Out of the City of Helsinki's general upper secondary schools, general upper secondary education for adults is offered by Konepaja Upper Secondary School for Adults and Tölö gymnasium Upper Secondary School. On the adult education track of Tölö gymnasium Upper Secondary School, the language of instruction is Swedish. There are also private general upper secondary school for adults in Helsinki.
As a student studying for an upper secondary qualification in a general upper secondary school for adults, you can complete the general upper secondary school syllabus and take the matriculation examination. You can also be a subject student, which means that you study individual general upper secondary school subjects and increase your grades. You can also supplement your general upper secondary school qualification with new subjects or a broader syllabus.
In general upper secondary school for adults, studies are divided into compulsory, national optional and optional studies. To earn the general upper secondary education certificate, you must complete at least 88 credits of studies. In general upper secondary education for adults, the scope of compulsory studies is 66 or 74 credits, depending on the chosen mathematics syllabus.
Konepaja Upper Secondary School for Adults also provides comprehensive education for adults. Comprehensive education for adults in Swedish is provided by Helsinki Swedish Adult Education Centre.
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