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BISS Preschool

BISS Preschool is for students aged 18 months to 5 years

Find out more about BISS Preschool before you apply

Admissions Criteria - BISS Preschool

  1. To children with special needs (§13), subject to availability in the age group and the group’s composition. Priority 1
  2. To staff requesting places for their children. Priority 2
  3. To siblings of children currently attending BISS. Priority 3
  4. To children who have a Norwegian Social Security Number. Priority 4
  5. To children who have an international or bilingual family. Priority 5

If several applicants meet all criteria equally, the Head of the Preschool will make a decision based on the individual class structure, for example, date of birth (the oldest child has priority).

 

BISS Preschool Admissions Policy

Which Year group would your child be in - Academic Year 2025 - 2026?

Classes are named EY (Early Years)

  • 2023 and 2024 - EY1/2 (children need to be 18 months old at start of academic year)
  • 2022 - EY3
  • 2021 - EY4
  • 2020 - EY5

BISS Preschool Fees

100% - 5 day  (07:30 – 16:30), 22 000kr per year (2000kr per month)

BISS Preschool Snack Programme 1650kr (150 per month)

Preschool application fee, 1 000kr (payable on entry).

  • Preschool fees are set twice a year by Stavanger Kommune and are subject to change. Preschool fees include all school materials, but do not cover school clothing.
  • Preschool fees will be invoiced in eleven, monthly instalments. Invoices are sent to parents, who have the sole responsibility for payment.
  • Children 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 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' Preschool 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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