Applying for further studies after basic education
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Compulsory education ends when your child turns 18 or completes a matriculation or vocational or equivalent examination. All students within the scope of compulsory education are subject to the obligation to apply for upper secondary studies. It means that you, as a guardian, must ensure that your child applies for a place of study in a vocational institution or upper secondary school or other edu ...
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Those of compulsory school age can apply for upper secondary education through the joint application system or the rolling admissions process.
In the joint application procedure for post-compulsory education, applicants can use a single application form during a single application period to apply for initial vocational qualifications, general upper secondary schools, vocational education and training organised on the basis of intensive special support, preparatory education and training for a qualification (TUVA), preparatory education and training for work and independent living (TELMA) or liberal adult education courses at adult education centres intended for those of compulsory school age.
The joint application form can be completed at StudyInfo.fi. Applicants may choose between 1 and 7 application preferences in the joint application process. They must rank their preferences in order of preference on the application form. It is worth considering the order carefully, as applicants will be selected for the highest-ranked preference for which their admission performance is sufficient. Lower-ranked choices are automatically cancelled, and the applicant can no longer be selected for them.
Educational institutions may organise entrance and aptitude tests. Applicants will receive a separate invitation to such tests.
The Finnish National Agency for Education will email all applicants to inform them of the results of the student selection process. Those who are not allocated a study place will also receive a follow-up guidance letter via email, containing instructions for the future.
Students should accept their study place as soon as possible after receiving their results. Successful applicants will receive a link via email, which they can use to accept their study place. Educational institutions may still require that successful applicants also notify the institution that they have accepted their place (in the manner specified by the institution).
Educational institutions organise their own rolling admissions for study places that are currently vacant or are about to become vacant. In rolling admissions, educational institutions determine the application periods, application procedures and selection criteria. You can find information on programmes with rolling admissions, application periods, the application process and selection criteria in the study programme descriptions on the StudyInfo online service or on the educational institutions’ own websites.
For further information on the educational provision and how to apply, please contact
• study guidance counsellors at comprehensive schools
• general upper secondary schools, vocational schools and adult education centres
• the application and educational provision sections of the StudyInfo service.