Highschools in English

[-XD-]

Hey!
I know there are some high schools that teach in English in Finland, for example there is this one in JKL that has a class: http://www.peda.net/veraja/jkllukiokoulutus/lyseonlukio

But i can't really find any info on what it takes to get in there, or if it's possible to go there starting from the 10th grade, or 11th grade or so.
And if some foreigner is studying at one of these highschools, does he/she have to take the Baccalaureate in Finnish like normal Finns?

Thnaks in advance.

[sammy]

Check out this:

http://opintoluotsi.fi/en-GB/studies_in ... education/

and this:

http://opintoluotsi.fi/en-GB/LinkDirect ... ae993c7b4a

As for entry procedures and requirements... I'd advise you to contact the school of your choice directly...

[Rosamunda]

There are IB World Schools in Finland such as Ressu, SYK, ISH, Tikkurila, Mattliden and Etelä Tapiola in the Helsinki region (and another in Turku etc). This leads to the International Baccalaureat diploma which is in English, all the lessons are in English.

Then there is the European School of Helsinki which teaches in English and also French and offers the European Baccalaureat diploma.

Then there are mainstream Finnish schools that teach in English eg KYSK (Kulosaari, Helsinki) which offer A levels and S levels and the Cambridge AICE diploma but most (over 90%) of the students take the Finnish matriculation exam in Finnish. There is currently no possibility to take the Finnish matriculation exam in English (which is a big shame IMO).

It is VERY difficult to get into an IB school. They are very selective. If applying from abroad you would have to contact each school individually to understand their entrance criteria - an entrance exam is the usual way in and also a recommendation letter from the junior high school.

If you are living in Finland then entrance to high school is via the Joint Application System which is a national clearing house operating on similar lines to university clearance (UCCA???) in the UK. The student chooses his top 5 high schools and then depending on his grades he will go to his 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice etc

Entrance into 11th grade is possible but only through a direct application to the school (and it is very unusual for the IB schools to have available places, except maybe for ISH which is fee-paying)

Finally there are vocational high schools and some of these offer courses that are in English (but there are not many). I know of a restaurant cook course which is offered by Vantaa Ammattikoulu. Entrance to vocational school is also through the Joint Application System.

You will find more information on this forum by using the search engine, as there have been lots of posts on the topic before. But for detailed answers it is better to look on the web pages of the municipality where you live (or will be living).

[sammy]

If you are living in Finland then entrance to high school is via the Joint Application System which is a national clearing house operating on similar lines to university clearance (UCCA???) in the UK. The student chooses his top 5 high schools and then depending on his grades he will go to his 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice etc

Maybe you mean UCAS

OP:

This site explains the joint application a bit.

However, if you do not have Finnish school certificates, you may need to apply directly to the school. See: http://www.koulutusnetti.fi/?file=323

[Rosamunda]

... on similar lines to university clearance (UCCA???) in the UK.

Maybe you mean UCAS

...probably. In the late 70s it was called UCCA. Things change.