Kilterin koulu - Summer Instructions for 2026 Middle School Graduates

Middle school is coming to an end, and information regarding high school placements will be released in mid-June.

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Middle school graduates will receive their joint application results in June. You must accept your study placement no later than the week following Midsummer.

Release Date: Joint application results will be sent via email and published on the My Studyinfo service on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
Deadline: You must accept your placement by June 25, 2026.
Waiting Lists: Waiting lists remain active until August 14, 2026. This means you may still be offered a spot in one of your higher-ranked preferences during the summer.
School counselors will assist with the acceptance process. In June, they will specifically provide guidance for students who did not receive an initial placement.
Students are also responsible for completing a data transfer form for upper secondary education and delivering it to their new school.

The final day of middle school for 9th graders will be on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

2026 Joint Application Schedule

Joint application to upper secondary and preparatory education
Release of Admission Results	Thursday, June 11, 2026
Deadline to Accept Placement	Thursday, June 25, 2026
Waiting List Period Ends	Friday, August 14, 2026

Kilterin koulu | Yhteishaku 2026

Joint Application Results and Accepting Your Placement

Joint application results will be released on Thursday, June 11, 2026. You will receive your results via email, or you can view them directly in the My Studyinfo service.

What should I do when the results are released?

Follow these steps carefully to ensure you do not lose your study placement:

If you applied while logged in: Log in to My Studyinfo → English and accept your placement there.
If you applied without logging in: You will receive two emails. The first will notify you of the admission decision. The second will contain a secure link to officially accept your placement.
- Note: You can also choose to accept your placement by logging into My Studyinfo at any time.

Deadline: You have two weeks from the release date to accept your placement. The final deadline is Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Important Reminders

For Guardians: No separate notification will be sent to parents or guardians. The applicant is responsible for monitoring their own email and the Studyinfo service.
Email Address: Results will be sent to the email address provided in the original joint application.

If you have not confirmed your acceptance by Thursday, June 25, 2026, you will forfeit your study placement, and the spot will be offered to another student from the waiting list.
Instructions Regarding Waiting Lists Even if you are not immediately accepted into your top-choice school, follow these steps: Accept the Placement Offered: If you are offered a spot in your 3rd choice, for example, you should still accept it. This ensures that you have at least one guaranteed study placement for the fall. Waiting Lists: You are automatically placed on the waiting list for any higher-ranked preferences (e.g., your 1st or 2nd choice). These waiting lists remain active until August 14. If You Are Accepted from a Waiting List: If a spot opens up and you are accepted into a higher-preference school later in the summer, it will automatically replace your previously accepted placement. You will be contacted directly if this occurs. In short: Always accept the placement offered to you. It does not affect your chances of moving up to a higher-ranked preference from the waiting list.

If you have not confirmed your acceptance by Thursday, June 25, 2026, you will forfeit your study placement, and the spot will be offered to another student from the waiting list.

Instructions Regarding Waiting Lists

Even if you are not immediately accepted into your top-choice school, follow these steps:

Accept the Placement Offered: If you are offered a spot in your 3rd choice, for example, you should still accept it. This ensures that you have at least one guaranteed study placement for the fall.
Waiting Lists: You are automatically placed on the waiting list for any higher-ranked preferences (e.g., your 1st or 2nd choice). These waiting lists remain active until August 14.
If You Are Accepted from a Waiting List: If a spot opens up and you are accepted into a higher-preference school later in the summer, it will automatically replace your previously accepted placement. You will be contacted directly if this occurs.

In short: Always accept the placement offered to you. It does not affect your chances of moving up to a higher-ranked preference from the waiting list.

Enrolling at Your Educational Institution

Simply accepting your placement offer is not always enough. Each school has its own specific procedures for completing the enrollment process.

Check the Instructions: The institution may ask you to select your courses online or visit the campus in person. Check the school’s website, your email, or your text messages for detailed instructions.
Ask for Help: If you are unsure about what to do, call the school’s admissions office or registrar’s office.
If You Are Unavailable: If you are traveling or otherwise unable to handle enrollment yourself, you can authorize a relative or someone else to complete the process on your behalf.
Institutions in Vantaa: You can find compiled information regarding enrollment practices for schools in Vantaa on the city's official joint application website.

What Happens During the Summer?

Waiting Lists: The period for being accepted from a waiting list ends on August 14, 2026.
Changing Schools: After mid-August, you can contact educational institutions directly to inquire about available spots if you wish to transfer—for example, to a school closer to your home.

Accepting a student place List of Upper Secondary Institutions (in Finnish) Joint Studies Between Vantaa High Schools and Varia, and Higher Education Coope…

School Counselors at School in June

School counselors (opo) are available to assist you once the joint application results are released.

Support for Those Without a Placement: A counselor will remain at the school until they have met with every student who did not receive a study placement.
Reach Out: You can contact a counselor if you do not receive notification of your results or if you need assistance with the enrollment process.

How to Contact Kilteri School Counselors:

Counselors will be available on Thursday, June 11, and as needed in the following days.
The best way to reach your counselor is by email.

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Transferring Middle School Educational Records to Upper Secondary Education

When a student transitions from middle school to a new educational institution, essential information regarding their studies is transferred. This process is mandated by the Compulsory Education Act.

Which records are transferred automatically?

By law, the school must transfer information that the new institution requires to organize the student's education. Parental or guardian consent is not required for this. In Vantaa, the following documents are transferred:

IEP Documents (HOJKS): For students receiving special support.
Learning Plans: If the school deems the information necessary for the student's transition.
Other Students: Information for students not covered above is not transferred automatically.

These documents are sent to the new school in August, once the study placement has been confirmed.

Data Transfer Form Completed by Student and Guardian

In addition to the automatic transfer of records, all 9th-grade students will complete a separate Data Transfer Form following their counselor’s instructions.

How to submit it: The student and guardian are responsible for delivering this form directly to the new educational institution.
Why it is important: This form provides the new school with valuable information about previous studies. The more information the school has, the smoother the transition will be for the student.

Opiskelutietolomake perusopetuksesta jatko_opintoihin_PKS.pdf(pdf, 1.09 MB)

Student Data Transfer Form: From Basic Education to Secondary Studies (in Finnish)

Joint application announcements

Hyvä 9.-luokkalainen ja 9.-luokkalaisen huoltaja. Tässä tiedotteessa kerrotaan yhteishaun tulosten julkaisemisesta, opiskelupaikan vastaanottamisesta sekä miten toimia, jos jää ilman opiskelupaikkaa.

Yhteishaun tulosten julkaiseminen

Yhteishaun tulokset julkaistaan torstaina 11.6.2026

Oppilas saa tiedon yhteishaun tuloksesta yhteishakulomakkeessa ilmoittamaansa sähköpostiosoitteeseen. Lisäksi oppilaitokset julkaisevat hyväksyttyjen opiskelijoiden nimet nettisivuillaan, jos hakija on antanut siihen luvan yhteishakulomakkeella.

Oppilas saa yhteishakulomakkeella ilmoittamaansa sähköpostiosoitteeseen kaksi erillistä sähköpostia osoitteesta noreply@opintopolku.fi. Ensimmäisestä sähköpostista oppilas näkee, mihin oppilaitokseen hänet on valittu. Toinen sähköposti pitää sisällään linkin, jonka kautta saatu opiskelupaikka otetaan vastaan.

Oppilas saa myös kirjeen siitä oppilaitoksesta, johon hänet on valittu. Kirje pitää sisällään päätöksen hyväksytystä opiskelupaikasta, tietoa opiskelun aloittamiseen liittyen sekä ohjeen, jos opiskelupaikan vastaanottaminen tulee ilmoittaa myös oppilaitokseen. Jos oppilas on antanut yhteishakulomakkeella luvan toimittaa päätöksen opiskelijavalinnasta sähköisesti, oppilaitos lähettää kirjeen sähköpostilla tai postitse.

Opiskelupaikan vastaanottaminen 

Oppilaan tulee ottaa saamansa opiskelupaikka vastaan mahdollisimman pian. Jos oppilas ei ole ottanut opiskelupaikkaa vastaan torstaihin 25.6. klo 15 mennessä, hän menettää sen ja varasijalta valitaan joku hänen tilalleen.

Opiskelupaikka otetaan vastaan Opintopolusta tulleen sähköpostilinkin kautta
Lisäksi opiskelupaikka otetaan vastaan oppilaitoksen ohjeistamalla tavalla. On hyvä tarkistaa ohje opiskelupaikan vastaanottamisesta sen koulun nettisivuilta, johon oppilas on valittu opiskelijaksi. Tieto Vantaan oppilaitosten käytänteistä löytyy Vantaan yhteishakusivustolta.

Jos oppilas ei ota vastaan jotain hänelle tarjottua opiskelupaikkaa, pitää saatu paikka muistaa peruuttaa Opintopolussa tai ilmoittaa asiasta suoraan oppilaitokseen. 

Jos oppilas jää ilman opiskelupaikkaa 

Jos oppilas ei saanut yhteishaussa opiskelupaikkaa, hän saa siitä tiedon sähköpostitse Opintopolusta tai kirjepostilla. Varasijalta valituksi tulevalle ilmoitetaan vapautuneesta opiskelupaikasta henkilökohtaisesti. 

Jos oppilas ei saanut opiskelupaikkaa, hän voi edelleen hakea mahdollisille vapaille paikoille jatkuvan haun kautta. Varian jatkuvassa haussa olevat perustutkintokoulutukset löydät täältä. Muiden oppilaitosten vapautuvia opiskelupaikkoja kannattaa etsiä suoraan oppilaitosten nettisivuilta sekä Opintopolusta. 

Ilman opiskelupaikkaa jäänyt oppilas voi hakea myös Vantaan tutkintokoulutuksen valmentavaan TUVA-koulutukseen jatkuvassa haussa 12.06.2025 alkaen. Lisätietoa ja hakeminen Varian sivuilta.

Kesäajan ohjaus

Peruskoulujen oppilaanohjaajat ovat tavoitettavissa kesäkuussa yhteishaun tulosten tultua. Oppilaanohjaaja ohjaa ja auttaa oppilaita, jotka jäävät ilman opiskelupaikkaa tai jos oppilaat tarvitsevat neuvoja esim. opiskelupaikan vastaanottamiseen. Oppilas saa oman koulunsa oppilaanohjaajalta tarkemman tiedon, milloin ja miten opon tavoittaa yhteishaun tulosten tultua.

Dear 9th-grader and Guardian of a 9th-grader. In this notice you`ll find information about the results of joint application, accepting a study place and the possibilities to apply for study places during the summer.

Publication of results of upper secondary education applications

THE RESULTS OF JOINT APPLICATION WILL BE PUBLISHED AS OF THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, ON SCHOOLS’ WEBSITES (the names of those who have permitted publication of their names).     

As soon as the selections have been completed, you will receive a link to your own result letter to the email address you gave in the application. If you gave your permission to deliver the decision on student selection electronically on the application form, you can receive the decision to your email or by mail. In addition, the educational institution will send you a separate decision on the approved study place and instructions for you to accept the study place.

N.B.! If you did not enter your email address on your application or if you did not give your permission for electronic communication, you will receive the result letter and the educational institution’s decision by mail.  

 Accepting a study place

YOU MUST ACCEPT THE STUDY PLACE AT THE LATEST ON JUNE 25, 2026, BY 15:00. You can accept your study place electronically. Instructions for accepting the study place vary from one educational institution to another; check the practice of the educational institution you have applied for.  

If you do not accept the study place offered to you, remember to cancel it on Opintopolku or by informing the educational institution about it.  

You will find information on Vantaa educational institutions’ practices on Vantaan yhteishaku (Vantaa joint application) website.  

If you did not get a study place

If you did not get a study place, you will be informed about it by mail or in an electronic result letter. Even if you did not manage to get a study place, you can still apply for potential free places. You should look for educational institutions’ study places becoming available directly from the educational institutions’ websites and on StudyInfo.   

Students receiving a reserve place will be personally informed about it.  

You can apply for Vantaa’s preparatory education for programs leading to an upper secondary qualification,  TUVA, in continuous application as of June 12, 2025. Fill in the application form on Vantaa Vocational College Varia’s website.   

Additional information on study options in Vantaa is available online at: Joint Application | Vantaa .

Elementary school student advisors will be available in June, after the results of the joint application have been published. Your own student advisor will instruct you, for instance, if you did not get a study place, or if you need help in, for example, accepting a study place. Your own student advisor will inform you in more detail about the matter. 

Hyvä 9.-luokkalainen ja 9. -luokkalaisen huoltaja. Tässä tiedotteessa on tietoa peruskoulusta jatko-opintoihin siirryttäessä tehtävästä tiedonsiirrosta. 

Nuoren siirtyessä peruskoulusta jatko-opintoihin (esim. ammatillinen oppilaitos, lukio tai TUVA-opinnot) on kiinnitettävä erityistä huomiota tiedonsiirtoon. Tiedonsiirrolla tarkoitetaan oppilaan opetuksen järjestämisen kannalta välttämättömien tietojen siirtymistä perusopetuksesta jatko-opintoihin (Oppivelvollisuuslaki 23 §). Näiden välttämättömien tietojen siirtäminen ei edellytä huoltajan lupaa. Mitä enemmän tulevassa oppilaitoksessa on tietoa peruskouluopinnoista, sitä sujuvampaa nuoren on aloittaa opinnot uudessa oppilaitoksessa.  

Vantaan perusopetuksessa opetuksen järjestämisen kannalta välttämätöntä tietoa on erityisessä tuessa opiskelevien oppilaiden HOJKS-asiakirjat sekä oppimissuunnitelmat niiltä oppilailta, joiden kohdalla koululla katsotaan tiedonsiirto koulutuksen järjestämisen kannalta tarpeelliseksi. Nämä asiakirjat siirretään salatusti sähköisesti elokuussa, kun nuoren jatko-opiskelupaikka on varmistunut. Tiedonsiirrosta vastaa peruskoulun oppilaanohjaaja. 

Pedagogisten asiakirjojen siirron lisäksi kaikki 9. luokan oppilaat täyttävät oppilaanohjaajan ohjeistuksen mukaisesti tiedonsiirtolomakkeen. Lomake täytetään kevätlukukauden aikana peruskoulussa. Oppilas ja huoltajat toimittavat lomakkeen tulevaan oppilaitokseen. Tiedonsiirtolomakkeella on tarkoitus antaa jatko-opiskelupaikkaan tietoa aiemmista opinnoista, jotta nuoren opiskelupolku olisi mahdollisimman sujuva.

Dear 9th-grader and Guardian of a 9th-grader. In this notice you`ll find information about transfer of data from basic education to secondary education.

As our students move from basic education (9th grade) to the next school level (e.g. vocational school, high school or TUVA-studies) it is important to pay attention to the transfer of data. This means transferring essential information regarding the student's education from one educational institution to the other (Educational law 23 §). The transferring of this data does not require permission from guardians. The more information the next school has regarding past studies, the easier it is to begin in the new school.

In Vantaa, this essential data is the student's HOJKS-papers, and learning plans for those students who have been transferred to basic education from a preparatory class during grades 7-9. These documents will be transferred as an encrypted email in August when the student's next study place has been confirmed. The basic education guidance counsellor (OPO) is in charge of the transfer of data.

In addition, all 9th grade students fill a data transfer form with the help of their guidance counsellor. The form is filled at school during the spring term. The student and guardian(s) are in charge of taking this form to the next educational institution. The purpose of this form is to give the new school information on the student in order to make their transfer as smooth as possible.

Yhteishaun tiedotteet eri kielillä SQ AR SO RU ET

School transport subsidy ticket for the academic year 2026–2027

As a secondary education student, you may be eligible for a School transport subsidy if the following criteria are met:

You are subject to compulsory education.
Your commute to school is at least 7 kilometers (approx. 4.4 miles) one way.

How to use the subsidy

The subsidy can be provided, for example, as a travel ticket that you load directly into the HSL app.

You can apply for the subsidy as soon as you have accepted your study place.
It is best to apply before the school year begins.
In terms of the school transport subsidy, the academic year runs from August 1 to July 31.

Kela.fi | School transport subsidy HSL.fi | School journey ticket