Montessori education

Enrolling in the 1st grade and applying for Montessori education takes place through the electronic Wilma service between 8th and 20th January 2025 by filling in the form Application for 1st grade of Comprehensive School. If you are unable to use Wilma, you can fill in the paper form. The paper form must be submitted to the Finnish Education Unit by 20 January 2025 at the latest. The return address is informed in the form.

8-20 January 2025

The form Application for 1st grade of comprehensive school can be found during application period here. 

No entrance examination.

See the section Admission criteria.

• Ruusutorpan koulu: 9 January at 6 pm (teams(external link, opens in a new window))
• Niittykummun koulu: 14 January at 5:30 pm 

The briefings are held via Teams. Please contact the school in question for additional information. 

You can choose the means of delivery for the decision when filling in the application form. There are two options:

1. The decision will be published in Wilma on 25 April 2025. The decision will not be delivered by post.
2. The decision will be mailed on 25 April 2025. The decision will not be published in Wilma.

It is possible to choose only one. The choice is binding!

Please fill in the form Montessoriopetukseen hakeminen (vuosiluokat 2-6) and submit it to the school your child is applying for.

The form Montessoriopetukseen hakeminen (vuosiluokat 2-6) can be found on this page.

No pre-determined application period.

No entrance examination.

See the section Admission criteria.

• Niittykummun koulu
• Ruusutorpan koulu

There are 8 study places in each school in the 1st grade.

Pupils will be admitted in the following order of priority: 

1. Applicants who have participated in Montessori education at daycare and have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made.  
2. Applicants who have participated in Montessori education at daycare but do not have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made. 
3. Applicants who have not participated in Montessori education at daycare but have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made. 
4. Applicants who have not participated in Montessori education at daycare and do not have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made. 

If there are more applicants who fulfil the admission criteria than there are available study places, a draw will be carried out between applicants in categories 1 and 2 above. If there are still places left after all the applicants who are residents of Espoo and fulfil the admission criteria have been admitted, applicants who are residents of other municipalities can be selected in the order determined by the admission criteria. 

It is required that the applicant has studied in Montessori education at another school in Espoo or elsewhere immediately before applying for Montessori education. Pupils will be admitted in the following order of priority: 

1. Applicants who have participated in Montessori education at another school in Espoo or elsewhere immediately before applying and have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made. If there are more applicants who fulfil the admission criteria than there are available study places, a draw will be carried out between applicants. 
2. Applicants who have participated in Montessori education at another school in Espoo or elsewhere immediately before applying but do not have a sister/brother in a Montessori class at the school at the time the decision is made. If there are more applicants who fulfil the admission criteria than there are available study places, a draw will be carried out between applicants.