Info event for guardians: Bilingual Education in Porvoo

In August 2026, a pilot for bilingual English-Finnish education will be launched at Peipon koulu in Gammelbacka, Porvoo. The pilot will start with a group in the first grade.

The aim of bilingual education is for the student to achieve good and diverse language skills in both the school’s teaching language (Finnish) and the target language (English). Both languages are used in parallel in different subjects, but about 50 to 75 % of the teaching is in English. However, Finnish language teaching is always carried out in Finnish. The content of teaching is the same as in Finnish-language teaching.

The bilingual education student admission area covers the entire Porvoo, and residents of the other municipalities can apply as well. The application will open at the end of the year and the decision to accept students will be made based on an admission test, in which all applicants will participate.

An info event will be held for all interested guardians at Peipon koulu on Wednesday 19.11.2025 at 18.00. Join the event to learn more about the application process, the entrance examination and the implementation of bilingual education. Teachers and teaching management are present to answer questions.