Sweden · Danderyd
The official site is bisstockholm.se. It is not a Nord Anglia campus, and it is not Stockholm International School. Two sites north of the city, British-rooted, IB at the end, and a fee table that only holds if the child is registered with a kommun.
Este retrato ainda está em inglês. As outras línguas chegam escola a escola.
Currículo como a escola o publica:UK Early Years Foundation Stage · Cambridge Primary · International Primary Curriculum · British-aligned secondary · Cambridge IGCSE · IB Diploma Programme
Línguas de ensino:English, Swedish across the school
British International School of Stockholm is a non-profit day school on two campuses in Danderyd, about 15 minutes north of central Stockholm. The official website is bisstockholm.se. Admissions officer named on the public pages: Orla McMahon, admissions@bisstockholm.se, +46 8 755 2375. Finance: fees@bisstockholm.se. School Director named for August 2025 onward: Corina Rader.
This is not a Nord Anglia school. Nord Anglia’s own school list does not include Stockholm. It is also not Stockholm International School (stockholmis.se), and it is not a municipal international option on start.stockholm.se. The FAQ is unusually firm: BISS is the only school under this name. Another Swedish campus using “BISS” is not this one.
Nursery–Year 6 sit at Altorp, Östra Valhallavägen 17, 182 68 Djursholm. Years 7–13 sit at Ekeby, Rinkebyvägen 4, 182 36 Danderyd. There is no school bus. The FAQ suggests public transport, car, bicycle, or parent-organised taxis and carpools.
It is a day school. There is no boarding house. If the posting has not found a flat, these campuses will not absorb the child.
The About page’s current snapshot: founded in 1980 as the British Primary School in Villa Borgen; about 380 students aged 3–18; more than 50 nationalities. The homepage tiles print 54 nationalities, an 8:1 student–teacher ratio, and a 22–24 maximum class size. Secondary adds a typical 15–24 in Years 7–9 and 10–15 in IGCSE option blocks. Treat those as the school’s own figures.
Milestones the school prints: Secondary and the current name from 2014 (opened by Björn Ulvaeus); first IGCSE cohort 2016; IB Diploma authorisation 2019; first IB graduates 2021; IB five-year review 2024; a rebrand 2025. Queen Silvia and the then Duchess of Cornwall visited in 2012. That is history, not a reason to choose a Tuesday.
The useful questions are Swedish. Does this child have — or will they soon have — a personnummer and a kommun registration, because the published kronor assume skolpeng? Can they work in English by IGCSE and IB, even if EAL will catch a younger child? And do you understand that IGCSE then IB is not a Swedish gymnasium leaving certificate, even though Swedish and the national tests are on the timetable?
BISS calls itself non-selective. No entrance exams. The admissions page is three steps: apply, complete any placement or language or learning-needs conversation, receive an offer if there is space and the school can meet the need. Mid-year entry is normal if a seat exists. You may apply before a personal number arrives; you must tell admissions the moment it does.
It is for families who want a British-rooted all-through school that ends in Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma, not A-Levels (BISS does not offer them) and not a Swedish municipal grundskola. The school says it is Sweden’s only COBIS-accredited school, a Cambridge centre, an IB World School since 2019, a Google Reference School, a Nordic Network member, and a FOBISIA affiliate. Those are the school’s accreditation sentences. Confirm the live page; cycles move.
It is also for families who can pay the enrolment fee as well as the tuition. A first child is not “about 132,000 kronor.” Read the money section.
Individual Needs supports mild learning difficulties in class and in small groups. The school says it does not have facilities for intensive or extended specialised programmes. Tell them in the application and send the specialist reports. The Head of Individual Needs decides whether BISS can actually staff what your child needs.
Two suburban sites, not a single green-field campus. Altorp is the younger house: Foundation and Primary, weekly Forest School in Altorp Forest, specialist music, PE, computing, library and Swedish. There is a virtual tour on the Foundation and Primary pages. Ekeby is Secondary and IB, with its own virtual tour on the Secondary page.
Ask to see an ordinary Year 2 classroom at Altorp and the Year 10 corridor at Ekeby, not only Forest School on a dry May morning. The jump at Year 7 is a real childhood event. Ask how a timid eleven-year-old is actually accompanied in week one, and how long the door-to-door is from your postcode at 08:00 in January.
There is no uniform. There is a BISS PE kit. There is no school-run bus.
Year groups follow age on 31 August, British-style. Exceptions are rare and usually need comprehensive previous-school reports; the Director decides.
Foundation, ages 3–5. Combined Nursery and Reception, UK EYFS: personal, social and emotional development; physical; communication, language and literacy; maths; understanding the world; creative development. Specialists in music, PE, computing, library and Swedish.
Primary, Years 1–6, ages 5–11. English and mathematics on Cambridge Primary. The rest of the world — history, geography, design, technology — through the International Primary Curriculum. Specialists again: music, PE, Swedish, French or Spanish, computing. Talk for Writing is the current primary writing approach named on the news pages.
Years 7–9. A British-aligned international curriculum: mathematics, English, science, PE, geography, history, computer science, French or Spanish, drama, art, music, PSHE, and Swedish. Year 9 is when IGCSE options begin, with an options evening for parents.
Years 10–11, Cambridge IGCSE. Core: mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Coordinated Science, Swedish, and PE (PE is not examined unless the child takes IGCSE PE). Then four more from option blocks that can move year to year. The Secondary page’s recent list: French, Spanish, Triple Science, Computer Science, Art and Design, Economics, Enterprise, Global Perspectives, Geography, History, Drama. Students typically sit about 10 IGCSEs and also prepare for Swedish National Tests, which the school says matter for a later Swedish gymnasium or Swedish university. External candidates cannot sit exams here.
Years 12–13, IB Diploma. No A-Levels. The homepage tiles print a 100% IB pass rate and a 33-point average, and 93% A*–C at IGCSE. That is the school talking about itself. We are not treating those tiles as your child’s forecast. Named graduate destinations on the About page include St Andrews, Exeter, KTH and Lund.
Instruction is in English. EAL is available “as long as necessary” for children who arrive with little or no English — except that IGCSE and IB applicants need English proficiency. The school may recommend extra language support outside school, paid by parents.
Swedish runs through the school. In IGCSE years the school describes three tracks: Swedish as a First Language, Swedish as an Additional Language (both following the Swedish curriculum), and Swedish as a New Language for arrivals. If you might later want a Swedish gymnasium or a Swedish university, this is the paragraph to test on a tour. Ask how many hours, which track, and whether a January arrival is still sitting the national tests with the year group.
French and Spanish are the other modern languages. Ask which one is actually available in this Year 7, and whether a late joiner can start from zero.
Online application: recent reports, passport or photo ID, and learning-support assessments if they exist. If EAL or individual needs are in play, the Head of Individual Needs may schedule a conversation. The school says that is not a test. If there is space and BISS can meet the need, an offer arrives by email with year group, fees and start date.
Placement is by age on 31 August unless the Director makes a rare exception. You can start mid-year. You can apply without a personal number. You cannot sit as an external IGCSE or IB candidate.
There is no published “international connection” test of the Stockholm International School kind. The practical tests are space, English at the top end, mild-needs capacity, and money.
Use the year-group table on the tuition page. That page titles the grid BISS tuition fees for 2026-27. The same page’s opening sentence still says a range of SEK 132,000–180,000; the hero line above it still says 127,050–178,500. The FAQ still prints the older range plus an application fee of SEK 2,500 and a family cap of SEK 7,500. Those FAQ figures do not match the 2026–27 table. We are using the table and the 2026–27 application/enrolment lines on the tuition page. Confirm the live page before you budget.
One-time fees on the tuition page
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application | SEK 3,000 per child, capped at SEK 9,000 per family |
| Enrolment (first and second child) | SEK 60,000 |
| Enrolment (third and later) | SEK 50,000 |
Annual tuition 2026–27 (children registered with a Swedish municipality who have a personal number)
| Year group | Annual tuition |
|---|---|
| Foundation (Nursery and Reception) | SEK 179,000 |
| Year 1 | SEK 132,000 (SEK 179,000 if no government subsidy) |
| Years 2–4 | SEK 132,000 |
| Year 5 | SEK 134,000 |
| Year 6 | SEK 139,500 |
| Years 7–8 | SEK 144,000 |
| Year 9 | SEK 154,000 |
| Years 10–11 | SEK 172,000 |
| Years 12–13 | SEK 180,000 |
Those kronor already assume skolpeng. The municipality does not pay your invoice. BISS applies for the subsidy; you must supply the personal number and registered address. If the child is not registered, or the subsidy is refused, “the total annual fee will be significantly higher.” For Year 1 the page prints the fallback: 179,000 SEK. For other years it does not print the unsubsidised tariff. Ask fees@bisstockholm.se for your year, in writing. Years 12–13 subsidies, the page says, depend on the Swedish Schools Inspectorate and the kommun; non-EU diplomatic families are generally not eligible.
Sibling discount: 5% on the third child’s tuition, 10% on the fourth and later, only while three or more children are enrolled at once, taken from the younger bills. Enrolment is already reduced for the third child.
A 2025/26 Terms of Payment PDF still sits on the site (two invoices a year, 50% per term, 30 days, late fees 500 then 2,500, re-enrolment 30,000 if you were unenrolled). We are not treating that PDF as the 2026–27 contract. Ask admissions for the current terms.
A first-year Year 7 with a personal number is not “about 144,000.” It is application + enrolment + tuition — SEK 207,000 before lunch, trips, or an EAL tutor the school asks you to hire outside. Without a personal number, ask for the higher tariff before you sign a lease in Djursholm.
Mild needs, in class and in small groups. Not intensive programmes. EAL for as long as needed — until IGCSE and IB, where English is required. If the successful year depends on something heavier, this is probably the wrong campus. Say so on day one.
Ask which campus this child will actually walk into in week one, and who walks them from Altorp to Ekeby at Year 7. Ask how Swedish is tracked, and whether a child heading for a Swedish university is on First Language or Additional Language. Ask whether IGCSE option blocks this year still match the website list. Ask how many Year 12s are on the full IB Diploma. Ask what the unsubsidised fee is for this year group if the personnummer is late. Ask whether the FAQ or the 2026–27 table is the live application-fee figure — they currently disagree. Ask to see Year 5 and Year 10, not only Forest School.
If you might stay in Sweden, ask how IGCSE plus IB sits against a later gymnasium transfer, and whether the national tests the school mentions are enough for the door you actually want.
We are not saying BISS is the best school in Stockholm. We are not guessing a waitlist. We are not inventing the missing unsubsidised tariffs. We are not treating homepage IB averages as a promise. We are not calling this a Nord Anglia school.
Read the live tuition table and write to admissions before you resign a flat in another country. This is a map. The school still has to be the right Tuesday.
Páginas e documentos oficiais que lemos. Se um número importa para o orçamento ou a candidatura, abram o link e confirmem que ainda vale.
Orientação amiga, não uma candidatura. Datas, propinas e programas mexem-se. Confirmem tudo com a escola.
Stockholm is not one international campus. It is a two-site IB house with an international-connection test, and a British-rooted house in Danderyd. A municipal skolpeng may reduce what you pay. It is not a neighbourhood friskola.
15 minAs letras do diploma importam. Não são a criança inteira. Aqui vai como distingui-las sem dor de cabeça, e sem fingir que todas as portas continuam abertas.
16 minNão precisam de um algoritmo perfeito. Precisam de algumas verdades sobre o vosso filho, uma lista aborrecida no frigorífico, e a coragem de ignorar um campus bonito que não serve.
15 minAs propinas são o número da página inicial. O PDF é o que chega em Março. Aqui vai como ler o segundo, sem inventar um euro, uma coroa ou um prazo.