General upper secondary school intake and average grades needed for admission in 2024–2026

On this page, you can see the student intake and average grades needed for admission into general upper secondary schools in the Espoo region in previous years. Please note that the average grades needed for admission vary from year to year. 

In the Espoo region, applicants for general upper secondary schools must have an average grade of at least 7.00 in theoretical subjects. The lowest average grades for admission to general upper secondary schools vary from year to year. The lowest average grade of the previous year indicates the average grade with which the last student was admitted to the general upper secondary school in the previous year. Selection for specialised upper secondary schools and separate upper secondary school programmes is based on the average grade in theoretical subjects or a weighted average grade of the basic education leaving certificate and the score of the entrance examination and/or any additional demonstrations. More information on the application procedures is available on each school’s website.

For more information on applying to general upper secondary school, visit the following websites:

• Apply for general upper secondary education
• Information about the joint application system

Please note that

• only some of the applicants with the lowest average grade are admitted to the general upper secondary school in question.
• if more than one applicant has the same average grade, the applicants' preferences are taken into account in the selection, followed by the applicant’s arithmetical average grade for all subjects, in accordance with the Ministry of Education and Culture Decree.
• the average grades for admission to general upper secondary schools vary from year to year depending on the number of primary applicants and, for example, changes in the number of places per general upper secondary school.
• the number of students admitted to general upper secondary school from the waiting list affects the lowest average grade for admission, which may change up until the date of validity of the waiting list, 18 August 2023.

For more information on applying to general upper secondary school, visit the following websites:

• Apply for general upper secondary education in Espoo
• Information about the joint application system