Finnish School on Spain's Costa del Sol wants its own high school
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The proprietors of the Escuela Finlandesa, or Finnish School in the town of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain have asked the Finnish Ministry of Education for authorisation to set up an upper secondary school.
The school’s headmaster, Juha Helvelahti, discussed the issue with ministry officials on Monday.
There are no legal obstacles to such a project; a licence and corresponding state aid can be granted for Finnish schools outside of Finland.
The Finnish School already offers pupils the possibility of taking some high school courses in cooperation with the Töölö School in Helsinki, and some have actually completed their matriculation examinations there.
Helvelahti says that the school is on a sound financial footing, and that it has adequate facilities, equipment, and competent teachers.
The tuition fees for the high school would be a maximum EUR 2,000 a year. In addition to teachers at the school itself there are plans to have a direct video link with a school in Helsinki.
Helvelahti says that one important reason for setting up upper secondary education at the Finnish School is maintaining family unity.
"It is unfortunate that families are split up because of the lack of upper secondary school education. Recently three children left for Finland with their mother for school reasons, while their father remained in Spain for health reasons."
Helsingin Sanomat
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| 24.8.2004 - TODAY |
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