In Pielavesi, primary school education is organized in the schools of Rannankylä (grades 0-5) and Puustelli (grades 6-9) and in the schools of Säviä and Northern Pielavesi (grades 0-6).
The aim of the primary school education is to support student’s growth as people and members of the society and to teach them the necessary knowledge and skills.
If your child has attended one of the Pielavesi municipality pre-primary schools, you do not need to register your child separately for 1st grade. Please contact the school office, if your child has not attended pre-primary school in Pielavesi and is about to start 1st grade.
The schools update their school year bulletins, including forms for requesting absences, on their school specific peda.net website.
Compulsory education of a child who lives permanently in Finland begins in the year they turn seven. Compulsory education ends when the student reaches the age of 18 or if they complete an upper secondary qualification (matriculation examination or vocational qualification) or an equivalent foreign education before that.
The period of compulsory education may be extended due to a disability or illness. Adults may complete the basic education syllabus for example at a general upper secondary school for adults, a folk high school or an adult education centre.
Basic Education Act