Basic education
Compulsory education begins the year your child turns seven. A young person may remain in basic education for children until they have completed the basic education syllabus or until the end of the academic year they turn 17. Compulsory education ends when a young person turns 18 or when they gain a matriculation examination or vocational examination.
Your child will receive general basic education free of charge in the comprehensive schools of the City of Lappeenranta, of which there are 17. In total, there are approximately 6,200 pupils. In addition, the city has a Steiner School and the Finnish-Russian School of Eastern Finland, which are maintained by private operators.
The comprehensive schools of the City of Lappeenranta are located in five local government collaboration areas: Joutseno, Kesämäki, Kimpinen, Lauritsala and Sammonlahti. Your child’s local school is determined by their official home address registered in the Population Information System. For more information on school admission areas, visit Customer Service Centre Winkki or the city’s map service.
Below is a list of comprehensive schools and their grades of general education:
Joutseno local government collaboration area:
- Joutsenon koulu comprehensive school (1st–9th grade)
- Korvenkylän koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Pulpin koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
Kesämäki local government collaboration area:
- Kesämäen koulu comprehensive school (1st–9th grade)
- Lönnrotin koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Simolan koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Voisalmen koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Ylämaan koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
Kimpinen local government collaboration area:
- Kaukaan koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Kasukkalan koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Kimpisen koulu comprehensive school (1st–9th grade)
- Myllymäen koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
Lauritsala local government collaboration area:
- Lauritsalan koulu comprehensive school (1st–9th grade)
- Pontuksen koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Nuijamaan koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
Sammonlahti local government collaboration area:
- Lappeen koulu comprehensive school (1st–6th grade)
- Sammonlahden koulu comprehensive school (1st–9th grade)
- Sammonlahden koulu comprehensive school, Kuusimäki (1st–6th grade)
- Sammonlahden koulu comprehensive school, Lavola (1st–6th grade)
- Sammonlahden koulu comprehensive school, Skinnarila (1st–6th grade)
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Instructions
Basic education is organised in accordance with the Basic Education Act and the Basic Education Decree. The content and working methods of instruction are described in the national core curriculum approved by the Finnish National Agency for Education. In addition, each school has their own specified curriculum, which you can explore on the schools’ websites.
We aim to organise basic education in such a way that every child can attend school according to their skills and experience the joy of learning. In addition to smooth studies, we also consider it important that the pupils feel safe at school.
For more information on the organisation of special-needs support and small groups, visit the page Special-needs education and special-needs support in basic education.
For more information on applying for a secondary school place, visit the page Applying for a secondary school place.
For more information on education with special emphasis, visit the page Weighted curriculum education.
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