Oulu International School
| Oulu International School Oulun kansainvälinen koulu | |
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| Address | |
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Kasarmintie 4 Myllytulli Oulu, Oulu Province, 90130 Finland | |
| Coordinates | 65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E / 65.01667°N 25.48056°ECoordinates: 65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E / 65.01667°N 25.48056°E |
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| School type | State Comprehensive |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Raija Perttunen |
| Grades | 1–9 |
| Age range | 7 - 16 |
| Pupils | 300 |
| Language | English/Finnish |
| Website | oulu-ois.com |
Oulu International School (OIS) is a public, not-for-profit, co-educational international school in the Myllytulli neighbourhood 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 270 students, ages 7 to 16 years.[3] More than half are from Finland, but approximately 20 different nationalities are represented.[4] Enrollment is free of charge for both Finnish people and expatriates.[5] The headmistress is Raija Perttunen.
References
- ↑ Foreign Language Education, Finnish National Board of Education website (accessed 20 July 2008)
- ↑ Oulu International School, International Baccalaureate Organization website (accessed 20 July 2008)
- ↑ Our School, Oulu International School website (accessed 20 July 2008)
- ↑ Marjukka Liiten, Growing number of international schools emerging in Finnish cities, Helsingin Sanomat, 13.2.2005
- ↑ Jo Parfitt, Chilling out in the sauna with the help of a good read, The Guardian, 11/04/2005