General upper secondary education
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In general upper secondary school, students study a variety subjects such as mother tongue, foreign languages, mathematics, nature sciences, humanities, social sciences, religion or ethics, health and sports education as well as arts and physucal education subjects.
Genreal upper secondary education studies are divided into compulsory, supplementary and applied courses. Students choose their ow ...
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To whom and on what terms
Basic education certificate or corresponding certificate. Selection of students to general upper secondary school is based on their grade point average in the theoretical subjects on the basic education certificate. Also other know-how can be weighted in general upper secondary schools with a speacial educational task and on separate lines/programmes.
Background information
General upper secondary education provides you with the necessary skills for studying at a university or university of applied sciences. At the end of your general upper secondary education, you will complete a matriculation examination that will make you eligible for a place of study at a higher education institution.
You can apply for a study place at the educational institution of your choice. The provider of the education decides whom it will admit to its institution.
The target completion time for a general upper secondary school syllabus is three years. Every syllabus and the studies included in them are measured in credits. The general upper secondary school syllabus for young students consists of 150 credits. The studies included in the syllabus for young students have been designed with full-time study in mind. A separate syllabus is also available to adults who wish to participate in general upper secondary education.