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International School of the Stockholm Region | |
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Bohusgatan 24-26, SE-116 67 Stockholm Sweden | |
Coordinates | 59°18′25″N18°04′54″E / 59.306856°N 18.081772°E Coordinates: 59°18′25″N18°04′54″E / 59.306856°N 18.081772°E |
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Type | State School |
Established | 1999 |
School district | Stockholms Stad |
Head of school | Karin Henrekson-Alberg [1] |
Grades | Kindergarten to 12 |
Website | internationalschoolofthestockholmregion |
The International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) is a school in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on Bohusgatan in Skanstull on the island of Södermalm. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and is an IB World School and a UN School. [2]
The school was founded in 1999 by Stockholm Municipality as IB School South, and was renamed in 2012 to its current name.
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