FMS Exam Preparation
in Zurich
After the 9th grade, Sekundarschule students can attend the FMS (Fachmittelschule). To do this, they must first pass the Zentrale Aufnahmeprüfung, which tests their knowledge in German, maths and French. The latter must be above average in order to pass the exam.
With the well-proven and successful LearningCulture FMS course programme, we provide our students with the knowledge and confidence they need to achieve this ambitious goal.
Exceptional situation / Coronavirus: Our courses are taking place on site and in person.
Our FMS Courses
FMS All-in-One
The comprehensive all-in-one FMS preparation course prepares students specifically for the tasks and topics of the entrance exam. The course consists of two parts in each subject: Grundlagen (basics) and Prüfungstraining (exam preparation). In the Grundlagen part, the subject material from Sekundarschule is refreshed and any existing gaps in their knowledge is filled. In the Prüfungstraining part, the focus is entirely on the exam-relevant topics and question types.
The course comprises a total of 64 lessons for optimal preparation in all three examination subjects: Mathematics, German, French.
Further Information
- Class size: maximum of 6 students
- Teaching material is included (two books per subject)
- Homework: 60 minutes per subject
- Teaching material is included.
- Preparation for the exam in March 2022
Course Locations
- Zürich Stadelhofen:
- Zürich Bellevue:
Dates and Courses
FMS-Kurse
Intensive Courses during the Sportferien
(Incl. mock exam)
During the Sportferien, we offer 5-day intensive courses with a mock exam. The first two days are used for the mock exam under real conditions. After that, the tests are discussed in all three subjects and the following topics are repeated and practiced:
- German: Structure of the three essay types, sentence structure with comma rules, direct/indirect speech, active/passive voice, tenses, and parts of speech, as well as sentence parts.
- Mathematics: Transformations, equations, set tasks, Pythagoras, and surfaces.
- *French: Solution strategies for reading comprehension, partitive articles, verbs, and pronouns.Pronomen.
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* A complaint was filed against the Governing Council’s decision of 3rd April 2019. The entrance examination in the school year 2021 is carried out according to the old regulations including French.
Further Information
- Class size: Maximum of 6 students
- Subjects: Mathematics, German, French*
- Teaching material is included.
- Preparation for the examination in March 2022
- Homework: Approx. 60 minutes per subject and per day of the course
Course Location
- Zürich Stadelhofen: Theaterstrasse 4, 8001 Zürich
Individual meeting included
The teachers are available to answer any questions before and after the lesson. After the course, we also offer the chance to discuss the results of the mock exam and the prospect of the remaining exam preparation with our pedagogical director Balz Müller.
Dates and Courses
Intensive Courses
Theme Courses during the School Vacations
For a more in-depth study of the subjects German, French, and mathematics we recommend our Kurzgymi theme courses, which correspond to the level of the FMS exam:Kurzgymi Theme Courses
Dates and Courses
There are currently no courses available in this category.
What makes our courses stand out?
Our own Professional Teaching Material
We use our BMS teaching material as the basis for the FMS courses, as the requirements for the BMS exam and the FMS exam are the same in many respects. Additional material is used, which is perfectly matched to the FMS. This allows us to offer a course tailored specifically to the FMS, its exam requirements and its exam dates on 8th and 9th March 2021.Take a look at our FMS teaching material:
Course Instructors
All our teachers are selected according to the LearningCulture Quality Guidelines and trained on the current requirements of the exam by our pedagogical director, Balz Müller. The coaches selected to teach the FMS courses are very familiar with the FMS examination requirements and can motivate students to perform at their best.Especially for the 9th grade age group, it is very important to develop a sense of team spirit in order to be able to achieve the set goal of passing the FMS exam by learning together.
Meet some of our FMS course instructors, representing our FMS team: Elena Eremin – MathematicsThanks to her experience as a teacher with additional training in special education, Elena, who has a master’s degree in Pedagogy, is extremely patient and precise when it comes to teaching difficult theory. For students at all levels, she always has a helpful explanation at hand when the variables become a bit of word jumble for them. |
 Chris Stübi – FrenchChris who is studying for a bachelor’s degree in Theology and French, grew up bilingual, loves languages and is a multilingual talent. He has a good feel for what goes on in the head when learning languages and, in his sociable, open-minded manner, likes to help students untie knots and discover the language. He already has a teaching position at the Literargymnasium Rämibühl. |
 Balz Müller – GermanBalz has many years of experience as a teacher and headmaster at renowned private schools including Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz and Institut Montana Zugerberg. He is not only responsible for our course programmes and the training of our coaches, but also teaches German with great joy and enthusiasm in several FMS courses. |
Communication & Transparency
Communication with you as parents is very important to us. After the first few days of the course, you will receive initial feedback from our pedagogical directors on your child's level of performance and commitment. More feedback will be given in the middle of the course and final feedback is given at the end of the course.
Small Classes
Personal feedback has the greatest impact and really motivates our students. For this reason, all course participants are individually supervised by the coaches and are closely supported if they have any difficulties in understanding. The coaches also closely monitor the performance and progress of all students. To make this possible, we have limited the maximum size of our courses to six participants.
10% Rabatt auf Privatlektionen
For all students who want to learn more, we have a special offer: All course participants receive a 10% discount on our private tuition.
Customer Testimonials
To ensure and continuously improve the quality of our courses, we rely on feedback from parents. However, we also regularly ask our students what they think of our teaching. Some of the feedback can be read below:Rachel Norrie, Sekundarschülerin, FMS-Vorbereitungskurs 2020/21 (Google Review)
Jeannine Hottiger, mother of Livia, KG preparation course, March 2019
Selina Gulmini, BMS preparation course, February 2020
Jörg Dietz, IMS private course in maths and German, December 2019