The City of Helsinki has eight general upper secondary schools that offer general upper secondary school studies based on a special educational task. A special educational task means that the school specialises in a certain subject, such as visual arts, music, sport or natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. You can find out more about the special educational tasks of our general upper secon ...
You apply to a general upper secondary school’s special educational task track on the basis of the average grade of the theoretical subjects or the weighted average grade in your comprehensive education certificate and, if applicable, an entrance exam and/or additional evidence.
If study places become available at a general upper secondary school during the school year, they will be filled through rolling admissions. The selection criteria are the same as in the joint application procedure.
If you have completed education equivalent to Finnish comprehensive education abroad or do not have a comprehensive education certificate, you can apply to general upper secondary general school via discretionary admission in the joint application procedure or through rolling admission.
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.