Welcome to Turku International School!

  • Turku International School offers primary (grades 1-6), secondary (grades 7-9) and upper secondary education (IB Diploma Programme).
  • Basic education (grades 1-9) conforms to the Finnish National Core Curriculum, while the upper secondary education is based on the IB Diploma Programme.
  • The language of instruction is predominantly English.
  • The school is intended for foreign-born children living temporarily or permanently in the Turku region and for Finnish children returning to Finland after years abroad.

Holidays and School Calendar

Primary School

Autumn term: Mon 12.8. – Sat 21.12.2019 

Spring term:   Tue 7.1. – Sat 30.5.2020

Lower secondary School

1st term: Mon 12.8. – Tue 1.10.2019 

2nd term: Wed 2.10. – Wed 27.11.2019 

3rd term: Thu 28.11.2019 – Mon 3.2.2020 

4th term: Tue 4.2. – Thu 2.4.2020 

5th term: Fri 3.4. – Sat 30.5.2020 

Please note that Saturday, 9th of November is a mandatory school day for everyone!

 

Holidays

Autumn break 14.10. – 20.10.2019 (week 42)

Independence Day – 6.12.2019

Christmas break 22.12.2019 – 6.1.2020

Winter holiday 17.2. – 23.2.2020

Easter holiday 10.4. – 13.4.2020

Vappu (May Day)  1.5.2020

Helatorstai (Ascension Day) 21.5.2020

 

Daily Schedule

grades 1 – 6                                    grades 7 – 9

8.15 – 9.00                                      8.30 – 9.45

9.15 – 10.00                                    10.00 – 11.15

10.15 – 11.00                                    11.20 – 13.05

11.30 – 12.15                                     13.30 – 14.45

12.30- 13.15                                      14.50 – 16.05

13.30 – 14.15

14.30 – 15.15

 

Lunch times

Primary school:

grade 1 and 2     10.30 – 11.00
grade 3 and 4     10.45 – 11.15
grade 5 and 6     11.00 – 11.30

Lower secondary school:

grade 7                11.45 – 12.15
grade 8 and 9     12.15 – 12.45

Education creates future