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Education in Inari municipality briefly
Pre-primary and basic education
All children have the right to be educated and must attend to preschool or basic education. 6-year-olds attend preschool. Children then attend first grade 1 in the year that they reach the age of 7. As of January 2021, compulsory education extends to the age of 20. The new complulsory education requirements include obtaining one post-basic-education qualification from a general upper secondary school or vocational institution. School education in Finland is free of charge.
There are 4 comprehensive schools in the municipality of Inari. Ivalo primary school for 6-12-year-olds, Ivalo secondart school for 13-16-year olds, Inari school for 6-16-year-olds, and Sevettijärvi school for 6-16-year-olds. Preschool for 6-year-olds is also available at the Saariselkä nursery school.
Preparatory education for migrants, and other children with multilingual backround
Preparatory education is provided to children who have not yet mastered Finnish or who require support to obtain sufficient language skills for managing at school. This preparatory education lasts for one whole academic year, and the students study basic language skills and how the school environment works. After this preparatory education, the pupil can manage well with the normal teaching. The pupil participates in normal teaching group classes during their preparatory education, so they are able to make friends in the school community.
If you are moving to Inari for a longer period of time, please contact the local school secretary to register your children for school. To register for preschool education in Saariselkä, please contact the nursery school directly.
Contacts
School's in Inari municipality: https://www.inari.fi/en/services/education-and-culture/pre-primary-and-basic-education.html
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Contact information
Ivalo School |
Koppelontie 4 99800 IVALO |
Vice-principal Pirkko Olli (grades: preschool, 1-6) |
0400 243 721 |
Assisting principal Maria Arttijeff (grades: preschool, 1-6) |
0400 278 252 |
School secretary Marika Jalonen (grades: preschool, 1-6) |
040 1685 574 |
Phonenumbers for other personnell to be found by name on page "Henkilökunta ja puhelinnumerot" |
Email address for all personnell forename.lastname@inari.fi |
School semester information on academic year 2023-2024
Autumn semester Thu 10.8. - Fri 22.12.2023 (91 schooldays)
Autumn vacation week 42, Mon 16.- Fri 20.10.2023
Spring semester Mon 8.1. - Sat 1.6.2024 (97 schooldays)
Winter vacation week 10 Mon 4.- Fri 8.3.2024
Other Finnish holidays during this schoolyear:
Independence day: 6.12.2023
Easter: 29.3.2024 and 1.4.2024
May Day/Labour Day: 1.5.2024
Ascension Day: 9.5.2024
School semester information on academic year 2024-2025
Autumn semester Thu 8.8. - Fri 21.12.2024 (92 schooldays)
Autumn vacation week 42, Mon 14.10.- Fri 18.10.2024
Spring semester Tue 7.1. - Sat 31.5.2025 (95 schooldays)
Winter vacation week 10 Mon 3.3.- Fri 7.3.2025
Other Finnish holidays during this schoolyear:
Independence day: 6.12.2024
Easter
May Day/Labour Day: 1.5.2025
Ascension Day: 8.5.2025
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Please note, that if communication can not be sufficiently executed in Finnish or English, it is possible to have discussions with school personnel using interpreter services.