URHEA sports and activity

THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED!

Enrolling in the 7th grade and applying for weighted-curriculum education takes place through the electronic Wilma service between January 9th and 16th 2024 by filling in the form Application for 7th grade of Comprehensive School. If you are unable to use the Wilma service, you can fill in the paper form. The paper form must be submitted to your child's current school in Espoo by 16 January 2024 at the latest.

If your child is attending a school in another municipality or a private school, submit the paper form by 16 January 2024 at the latest to the following address: The Finnish Basic Education Unit, Katri Pietarinen, P.O. Box 31, FI-02070 CITY OF ESPOO.

• 9–16 January 2024

• Application for 7th grade of Comprehensive School

• Basic part: 17 January 2024 at Leppävaaran liikuntahalli (address: Veräjäpellonkatu 6). Boys at 8-12 am ja girls at 12:30-4:30 pm
• Sport section: 19 January 2024. Additional information is available here Soveltuvuuskokeen lajiosa - Urhea(external link, opens in a new window)

• Leppävaaran koulu 9 January 2024 at 6 pm (a joint event for both Leppävaaran koulu and Tiistilän koulu)

• Leppävaaran koulu, 48 
• Tiistilän koulu, 24

Applicants are admitted based on an entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of two sections:

1. A basic section
2. A sport section

In order to be admitted to weighted-curriculum education in sports and physical activity (URHEA), an applicant must achieve the minimum total score of the entrance examination. Applicants are admitted in the order of their total score in the entrance examination. If two or more applicants have the same total score, their order will be determined by drawing lots.

Applicants living in Espoo are a priority. If there are places available after all qualified applicants who are Espoo residents are admitted, applicants from other municipalities can be admitted in the order of their total score in the entrance examination.

The principles of pupil admission for weighted-curriculum education as a whole are available only in Finnish.  The principles of pupil admission in Finnish can be found on this page. (external link, opens in a new window)For additional information on the entrance examination, visit soveltuvuuskoe.fi (ulkoinen linkki)(external link, opens in a new window).

• Leppävaaran koulu
• Tiistilän koulu (as of 1.8.2024)