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French officials demand meeting about schools

Monday, 14 July 2025 06:30

Geneva’s decision to stop admitting students from neighboring France into its public schools by 2026 is causing a stir across the border.

French officials are pushing back, demanding talks with Geneva’s education chief, Anne Hiltpold.

Led by Florent Benoît of the French Geneva Communities of Communes, eleven local leaders have written to Geneva, asking for a meeting, likely to happen at the start of the school year.

Currently, around 2,500 cross-border students attend Geneva schools, but the canton says there’s simply no more space. 

From 2026, all levels, from primary to secondary, will be off-limits to students living outside the canton. 

Until now, some exceptions had been allowed.

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