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Student guidance counselling

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Student counselling provides support in planning your future and further studies. Counselling is available to all pupils in basic education. In primary school, the class teacher is responsible for student counselling. In lower secondary school, the guidance counsellor is responsible.

The aim of student counselling is to help you identify your strengths and interests. Counselling increases your ...

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You get more information about student guidance counselling from your own school.

Background information

The pupils in basic education are entitled to guidance counselling. In addition to the guidance counsellor, the tasks of every teacher include guiding pupils in their studies and learning skills and proactively preventing problems related to studying.

Guidance counselling also includes supporting pupils’ self-confidence, personality growth, development and inclusion. Guidance is particularly vital at the transition points of education, in other words when moving from one school to another.

In lower comprehensive school, guidance counselling is usually provided in connection with other instruction and activities. In higher comprehensive school, the pupils have guidance counselling lessons, during which not only study skills and self-knowledge but also possibilities for further studies, occupations and working life are discussed. Each pupil also receives individual guidance on a one-to-one basis or in a small group.

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Text edited by: City of Turku
Updated: 3/3/2026