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Health examinations in school health care, 7th grade

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  • Helsinki
  • Public service

Students starting the upper grades of comprehensive school attend health examinations together with their parents or guardians. The examinations can be conducted in summer before school starts. The students and parents fulfil a health questionnaire before the examinations (Tekoul-35). The students' and families' wellbeing and living conditions are surveyed with the parents, and the students' moods ...

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To whom and on what terms

Every pupil is entitled to pupil welfare services.

Students

Background information

The pupils in pre-primary and basic education are entitled to pupil welfare services. It means looking after the pupils’ physical, psychological and social well-being. Pupil welfare services promote the pupils’ balanced growth and development and ensure everyone’s equal possibilities for learning. The objective of pupil welfare is to notice and intervene in the pupils’ problems as early as possible.

Pupil welfare services include the school health service and the activities of a school social worker and a school psychologist. The teachers and all other school staff members also participate in pupil welfare.

A pupil welfare group operates in all schools, led by the representative nominated by the education organizer. The group’s task is to plan, implement and develop pupil welfare in the school community so that all children can have a healthy, safe and accessible school environment.

The service is provided by

City of Helsinki

Responsible for the service

City of Helsinki, The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division
Text edited by: City of Helsinki, The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division
Updated: 27/3/2024