The municipality assigns a local school or other suitable place to compulsory school-age children living in the area. In addition to the local school assigned by the municipality of residence, the Basic Education Act provides for the possibility for compulsory school children to apply to a local school or place of education other than that assigned by the municipality. For municipalities, as education providers, this is a different type of pupil admission process (so-called secondary pupil admission), for which the Basic Education Act sets limits.

Guardians may decide that their child will apply to a school or place of education other than that designated by the municipality of residence. However, in these situations, the municipality is not obliged to admit the student to the school or place of education applied for. The primary right to enter these schools always belongs to those students for whom the school in question has been designated as their local school by the municipality of residence. If there is still space in the school after the so-called local school students, students who have applied there may also be admitted to the school.

A person who has applied to a school other than that designated by the municipality of residence under the right of free application does not have the right to free transport in accordance with the Basic Education Act. If a student is admitted to a local school other than that designated by the municipality of residence, the municipality may, pursuant to Section 32 of the Basic Education Act, set a condition for admission that the guardian is responsible for the costs of transporting or escorting the student. The condition regarding the guardian's transport responsibility should be included in the decision on admission to a student who has applied for a secondary school place. The decision, together with the appeal instructions, will be notified.

It is also possible to apply to Kihniö Comprehensive School from other localities. For the sake of fairness and equality, but also to ensure reasonable costs, instructions should be drawn up for students from other localities for invoicing school transport.

Transportation must be requested on a separate form as soon as possible after the need arises. The decision on the matter is made by the Director of Welfare. A fee is charged for transportation, which is approved annually by the Education Committee. Paid transportation rights can be granted provided that there is space in the car, the route exists and the transportation does not result in unreasonable costs for the municipality.

With the help of TEAvisari, municipal decision-makers receive information on how the municipality is doing in promoting health and well-being. By examining information on sectors, the municipality's key development needs and strengths can be found. The service provides pre-analyzed information, for example, to support school-specific student care plans and to prepare well-being reports. Information on activities enables the setting of concrete goals and monitoring their implementation.

The TEA guide highlights the municipality's activities in promoting the health and well-being of its residents. The dimensions of health promotion activity (TEA) describe the activities from different perspectives. The basic idea is that in order to operate with high quality and efficiency, the municipality must take all these perspectives into account.

THL collects information on health promotion activities from comprehensive schools in cooperation with the Finnish National Board of Education. The data is collected from schools in the autumn, every two years in odd-numbered years. A link to the data collection form to be filled out in the electronic service is sent to the principal of each school or educational institution. It is hoped that the data will be collected in cooperation with the student support group.

The results will support the utilization of broad-based well-being information in everyday school life and in the management of student care activities.

Themes covered in data collection include, among others:

• visibility of health, well-being and safety monitoring in the curriculum, event organization, annual report, etc.
• student support activities and services, e.g. availability and resources
• Disadvantages that occur in everyday school life, how to record them and how to address them
• student and guardian involvement
• inspections of the health and safety of the school environment and the promotion of the well-being of the school community

The results of the Basic Education TEA Guide will be presented at the meeting. The results are available for everyone to see at https://teaviisari.fi/teaviisari/fi/tulokset?view=...

According to the Kihniö municipality's assessment plan, the learning level of 6th graders is assessed in the spring with a joint test in one of the subjects. On 03.05.2024, the sixth grade students of Kihniö comprehensive school participated in the national mathematics test organized by the Association of Mathematical Subject Teachers (MAOL ry). The assessment report is attached as Appendix No. 1.

10 boys and 12 girls took the test. The students took the test in their own class and the mathematics teacher marked the tests according to the instructions. The maximum score for the test was 60, which corresponded to a grade of 10. Those who received a grade of 8 or better have learned most of the key things of comprehensive school well. In Kihniö, 90.9% of sixth graders were in this group.

The national average grade point average for the sixth-grade mathematics exam was 20 points, and the average grade was 7,0. The average grade point average for Kihniö students was 22,3, and the average grade they received was 7,14.

According to the Kihniö municipality's assessment plan, the learning level of 9th grade students is assessed in the spring with a joint test in one of the subjects. On 03.05.2024, the ninth grade students of Kihniö comprehensive school participated in the national mathematics test organized by the Association of Mathematical Subject Teachers (MAOL ry). 6 girls and 7 boys participated in the test. The assessment report is attached as Appendix No. 2.

The students took the test in the mathematics class and the teacher marked the test according to the instructions. The maximum score on the test was 70, which corresponded to a grade of 10. Those who received a grade of 8 or better have learned most of the key things of comprehensive school well. In Kihniö, 69,2% of ninth-graders were in this group.

The national average grade in the ninth-grade mathematics exam was 6,25 (28 points). The average grade received by Kihniö students was 6,5 (30 points).

The action plan for morning and afternoon activities for schoolchildren for the autumn semester 2024 has been updated. The activities will be organized in accordance with the budget in the autumn semester 2024. The continuation of the spring semester 2025 will be determined after the council's decision on 17 June 2024.

Appendix 3. Action plan for morning and afternoon activities for schoolchildren for the autumn semester 2024

Kihniö Comprehensive School lecturer Riitta Kalliokoski has resigned from her position as lecturer of mother tongue and literature in a letter sent on 27.05.2024, effective 01.08.2024.