Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses appeal by pupil residing in France against Geneva admission decision

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The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal of a Swiss pupil residing in France. It examined the specific application of Geneva’s admission rule under the standard of arbitrariness; an earlier, annulled admission does not give rise to entitlement to later admission.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal against the refusal to admit a pupil residing in France to Geneva upper secondary education for the 2026 school year.

Admission rule

The earlier admission for 2024/2025 and its subsequent withdrawal did not give rise to a legitimate expectation of later admission; the admission rules applicable at the time of the new application were decisive.

Assessment

In the specific case, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejected the objection that excluding pupils not resident in the canton from new admissions from the 2026 school year was arbitrary and disproportionate.

Source

Bundesgericht der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (Swiss Federal Supreme Court), Arrêt 2C_358/2026 du 29 juillet 2026, consid. 8.2.

Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses appeal by pupil residing in France against Geneva admission decision

Admission rule

Assessment

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