1. The school of Vesanto – Vesannon yhtenäiskoulu ja lukio

2. Vesannon Yhtenäiskoulu
Located in Vesanto, in the middle of Finland
230 pupils between classes 1 to upper secondary school
50 students in upper secondary school
26 teachers
Peer counsellors, who arrange events and raise the team spirit within our school

3. About the school
Our school is small, so everyone basically knows each other
We get to eat a free school lunch, and we can also buy snack tickets for later snacks
Our teachers are highly educated, they have a university education
Our school offers a few optional subjects that you can choose to study

4. Info about the school system
In Finland children start their preschool at the age of 6. Children begin their primary school at the age of 7, and finally their secondary school in the age of 13.
Compulsory education ends after 9th grade, but from there you can continue to upper secondary school or to other schools.

5. School holidays Our weekends are free
Other holidays include: autumn holiday, Christmas holiday, ”skiing” or winter holiday, Easter holiday and summer holiday
Also we have a few individual days that we have free from school