Teaching Arrangements

The school year consisting of 38 weeks is devided into four periods and each period has a different timetable. The pupils have on the average 30 lessons a week which means that they study 30 courses a year. In the 7th grade they have 28 compulsory courses and 2 optional ones where as in the 8th and the 9th grade they have 25 compulsory courses and 5 optional ones.

Compulsory Subjects 7 8 9 Total
Finnish 2,5 3 3,5 9
A1-language (English, German, French) 2 3 3 8
B1-language (Swedish) 2 2 2 6
Maths 3 4 3 10
Biology & Geography 2 2 3 7
Physics - 1 2,5 3,5
Chemistry 1 2,5 - 3,5
Health education 1 1 1 3
Religion/Ethics 1 1 1 3
History and civics 2 2 3 7
Music 1 - - 1
Art 2 - - 2
Handicraft 3 - - 3
Physical education 2 2 2 6
Home economics 3 - - 3
Student counselling 0,5 0,5 1 2
Subtotal 28 24 25 77
Flex - 1 - 1
Optional courses 2 5 5 12
Total 30 30 30 90

Optional subjects are for example:
A2-language (English, German, Swedish, French) 2 3 3 8
Music of the music classes 2 3 3 8
Latin 3 3 3 9



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