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Oulu International School
Oulun kansainvälinen koulu
Address Kasarmintie 4
Oulu
Oulu, Oulu Province, 90130, FinlandCoordinates 65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E / 65.016667°N 25.48056°ECoordinates: 65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E / 65.016667°N 25.48056°E Information 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 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
External links
Categories:- Schools in Finland
- International schools in Finland
- Education in Oulu
- Educational institutions established in 2001
- International Baccalaureate schools in Finland
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