Oulu International School

School in Oulu, Finland

Oulu International School

Oulun kansainvälinen koulu

Address

Kasarmintie 4

Myllytulli

North Ostrobothnia

Oulu

90130

Finland

Coordinates| 65°1′0″N 25°28′50″E﻿ / ﻿65.01667°N 25.48056°E﻿ / 65.01667; 25.48056
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[edit]

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[edit]

* Schools portal

* Official site