Oulu International School Explained

Oulu International School
Native Name:Oulun kansainvälinen koulu
Location:Myllytulli
Streetaddress:Kasarmintie 4
Region:North Ostrobothnia
City:Oulu
Postalcode:90130
Country:Finland
Coordinates:65.0167°N 25.4806°W
Principal:Jenni Alaniemi
Teaching Staff:About 37
Schooltype:Comprehensive
Fundingtype:State
Grades:1–9
Age Range:7 - 16
Language:English/Finnish
Pupils:430
Homepage: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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.oph.fi/english/txtpage.asp?path=447,574,51354,51422 Foreign Language Education
  2. http://www.ibo.org/school/002575/ Oulu International School
  3. https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/oulu-international-school/koulun-esittely
  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. Web site: 2017-10-16 . Contact Us . 2023-06-28 . Oulun kaupunki - www.ouka.fi .