Finnish applicants with completed comprehensive school studies
There is no separate entrance examination. After registering on www.opintopolku.fi applicants are selected on their school leaving reports with Finnish, English and Mathematics grades multiplied by two.
The national joint application period starts on 18. February 2025 and ends on 18. March 2025. The results of the application are made public on 12. June 2025 at the earliest.
Application from abroad
There is no separate entrance examination for foreign applicants either. Nor is there one for Finnish citizens without a complete school leaving report from a Finnish comprehensive school. The applicant must register on www.opintopolku.fi to be eligible for the interview, which is conducted online. These interviewees are selected after the school’s selection committee has scrutinized the school reports that the applicants are advised to submit when the application period is over. The instructions on the submission of school reports, recommendation letters as well as the interview itself are sent to the applicants on emails by the DP-coordinator. Finally Gaudia IB-school selects 4 – 8 foreign applicants on the basis of the school reports and the interview.
So far, Gaudia school does not require a foreign student to be accompanied by a custodian. However, insurance policies applicable in Finland are worth knowing for the avoidance of for example medical costs.
Gaudia IB-school does not provide accommodation but the applicant must make all the required housing arrangements.
More information on Finnish insurance policies can be found in this link: https://www.kela.fi/web/en/from-other-countries-to-finland-medical-care
It is also possible to apply straight for the 1st diploma programme year provided that the applicant has turned 17 by the time of application and completed studies equivalent of the 1st year of the Finnish upper secondary school. In such a case, the applicant does not register on opintopolku.fi but instead contact the ib-coordinator for eligibility and the required entrance arrangements. It is recommended that contact be made with the ib-coordinator the previous spring prior to the intended start of the studies.
Gaudia’s IB-presentation materials can be found here.
If you are interested in our IB-programme but you live abroad you can contact Gaudia’s IB-coordinator Sami Sorvali (mobile: +358 44 4163064 or sami.sorvali@edu.lahti.fi) for further instructions.