Catch up on your Matura: Education, further education, information, self-test, schools and offers

The goal of many adults here in Switzerland is to develop professionally and pursue a career, but many lack the appropriate school education. For many people interested in education, taking the Matura is therefore the first step towards a career that pays off quickly in the vast majority of cases.

Anyone wishing to take the baccalaureate after completing compulsory schooling can do so via the second educational pathway, opening the way to university studies in Switzerland and abroad. Candidates prepare for the Swiss Matura examination either full-time, part-time, by self-study or distance learning.

You can complete the Matura with one overall examination or with two partial examinations, which always consist of the basic subjects biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography and visual arts or music as well as the first language, a second national language and a third language, mathematics and the main subject, the supplementary subject and the presentation of the Matura paper. Core subjects are biology and chemistry; physics and applications of mathematics; economics and law; philosophy and education/psychology. For the Matura, you also choose one of the following supplementary subjects: biology; chemistry; physics; applications of mathematics; history; geography; economics and law; philosophy; education/psychology. A Matura paper must be written and submitted prior to the Matura examination.

If you want to catch up on the gymnasiale Matura, you clearly have to show a great deal of commitment, acquire knowledge and prepare specifically for the exams. Here on the education portal Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find various schools where you can prepare for the gymnasiale Matura. Find out about the individual teaching models and times so that you are sure to find the school where you can prepare for the exams individually and professionally and catch up on your Matura in the most relaxed way possible.