
Local school decisions will be published on January 23 – applications for special classes and other schools opens on January 23
In Oulu, guardians do not have to apply for a school place for their child. The decision is made based on your home address. Guardians can read the local school decision in the Wilma service on January 23.
Guardians can apply for a school place for their child from a different school than their designated local school. Other school places can be applied for between January 23 and February 13 with an online form in the address: https://ouka.inschool.fi/browsecourses?langid=3.
Parents of children born in 2018 have received detailed instructions for applications via the eVaka service. Further information about local schools and how school places are distributed and for other applications can be found on the city of Oulu website’s Enrolling in School page.
Applications for afternoon care are open until February 15
You can apply for basic education afternoon care for first and second graders and pupils of other grades entitled to special support. Applications for afternoon care are currently open. The guardian must apply for afternoon care places on the Wilma service by February 15.
Read more about afternoon care and applications.
Apply to Oulu International School with a language test
Oulu International School is meant for Finnish and foreign children with sufficient English skills for education. A language test is required. Apply to Oulu International School by February 5. Application instructions on the Oulu International School website.
Applications for special subject emphasis classes open on January 23
Guardians can apply for a place for their child in art, sport or music special subject emphasis classes starting in third or seventh grade. Applications are open from January 23 to February 5. There are entrance exams for the classes in February. Online application forms for special subject emphasis classes here: https://ouka.inschool.fi/browsecourses.
Further information about basic education in Oulu on the Basic Education webpage.