Oulu International School
Encyclopedia
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.
The school is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) network. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme 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. More than half are from Finland, but approximately 20 different nationalities are represented. Enrollment is free of charge for both Finnish people and expatriates. The headmistress is Raija Perttunen.
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
in Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The school was founded in 2001. It is one of nine English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking schools in Finland that offer basic education.
The school is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) network. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but the IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
is offered by Oulun Lyseon Lukio
Oulun Lyseon Lukio
Oulun Lyseon Lukio is a Finnish school in the city of Oulu in northern Finland. There are about 50 teachers and about 500 students in the high school and 150 in the IB-study programme ....
.
Oulu International School has about 270 students, ages 7 to 16 years. More than half are from Finland, but approximately 20 different nationalities are represented. Enrollment is free of charge for both Finnish people and expatriates. The headmistress is Raija Perttunen.