1. Comprehensive school (upper level)

2. Basic facts  Upper comprehensive school starts at the age of 13 and lasts for three years.  In finnish upper comprehensive school, the school lunch, studying equipment and the teaching itself are all free to pupils.  There are classes of 20 to 30 pupils which share the same lessons. All classes have their own homeroom teacher.

3. Subjects  The timetables are made by school secretary. Most of the school subjects are mandatory but pupils can pick three optional subjects at the start of eighth grade.  Optional subjects: -Music -Art -Home economy -Extra mathematics -Extra English -Extra Swedish -Extra Physical Education -Drama -Foreign languages (including Spanish!) -Handcrafts -Information Techonology

4. Attitudes  Studying motivation in upper comprehensive schools is usually low compared to high schools.  To put it bluntly, many pupils behave like if they were still in kindergarden. The school sometimes seems more like a zoo than a real school.