I agree totally with Richard. I spent weeks trying to find out about the best schools and initially was told that they are all good so just go to the local one.

In a way, this is exactly what the Swiss do, except that they are willing to pay extra to live in a nice neighbourhood and these tend to have the better schools. People here do also seem to take care choosing a good local school before they decide on a new flat.

But once the careful choice of flat is out of the way.... yes, just send the kids to the local school...!

Disclaimer: I've yet to see whether my careful planning has paid off. I'll let you know in january