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Comprehensive school ( upper level ). 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 .
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Basic facts • Upper comprehensiveschoolstarts at the age of 13 and lasts for threeyears. • In finnishuppercomprehensiveschool, the schoollunch, studyingequipment and the teachingitselfareallfreeto pupils. • Thereareclasses of 20 to 30 pupilswhichshare the samelessons. Allclasseshavetheirownhomeroomteacher.
Subjects • The timetablesare made byschoolsecretary. Most of the schoolsubjectsaremandatorybutpupilscanpickthreeoptionalsubjects at the start of eighthgrade. • Optionalsubjects: • Music • Art • Home economy • Extramathematics • ExtraEnglish • ExtraSwedish • ExtraPhysicalEducation • Drama • Foreignlanguages (includingSpanish!) • Handcrafts • InformationTechonology
Attitudes • Studyingmotivation in uppercomprehensiveschools is usuallylowcompared to highschools. • To putitbluntly, manypupilsbehavelikeiftheywerestill in kindergarden. The schoolsometimesseemsmorelike a zoothan a realschool.