Basic+Education+Act+(Finland)


 * [[file:BASIC EDUCATION FINLAND 1998 copy.pdf]]**

* This document is an excerpt from the "Basic Education Act" from Finland.

Basic Education Act 628/1998 Amendments up to 1136/2004
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 * ====Chapter 1 Application and objectives Section====
 * Section1 Application
 * Section 2 Objectives of education
 * Section 3 The foundation for education

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 * ====Chapter 2 Local authority as education provider====
 * Section 4 Statutory duty to arrange basic education and pre-primary education
 * Section 5 Other education and education for persons other than those of compulsory school age
 * Section 6 The determination of a pupil's school

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 * ====Chapter 3 Other education providers====
 * Section 7 Registered association or foundation as education provider
 * Section 8 Government as education provider

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 * ====Chapter 4 Education====
 * Section 9 Duration of education
 * Section 10 Language of instruction
 * Section 11 Content of education
 * Section 12 Mother tongue
 * Section 13 Religious education and ethics
 * Section 14 Distribution of lesson hours and core curriculum
 * Section 15 Curriculum
 * Section 16 Remedial teaching
 * Section 17 Special-needs education
 * Section 18 Special teaching arrangements
 * Section 19 Public education
 * Section 20 Piloting

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 * ====Chapter 5 Evaluation and assessment====
 * Section 21 Educational evaluation
 * Section 22 Pupil assessment

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 * ====Chapter 6 Working time====
 * Section 23 School year
 * Section 24 Pupil's work load

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 * ====Chapter 7 Compulsory education and the pupil's rights and duties====
 * Section 25 Compulsory education
 * Section 26 Completion of compulsory schooling
 * Section 26 a Right to pre-primary education
 * Section 27 Exception to school starting age
 * Section 28 Place of schooling
 * Section 29 Right to a safe learning environment
 * Section 30 Right to education
 * Section 31 Free education
 * Section 31 a Pupil welfare
 * Section 32 School travel
 * Section 33 Accommodation
 * Section 34 Treatment of an accident and health care
 * Section 34 a Collaboration in rehabilitation
 * Section 35 The pupil's duties
 * Section 36 Discipline
 * Section 36 a Procedure in a disciplinary matter and enforcement of suspension
 * Section 36b Removal of a disruptive and potentially dangerous pupil
 * Section 36 c Disciplinary action in relation to pending legal action and a court order

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 * ====Chapter 8 Miscellaneous provisions====
 * Section 37 Staff
 * Section 38 Separate examination
 * Section 39 Supportive services relating to special-needs education
 * Section 40 Confidentiality
 * Section 41 Access to data
 * Section 42 Appeal
 * Section 43 Financing
 * Section 44 Fees to be charged to pupils
 * Section 45 Dereliction of supervisory duties
 * Section 46 Education for persons other than pupils of compulsory school age
 * Section 47 Supportive activities
 * Section 48 Further provisions

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 * ====Chapter 8 a Before- and after-school activities====
 * Section 48 a Aims and guidelines
 * Section 48 b Provision and extent
 * Section 48 c Evaluation
 * Section 48 d Right to a safe activity environment and to school benefits
 * Section 48 e Personnel
 * Section 48 f Fees


 * ====Chapter 9 Coming into force and transitional provisions====
 * Section 49 Coming into force