EDUCATION

SCHOOLING

The British International School of Stavanger:  

This school caters for pupils up to the age of sixteen.  The curriculum includes English, Mathematics, Science, IT, Design technology, Art and Crafts, History, Geography, Music and PE.  Most personnel with younger children select this school. It is situated behind the Gausel (other ranks) estate, near the JWC. Detailed information can be sought from www.biss.no.

The International School of Stavanger: 

This is an independent/co-educational school where English is the instructional language.  It caters for all pupils up to the age of eighteen.  Most personnel with older children select this school. It is follows the IB curriculum and is situated near Madla which is approx 5 miles from the JWC and Hunvåg. Detailed information can be obtained from www.isstavanger.no.

Personnel with Children in Boarding School - School Childrens Visits

There are a number of travel options for publicly funded School Children’s Visits.  To qualify, each visit must be for at least 7 consecutive days.  You will be sent full details and an application form if you have children at Boarding School, University or State School and claiming Guardian's allowance.  Your normal entitlement is 3 return publicly funded SCVs’ per year and one per year for children in higher education.  Additional LOA is paid for each day your child is in Norway on an authorised SCV. You will be required to make a personal contribution towards the cost of the SCV as per JSP 752.

ADULT EDUCATION

Service Education

Within the JPA suite in the UKJSU there are 3 dedicated terminals for education purposes. All personnel and their dependants may use these terminals to complete e-Learning packages such as the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) - Stavanger DELC is an accredited ECDL examination centre. These computers may also be used for personal access (eg banking and emails) to the internet whilst waiting for home connection to be established. This only applies if the computers are not already in use for their primary purpose.

Norwegian Language Survival Course

The UKJSU has the facility to run a Norwegian language survival course to allow smoother integration into the community. This will be made available at intervals throughout the year when there is a large turnover of personnel.