Information for applicants

Welcome to apply to Oulu International School!

Please follow these simple guidelines:

1.     On Wednesday 22.1.2025 at 5 p.m., the applicant and their parents are welcome to the info evening to learn about our school. 

2.     Fill out the application form in https://ouka.inschool.fi/browsecourses by 5.2.2025! 

3.     Come to the entrance test on

Thursday 20.2.2025 (applicants to gr 1) starting at 13:00 o'clock and ending at latest at 15:00 o'clock or

Friday 21.2.2025 from 9:00 to 12:00 o'clock for gr 7-9 applicants  and from 13:30 to 15:30 o'clock for gr 2-6 applicants.

You will not be sent a separate invitation to the entrance test. You do not need to practice for the entrance test. Wait in front of the main door for guidance. Make sure you eat a good breakfast/lunch before the test. You can bring a small snack with you if you like. 

If the applicant is absent from the language test due to illness, with a doctor's certificate the applicant can join a language test organized on the 14th of March.

Please note that the students' enrollment decision is valid for primary school students until grade 6. After that, students wishing to continue can re-apply to grades 7-9 or they can opt to go to their nearby school. This guideline is enforced and applicable since 2021.

The language proficiency test includes:

Gr 1: listening comprehension, oral & pre-reading tasks 

Gr 2: listening comprehension, oral, reading and & spelling tasks 

Gr 3-9: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing skills & oral skills. 

As of spring 2021, Finnish children living in Finland need to pass the Finnish test in order to be accepted to OIS. Students are accepted according to the ranking order based on English test results depending on the availability of vacancies in the class.

4.    The results of grades 1-6 entrance test are published on Monday 17.3. The results of grades 7-9 entrance test are published on Tuesday 1.4.The info will be sent to guardians through Wilma or by paper mail, depending on what they chose when signing up to the entrance test.

Guardians need to ACCEPT or DECLINE the study place WITHIN A WEEK after the publication of the results. Send an email to admissions.ois@eduouka.fi.

5.     Entrance tests are held twice a year only*, in February (20.-21.2.2025) and on the 1st of August 2025, with no exceptions. If you have registered for the language test in August and you are not able to come, please inform the school in advance. If you do not inform the school, and have no health reasons or other (justified) reasons, your next language test opportunity is in February. *For applicants who move to Oulu region during the academic, the testing is ongoing. 

6.    Academic year 2025-2026 starts on Wednesday 6.8. August language test is on Friday 1.8.2025 at 9:00. 

For more information send email to admissions.ois@eduouka.fi 

If applying to grade 1, fill out the form for afternoon care by 15.2.2025, if needed.