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OSLO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

A PASSION FOR LEARNING

2016 - 2017

Oslo International School

 A fully accredited, independent, international day school for students from

3 to 19 years of age (pre-school to IB Diploma)

 Non-profit educational trust founded in 1963  Admission is open to all students who demonstrate the ability to access and

benefit from a challenging international curriculum taught in English

 Accreditation

 Norwegian Education Act (Opplæringsloven § 2-12 – no state funding)  International

 Council of International Schools (CIS)  New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)  International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO)  International Primary Curriculum (IPC) Charter School

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Our Students

 653 enrolled students representing 52 countries  77% of our students speak English as an additional language

Geographic distribution of students Fee distribution of students

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Temporary residents 66% Long-term residents 32% Employee children 2% Norwegians 29% Other Europeans 30% Asia 20% North America 15% Australia 1% Middle East, Africa & South America 5%

Our Program

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Stand-alone subjects are: Mathematics, Literacy, Music, Health and Physical Education

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All other subjects taught through International Primary Curriculum

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Specialist teachers for PE, Music, Art, IT, Norwegian and Drama Core subjects include: English, Mathematics, Physical Education, History, Geography, Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Health, Music, Art, Drama, ICT, Food Science, French, Spanish and Norwegian IB Diploma 4

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English as an Additional Language (ELL)

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Support for Learning (SfL)

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Library Media Centre

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Counselling Programme

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Fill-time school nurse

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University Careers Counselling

Pre-School & Primary

(KG to Year 6)

Secondary

(Year 7 to IB Diploma) Lower Secondary (7 to 10) Upper Secondary (Pre IB to IB)

Student Support Services

Our Faculty and Staff

 Our faculty consists of

 88 teachers  13 pedagogic support staff members  29 administrative staff members

 21 countries represented  One third of our teachers hold advanced degrees

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Our Senior Management Team

Janecke Aarnæs

Head of School Knut Sørlie CFO/Head of Admin. Susan McKinney Primary Principal Peter Luitjens Deputy HoS/ Secondary Principal

• At OIS since August 2013
• ECIS Board Member since 2015 (European Council of International Schools)
• 1 year at Scandinavian School of Brussels prior to OIS
• 5 years in the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Brussels
• 7 years as Head of School at Sonans Oslo (Upper Secondary for adults)
• Language teacher
• Bachelors Degree, HEI Paris & University of Bergen/Oslo
• Post Graduate Diploma, Leading Innovation & Change, York St John University
• At OIS since 1989
• IB Coordinator from 2004-2009
• Principal of Upper Secondary

Division since 2006

• Principal of entire Secondary since

2009

• Bachelors Degree, University of

British Columbia

• Post graduate studies from

Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada and University of Bielefield, Germany

• At OIS since August 2016
• Master of Education, Information Science

and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri

• Previously Principal of Elementary and

Secondary Schools in Oregon, US

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• At OIS since 2008
• Deputy Head of School and CFO
• MBA from BI, Norwegian Business

School

• Executive MBA in Strategy, NHH,

Norwegian School of Economics

• Political Science studies from Institut

d’Études Politiques de Paris, France

OIS’ Aspirational Aims

 Our Mission is to offer a challenging international education, in English to

children of all nationalities who are in the Oslo area for a specific period,

• r who are interested in an international education

 Our Vision is to develop the unique potential of every student  Our Values are Respect, Cooperation, Caring and Challenge  Core Learner Outcomes is that OIS students will:

 Attain, to the best of each individual’s ability, high levels of understanding and

competencies across a broad range of subjects

 Attain the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes to be life-long learners  Be independent learners, active in their approach to their own learning  Be ethical international citizens of a changing and challenging world 7

Our Successes – ISA tests

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OIS student scores on the International Schools Assessment (ISA) in February 2011, 2012 and 2013 compared to the international mean results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores by country are below

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Our Successes – IB Diploma scores

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Our IB scores have consistently surpassed world averages since 2007

9 OSLO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IB DIPLOMA RESULTS Year OIS pass rate Worldwide pass rate OIS mean grade Worldwide mean grade OIS mean points Worldwide mean points OIS Highest points 2016 97% TBA 5.75 TBA 36 30.07 44 2015 96% 79% 5.03 4.70 32 30.2 45 2014 97% 79% 5.60 4.70 35 30.1 43 2013 96% 79% 5.35 4.70 33 29.90 43 2012 90% 78% 5.27 4.67 33 29.77 44 2011 81% 78% 5.2 4.66 32 29.61 45 2010 86% 78% 5.54 4.65 35 29.55 44 2009 85% 79% 5.72 4.66 36 29.51 44 2008 93% 79% 5.25 4.69 33 29.57 43

Our Successes

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Our graduates go on to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities worldwide

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OIS 2020: Four Strategic Goals

 To be the preferred challenging and balanced international academic

programme in the greater Oslo region for our target groups.

 To be competitive in a dynamic labour and school market by having highly

motivated and qualified employees that collaborate and communicate in a constructive and professional manner.

 To be recognised as the preferred community for all international families in

the greater Oslo region.

 To protect the sound financial situation and thereby secure continued

competitive quality learning.

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Contact information

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Janecke Aarnæs, HoS

Oslo International School Gamle Ringeriksvei 53, 1357 Bekkestua janecke.aarnaes@oslois.no www.oslointernationalschool.no +47 67 81 82 90