Overview
- Education begins with one year of pre-primary education and then 9 years of public school ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- After public school, students can either choose between academic or vocational upper secondary schools or may leave altogether ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- Usually, half of the students choose the academic route while the other half chooses the vocational route
- During the last two years of academic upper secondary school, there are no classes or grades ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- Instead, students must create an education plan and then are expected to complete this plan at their own pace
- Students have the option to specialize in a certain subject such as the sciences, arts, music, or sports, in specialized upper secondary schools ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- Finland's national core curriculum includes Swedish, Finnish, a foreign language, mathematics and natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, religion or ethics, physical and health education, and arts and practical subjects ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- Students may also take elective subjects
- Students at the end of upper secondary school must take the National Matriculation Exam which determines if they are eligible to graduate ("Finland: Instructional Systems").
- Measures a student's understanding in four areas
- Impacts placement in schools of higher education
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Government Funding & Intervention
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