International schools and kindergartens in Oslo
Four schools in the Oslo area teach in a language other than Norwegian, and 3 of them also run a kindergarten. Here are the addresses, age ranges and curricula.
Oslo International School
Englishhas kindergarten- Address
- Gamle Ringeriksvei 53, 1357 Bekkestua
- Ages
- Ages 3–18
- Curriculum
- International Primary Curriculum and IB
Located in Bærum, not Oslo, despite the name. That matters for the journey to school and for school transport. Founded in 1963, around 600 pupils from over 50 nationalities, and open to both international and Norwegian families.
Den tysk-norske skolen i Oslo
German and Norwegianhas kindergarten- Address
- Myra 3 (skole) og Myra 5 (barnehage), 0473 Oslo
- Ages
- Kindergarten to upper secondary
- Curriculum
- Dual diploma, German and Norwegian
Pupils build both Norwegian and German language and cultural competence, and leave with a dual diploma. The school accepts children with no prior German.
Lycée français René Cassin (LFO)
Frenchhas kindergarten- Address
- Skovveien 9, 0257 Oslo og Vulkan 11, 0178 Oslo
- Ages
- Maternelle to upper secondary
- Curriculum
- The French curriculum, accredited by AEFE and the Norwegian Ministry of Education
Founded in 1961, over 650 pupils, across two addresses. Norwegian and English are taught from the early years, German and Spanish from lower secondary.
Norlights International School Oslo
English- Address
- Skådalsveien 33C, 0781 Oslo
- Ages
- Grades 1–13, from age 6
- Curriculum
- IB: PYP, MYP and DP
Started in 2015, around 200 pupils and 30 staff from over 40 nationalities. Note that the school starts at grade 1 — there is no kindergarten here.
This list is not exhaustive
These are the schools we have been able to verify fully against their own websites. There are other schools teaching in different languages, among them the British International School of Oslo, which is mentioned in several places — but we found no working website and therefore no address we could stand behind. We would rather list fewer than guess at one.
Know of a school missing from this list? Tell us, and we will check it and add it.
If you are applying for a kindergarten place more generally, the usual deadlines and rules apply to these too — and for international families we have an English-language introduction to how the system fits together:
Kindergarten admissions in Oslo →Parental leave & kindergarten in Oslo →
Each school was checked against its own website on 12 August 2026. Addresses, age ranges and curricula can change, so check the school's own pages before applying.