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BISS Gausel

BISS Gausel is for students aged 6 - 16 years.

Find out more about BISS Gausel before you apply

Admissions Criteria - BISS Gausel

  1. Current students of BISS Gausel registering for the following academic year at BISS Gausel. Priority 1
  2. Siblings of students already enrolled at BISS Gausel. Priority 2
  3. Current students of BISS Pre-School 5. Priority 3
  4. Children of staff on permanent contracts and children of board members. Priority 4
  5. Applicants with a demonstrable interest in the IB curriculum. Priority 5
  6. Applicants from schools or pre-schools offering an international curriculum, in Norway, and abroad. Priority 6 (This includes former students of BISS Preschool, BISS Gausel, BISS Sentrum and the British International School of Stavanger)
  7. Students transferring from BISS Sentrum to BISS Gausel. Priority 7

If there is more than one applicant with the same priority, places will be allocated by lottery.

 

BISS Gausel Admissions Policy

Which Year group would your child be in?

BISS Gausel has a Primary School and a Secondary School.

We follow the Norwegian intake system.  Students are placed according to the calendar year they were born.  Please see below to identify which year group your child would be in.

Academic Year 2025/26

Primary School - BISS Gausel - Year groups are named PYP (Primary Years Programme)

  • Children  born in 2019 - PYP1
  • Children  born in 2018 - PYP2
  • Children  born in 2017 - PYP3
  • Children  born in 2016 - PYP4
  • Children  born in 2015 - PYP5
  • Children  born in 2014 - PYP6

Secondary School - BISS Gausel - Year groups are named MYP (Middle Years Programme)

  • Children  born in 2013 - MYP1
  • Children  born in 2012 - MYP2
  • Children  born in 2011 - MYP3
  • Children  born in 2010 - MYP4
  • Children  born in 2009 - MYP5

BISS Gausel School Fees

Primary and Secondary school fees are the same.

For the calendar year 2025 the fees are -  - 43 208kr per annum (3 928kr per month over an 11 month period)

  • School fees are set by the Governing Boards of BISS Gausel and BISS Sentrum, based on rates set out by the UDIR (Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training). Changes to school fees will be published on the website in December. School fees are for students' educational instruction during the regular school day, including educational supplies, exercise books and the loan of textbooks. School fees do not cover school clothing.
  • School fees will be invoiced in eleven, monthly instalments. Invoices are sent to parents, who have the sole responsibility for payment.
  • Students who join the school mid-year will be invoiced from the first of the month in which they join, regardless of the actual start-date in the month.
  • Acceptance fee - One month's school fees are charged on receipt of the acceptance form. This fee will be deducted from your first invoice. If you have accepted a place and your child does not attend, this fee is not refundable.
  • Withdrawal notice and withdrawal fee – Notice begins from the 1st of the month following submission of the withdrawal form. The withdrawal fee is equivalent to 3 months' school fees at the current rate. When the leaving date is sooner than three months, the full withdrawal fee will be charged (equivalent to three months' fees). The three months' notice period includes all holiday periods.

How to Apply

The BISS Admissions Office handles applications for all three schools - BISS Gausel, BISS Sentrum and BISS Preschool. 

The admissions process is made up of different steps.

Step 1: Create a parent profile and login

Step 2: Verify your email address and then log in with the password provided

Step 3: Complete the application form - you need to make separate applications for each of your children and for each school

Step 4: Submit your application

Step 5: Apply for another school for the same student or to apply for another child, return to the dashboard

You can save your application and come back to make changes.

Once you have submitted the application you will not be able to make any further changes. 

If you have difficulty applying online please use this guide for further information

How to apply

If you are still having problems, then contact admissions@biss.no   - Please note that the school offices will be unable to help you as they don't handle admissions enquiries.

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