAS guide walks through the application.
Swiss universities appear on each school's list: the International School of Basel says Switzerland is its graduates' third destination after the UK and the Netherlands, and Ecolint's 2026 list includes EPFL and the universities of Geneva and Lausanne. Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel and Bern start from the 32-point rule above, while ETH Zurich and EPFL set higher bars with named HL subjects, and language certificates are separate. The Zurich page covers ETH and UZH, Lausanne covers EPFL and UNIL, Geneva covers UNIGE and Basel its own university's rule.
Lessons are one-to-one and online, priced in pounds sterling with an approximate franc figure. You pay according to the type of tutor, and larger packages, from 3 up to 180 hours, cost less per hour.
Scored 40+ in the IB and 7s in the subjects they teach
from £58 an hour (~65 CHF)
Best for: skill-building, relatable mentorship, steady grade improvement
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Certified educators with 10+ years' IB experience
from £72 an hour (~80 CHF)
Best for: curriculum clarity & confidence building.
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Specialists with IB examiner and senior-marker experience
from £94 an hour (~105 CHF)
Best for: exam preparation & top-band results.
See Specialists packagesLanterna's lessons start at £58 (~65 CHF) an hour. Prices are set in pounds sterling, so the franc figure is a guide at the current exchange rate rather than a fixed price. The rate you pay depends on the tutor type (IB graduate, qualified teacher or specialist) and on the package size, from 3 to 180 hours; the tutoring prices on this page show each tier.
No: Lanterna teaches online only, which is what lets a family in Zurich, Geneva or a mountain village choose from the same 700+ tutors instead of whoever lives nearby. Lessons are live and one-to-one on our own platform, and each one is recorded so your child can replay a worked example before a test. Our guide to tutoring versus revision courses compares the other kinds of IB support families look at.
Whenever suits you on Central European Time: families typically pick late afternoons, evenings or weekends, and you can move a slot when a school trip or a mock exam gets in the way. The May 2027 IB exams run from late April to mid-May, and Swiss holidays don't line up with them in the same way from one canton or school to the next, so check your school's calendar and tell us which weeks you want extra lessons.
Yes, with the IB side of it. Students who take the IB beside the Swiss Matura, or who aim for a bilingual diploma with two Language A courses, often juggle two sets of deadlines and two languages of instruction. Tell us which of your child's subjects are taught in English and which in German or French, and we'll match a tutor to the IB courses and assessments that count. Our English A: Literature page explains how the bilingual diploma works.
Yes. We set lessons at the times your child's house allows, for example an evening or weekend slot, and the same tutor carries on when they travel home for the holidays, in whatever time zone they're in. Our boarding schools section lists the schools we support students from.
The first step is a free consultation, where we talk through your child's subjects, levels, school and deadlines. Once we've found a tutor with the right expertise and free hours on Central European Time, you book the first lesson. Requests rise before mocks and in the weeks before the May exams, so get in touch early if a coursework deadline is near.
No. Lanterna is an independent tutoring company, not a partner of any school in Switzerland and not part of the IB. That leaves our tutors free to work to your child's own subject choices, targets and school calendar, whether they attend an international school, a boarding school or a cantonal Gymnasium.
ibtutors.ch is run by Lanterna Education, which has tutored IB students one-to-one online since 2004 and works with 700+ IB graduates, qualified teachers and specialists. It is Lanterna's site for families in Switzerland; you can read more about Lanterna on the main site.
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