Oulu International School

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Oulu International School
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Location
Oulu International School
Kasarmintie 4

Myllytulli

North Ostrobothnia

Oulu
,
90130

Finland
Coordinates 65°1′0″N25°28′50″E / 65.01667°N 25.48056°E / 65.01667; 25.48056
Information
School type State Comprehensive
Established2001 (2001)
PrincipalJenni Alaniemi
Teaching staffAbout 37
Grades1–9
Age range7 - 16
Number of pupils430
Language English/Finnish
Website https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/Oulu-International-School

Oulu International School (OIS) is a public, not-for-profit, co-educational international school in the Myllytulli district in Oulu, Finland. The school was founded in 2001. It is one of nine English-speaking schools in Finland that offer basic education. [1]

The school is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) network. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme [2] in English, but the IB Diploma Programme is offered by Oulun Lyseon Lukio.

Oulu International School has about 430 students, ages 7 to 16 years. [3] More than half are from Finland, but approximately 20 different nationalities are represented. [4] Enrolment is free of charge for both Finnish people and expatriates. [5] The principal is Jenni Alaniemi. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Foreign Language Education, Finnish National Board of Education website (accessed 20 July 2008)
  2. ↑ Oulu International School, International Baccalaureate Organization website (accessed 20 July 2008)
  3. ↑ , Oulu International School website (accessed 30 December 2019)
  4. ↑ Marjukka Liiten, Growing number of international schools emerging in Finnish cities, Helsingin Sanomat, 13.2.2005
  5. ↑ Jo Parfitt, Chilling out in the sauna with the help of a good read, The Guardian, 11/04/2005
  6. ↑ "Contact Us". Oulun kaupunki - www.ouka.fi. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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