Support in Studies

Upper secondary school students have the opportunity and the right to receive guidance in order to support their studies, learning and matriculation examination, as well as guidance in planning and making selections that concern their further education and career.

The group's teacher tutor helps to monitor the progress of the studies and the matriculation examination.

Each student has their own guidance counsellor who coordinates the upper secondary school's guidance activities, organizes study counselling lessons and provides guidance both individually and in small groups.

Further information on student counselling can be found on individual upper secondary school websites.

Coordinating guidance councellors

The coordinating guidance counsellors are in charge of coordinating collaboration between upper secondary schools' guidance councellors. In addition, they act as contact persons in matters related to guidance between upper secondary schools and basic education, as well as between upper secondary schools and other educational institutions or working life.

• Kirsi Raetsaari, Raksila Upper Secondary School tel. 044 703 9371, kirsi.raetsaari@eduouka.fi
• Tiina Rautalin, Oulu Lyseo Upper Secondary School, tel. 044 703 9454, tiina.rautalin@eduouka.fi

A special education teacher supports students in learning difficulties. The aim is to strengthen the students' positive image of themselves as learners, to help them identify factors affecting learning and to help especially those with reading and writing disorders.

A special education teacher conducts a mapping of reading and writing skills for all first-year students and an individual reading test for those who need it.

A special education teacher conducts a mapping of reading and writing skills for all first-year students and an individual reading test for those who need one.

If necessary, special education teacher signs a statement on dyslexia for matriculation examinations.

Further information on special education services can be found on the individual upper secondary school websites.

The school social worker and psychologist support students in any questions related to social and psychological well-being, which may be related to studies, relationships and different life situations.

The school social worker supports students' well-being, everyday life, social and mental functional capacity and relationships. As an expert of the social field, they offer their expertise and support in problems related to studies, friendships and family situations. In addition, the social worker gives guidance on financial matters, such as student financial aid and housing.

The psychologist supports students' psychological and social well-being as well as their healthy age-appropriate growth and development. They offer psychological expertise and support for studying and planning support for studying. Students can also contact a psychologist with any problems in self-esteem, mood, relationships or other areas of life.

Students or their guardians can directly contact a school social worker or psychologist. A teacher tutor, guidance counsellor, special education teacher, school nurse or someone else can also refer a student to a social worker or a psychologist.

The wellbeing services county of North Ostrobothnia Pohde provides the social worker and psychologist services for our schools (in Finnish).

Further information on the services of the social worker and the psychologist can be found on individual upper secondary school websites.

Student healthcare services in upper secondary schools are provided by the school nurse, psychiatric nurse and doctor.

Students' health and well-being, as well as other factors affecting studying as a whole, are examined in health examinations.

In addition to monitoring and promoting students' health and well-being and their ability to study, the services include for example primary healthcare's healthcare and medical care services, including mental health and substance abuse work, sexual health promotion and oral healthcare.

The wellbeing services county of North Ostrobothnia Pohde provides the student healthcare services for our schools (in Finnish).

Further information on student healthcare services can be found on individual upper secondary school websites.