Regular gymnasium preparation course primary level 2025/2026
Course overview
- Participation fees: CHF 2350 for on-site courses, CHF 2150 for online courses
- 20 course days of 90-minute lessons between the end of August and March
- 15 revision lessons of 45 minutes each included (online, alternating weekdays)
- 4 to max. 8 participants
- German (incl. essay training) & math
- Including learning and exercise material (also for the online course in paper form)
- Double assessment & exam simulation with comprehensive feedback included
- Unique checkpoints to review and secure what has been learned after each learning unit
- Course locations: Zurich main station, Zurich Stadelhofen, Bülach, Winterthur, Wetzikon, Uster, Horgen and online
- Close support even outside of course times via group chat
- Secure your participation now!
Course structure
Part 1: Consolidate the basics
In the first part, we review the most important basics, close any gaps in the material and thus create optimal conditions for more demanding tasks.
Part 2: Practice exam tasks
The second part focuses on possible exam tasks. We take an in-depth look at the different requirements of the exam (see detailed course content), discuss possible solutions and hidden pitfalls so that you know exactly what you need to pay particular attention to during the exam.
Part 3: Practicing exam situations
Under pressure, many young people find it difficult to reach their full potential. The aim of the third phase is therefore to gain self-confidence, internalize strategies for dealing with test anxiety and be able to recall what they have learned under pressure. One of the things we do is write a mock exam, which is then discussed in detail.
Complete Gymnasium preparation package
Phase 1
(Basics)
Consolidating important foundations and close gaps.
Phase 2
(Structure)
Cover everything to be examined And specifically deepen.
Phase 3
(Recap)
Applying the material based on exam questions.
Detailed course content
As soon as all the basics have been consolidated, we move on to gymnasium-level tasks as quickly as possible. In our opinion, this is the best preparation for the exam. In order to close any gaps in knowledge, a repetition of the theoretical basics takes place at the beginning of each subject block. Our course content is based on the latest examination requirements and covers the following topics:
German
Essay
In order to continuously improve, our students regularly write essays for which they receive comprehensive feedback. The following aspects are also addressed in the lessons:
- All text types that may appear in the exam (narrative, description, report, letter) and their specific text patterns
- Planning the writing process: Developing and planning ideas (mind map)
- Writing process: Formulate text (structure, comprehensibility, expression)
- Writing process: revise text (spelling and grammar)
- Use idioms, figurative comparisons and direct speech appropriately
- Precise and varied formulations tailored to the target audience
- Linguistic-syntactic linking of pronouns and particles, congruence of subject and predicate as well as the relationship between tenses
Text comprehension
Participants learn to understand level-appropriate literary and non-fiction texts. The following subtopics are covered:
- Various strategies and methods to capture complex texts
- Answer questions on content and linguistic form correctly
- Recognize the intention of a text or understand the punch line/core message
- Distinguishing between reality and fiction
Language observation & grammar
Candidates must be able to use various methods and grammatical concepts to analyze language structures during the exam. For this reason, all relevant topics of language analysis are repeated in our course:
- Word stem and word families
- Word fields (semantic references)
- Parts of speech (verb, noun, adjective) including their grammatical properties
- Morphemes (root, pre- and post-morphemes)
- Replacement, displacement, extension and removal sample
- Tenses: Present tense, past tense, perfect tense (the correct use of future and past perfect tenses is only expected when writing a text)
- Punctuation: punctuation marks, commas, punctuation marks in direct speech
Mathematics
Number and variable
- Use terms and symbols correctly
- Written arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in the number range up to 1,000,000
- Fractions
- Decimal numbers
- Divisibility rules
- Arithmetic patterns
Form and space
- Basic geometric concepts, symbols, figures and solids
- Recognizing and using symmetries
- Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles
- Calculating the volume of cubes and cuboids
- Depicting figures and solids (spatial imagination tasks)
- Construction tasks
- Coordinate system
Sizes, functions and data
- Units of measurement (sizes)
- Functional relationships: Proportionality and inverse proportionality
- Combinatorics
Course dates in detail
Calendar weeks of the course dates at the Zurich main station, Stadelhofen, Wetzikon, Meilen, Horgen, Uster & Bülach locations
1st course day: week 35
2nd course day: week 36
3rd course day: week 37
4th course day: week 38
5th course day: week 39
6th course day: week 40
Fall vacation week 41 & 42
7th course day: week 43
8th course day: week 44
9th course day: week 45
10th course day: week 46
11th course day: week 47
12th course day: week 48
13th course day: week 49
14th course day: KW 50
Alternative date: week 51 (if a course day has to be made up)
Christmas vacations week 52 & 1
15th course day: week 2
16th course day: week 3(mock exam -> longer course day. For online courses, the mock examination also takes place on site, either on Saturday or Wednesday).
17th course day: week 4
18th course day: week 5
19th course day: week 6
Sports vacations week 7 & 8
20th course day: week 9
Calendar weeks of the course dates at the Winterthur location
1st course day: week 35
2nd course day: week 36
3rd course day: week 37
4th course day: week 38
5th course day: week 39
6th course day: week 40
Fall break week 41 & 42
7th course day: week 43
8th course day: week 44
9th course day: week 45
10th course day: week 46
11th course day: week 47
12th course day: week 48
13th course day: week 49
14th course day: KW 50
Alternative date: week 51 (if a course day has to be made up)
Christmas vacations week 52 & 1
15th course day: week 2
16th course day: week 3(mock examination -> longer course day)
17th course day: week 4
18th course day: week 5
Sports vacations week 6 & 7
19th course day: week 8
20th course day: week 9
Optimal support for the Gymi exam
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Focus on examination tasks
From the very first lesson, we focus on possible exam tasks. In our opinion, this early approach is the most efficient way to successfully master the Gymi exam.
Detailed sample solutions
We have created detailed sample solutions for all math dossiers that show the solution step by step. This allows participants to see at their leisure at home how a task was solved.
Trial test like the real thing
The mock exam, which is part of the course, is conducted in exactly the same way as the real exam. This means that participants know what to expect on the big day.
Repetition lessons included
In addition to the course days, additional revision lessons are included in which all the theoretical principles are explained once again and thus firmly anchored.
Specialty essay training
Essay training is a core component of our courses. The planning, writing and revising of texts is developed step by step and internalized through regular writing assignments.
Transparent learning progress reviews
Regular checkpoints and assessments show you and your child your professional strengths and any gaps that can then be closed in a targeted manner.
Qualified teachers with great expertise
Our teachers are selected with the utmost care, have a pedagogical background and a great deal of experience in the field Gymi-preparation.
Comprehensive digital learning platform
Our students are given access to our digital course platform, which contains additional series of exercises, intermediate exams on each topic and supplementary theory dossiers.
Valuable strategy mediation
Success or failure in the exam depends not only on technical ability, but also on methodological skills. This is why we also deliberately teach various examination and learning strategies.
Complete Gymnasium preparation package
Phase 1
(Basics)
Consolidating important foundations and close gaps.
Phase 2
(Structure)
Cover everything to be examined And specifically deepen.
Phase 3
(Recap)
Applying the material based on exam questions.
Course registration
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to pay for tutoring in advance?
No, you don't have to. You will receive an invoice at the end of the month with all the tutoring lessons.
Can I spontaneously book more tutoring if I need to prepare for an exam, for example?
Of course - you can decide individually when and how many tutoring lessons you need. This can be significantly more one week than the next.
Do I have to bring the material myself?
You can also decide this yourself - many students would like to discuss the documents from school together and therefore take them with them to tutoring. However, we are also happy to put together additional material for you.
What happens if I am unavailable or ill?
As long as you cancel at least 24 hours in advance, we will not charge for the lesson. If you are unable to attend at very short notice, we will unfortunately have to charge you for the lesson, as we would like to pay the teachers their usual wages in such cases - and they have already fully prepared for the lesson.
Frequently asked questions
How big are the groups in your courses?
In order to guarantee optimal support, our courses are limited to a maximum of 8 participants in the six-month courses and 10 participants in the intensive and vacation courses.
Are you also available for support outside of course times?
Of course, we are always available for our students and are happy to help with any questions. We have group chats in the respective course groups to make it easy to get in touch.
What learning material is included in the course?
The course fee includes a comprehensive folder with theory, exercises and solutions. Students also receive access to our digital course platform with explanatory videos, numerous additional exercises and checkpoints. We are also happy to put together additional materials on request.
What exactly are repetition lessons and checkpoints?
In the voluntary revision lessons, all the relevant basics that were previously discussed in the course are repeated again. The lesson is recorded so that you have the opportunity to watch it afterwards if you are unable to attend live. Our checkpoints are specially developed interim tests that can be completed after each learning unit. This means that young people always know exactly what they have already mastered and what they still need to work on.