Oulu International School

Oulu International School Oulun kansainvälinen koulu
Address
Kasarmintie 4 Myllytulli North Ostrobothnia Oulu , 90130 Finland
Coordinates	65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E
Information
School type	State Comprehensive
Established	2001 (2001)
Principal	Jenni Alaniemi
Teaching staff	About 37
Grades	1–9
Age range	7 - 16
Number of pupils	430
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. [1], 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.

External links

• Official site