High school presentation
Merikarvian high school is a traditional comprehensive high school on the west coast. We offer an excellent framework for completing the high school curriculum and matriculation examination.
Students and student body
Our school has 80 students. Our high school traditionally receives a significant number of students Merikarvian in addition to Siikainen, Isojoki and Ahlainen. Of course, anyone interested in upper secondary school studies from further afield can apply for free study places. Since the academic year 23-24, we have been informing about our upper secondary school's free study places and study offers on international forums. One of the focus areas of our upper secondary school has been internationalism for decades, and today we are even more international, as we have also received students from, among others, China, Myanmar, Tanzania and Vietnam.
The student union actively collaborates with the school's teachers and organizes various recreational activities and events for students.
Teaching aids
The high school facilities are equipped with modern study equipment, such as computers, document cameras, projectors and smart boards. Of course, modern digital platforms and other state-of-the-art equipment are also available to help you succeed in your studies!
Laptop
Every student starting high school is given a personal laptop.
Small teaching groups
The sizes of our teaching groups are moderate, especially in optional, advanced study courses, which is a huge advantage for studying.
School transportation
The aim is to plan and organize school transportation in such a way that it works as well as possible for students.
Academic guidance and special education
Because our school is small, we know all the students well and are therefore able to focus on supporting their studies in a completely different way than is possible in large, giant upper secondary schools. The study advisor is easily accessible for individual guidance and study planning. The services and expertise of a special education teacher are also available to students if they need support in certain subjects, or more generally in finding the right study techniques that work.
Natural Sciences and Technology, and Medicine and Health Sciences
With us, you can deepen your knowledge, especially in natural sciences and technology or in the field of medicine and health, by choosing a package designed for studies in these orientation lines. We have excellent, high-quality natural sciences teaching facilities with laboratory equipment, completed in 2022-2023, as well as technology education and technical handicraft workshop facilities, which were renovated a few years earlier, where it is possible to work on a wide variety of different projects. Orientation studies are naturally integrated into general studies, supporting goal-oriented studies, but at the same time they open up the opportunity for students interested in these fields to study the field in a more practical way already during high school, and to prepare for further studies at universities. The special and theme courses offered by the lines are therefore also perfectly suited for ordinary general students to support and deepen their studies. By completing the entire course of studies, you will of course get the best overall picture and ensure the broadest possible knowledge in these interesting fields!
High school diplomas
Upper secondary school diplomas can be obtained in home economics, visual arts, physical education and music.
Driving license
MerikarviaIn high school, students even have the opportunity to obtain a B driving license free of charge as part of their high school studies!
Study tours
The upper secondary school organizes study trips annually, often heading to places such as Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Pori or Vaasa.
Guests and other cultural offerings
Various guests visit the high school throughout the academic year: performers, scientific, business or cultural guests, and lecturers.
Internationality
One of the high school's focus areas is internationality. Various international projects have been implemented in dozens of different countries around Europe and also in Japan, more than 30 times in total. Our goal is that all high school students have the opportunity to participate in at least one, possibly more, international project during their high school studies. We have also been active and open in terms of individual student exchange programs, and our high school has been visited by exchange students from, among others, Canada, Hong Kong (China), the Czech Republic and France in different academic years.
Entrepreneurship
Our second focus area is entrepreneurship. We offer students a total of three entrepreneurship courses. The courses focus on both domestic and international entrepreneurship.
Distance learning
We are part of the Satalukiot network, and we also cooperate with Tutorhouse to offer our students the widest possible range of language studies. We have regularly had students studying French, Spanish and Japanese, even though our high school does not currently have a teacher for these subjects. Teaching and other work in these courses takes place remotely, and according to our experience, language studies work great even if, for example, only one student from our own high school participates in the course!
Lessons
From the academic year 2026-2027 onwards MerikarviaIn high school, there are 45-minute lessons, like in a comprehensive school.
Snack
Merikarvian school centre offers students a free snack if the school day is long. Grades 1-6 receive a snack if their school day lasts until 3:00 p.m. and grades 7-9 and upper secondary school students receive a snack if their school day lasts until 4:00 p.m. The schedules also apply to students in school clubs. Teachers inform the kitchen of the number of students participating in the snack. The afternoon club at the Rysä leisure centre also offers a snack.