The Board is accountable to the broader school community. The PTA arranges support activities to assist new ISS families feel a part of our community. The parent group supports the Principal and the teachers with school related activities and arranges or assists with functions that promote good will between parents, students and the school. The International School of Stockholm is an independent, non-profit organization. The ISS provides an international curriculum that facilitates transition into other educational systems.
Some students come for a short stay, some come for a longer one.
Our experienced staff specializes in helping children from all over the world to settle in from their first day of arrival. New students are admitted each term, but some also begin mid-term. At the same time we enable our students to continue their education in other international and national schools. Our school population is made up of children of diplomats and other professional people who move around the world, spending just a few years in Stockholm. Our students come from some forty different countries, making cultural diversity an exciting and daily challenge.