7-634: SYK may refer to: Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu , middle and high school in Helsinki, Finland South Yorkshire , county in England, Chapman code Tyrosine-protein kinase SYK , an enzyme Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SYK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-472: Is 9-11% annually for prospective students. The School's average IB grade is 37/45, ranking the school high in IB final examinations world wide. SYK takes in students from all over the Helsinki metropolitan area in addition to its own district. Places are limited, so second graders have to pass entrance tests to get in. Tests measure mostly command of written Finnish and readiness to learn foreign languages, in line with
21-504: Is a prestigious free elementary, middle and high school in the Etelä-Haaga district of Helsinki , Finland. SYK was founded in 1886. Its roots trace back to a group of Finnish intellectuals whose aim was to found a Finnish-language lycée for female students in order to further the education of women in Finland. By the time that this group had raised enough funds to actually found the school,
28-498: The best in Finland. According to a 2010 survey, compared to most other secondary education institutes, the majority of alumni continue with university-level studies, especially in fields such as engineering, economics or legal studies at prestigious Finnish universities. SYK is one of the 15 schools in Finland to offer the IB Diploma Programme in the equivalent of the 11th and 12th grades. The IB program acceptance rate at SYK
35-406: The ideal of coeducational schools had gained so much ground among the members that the school that was founded in 1886 became a coeducational one. SYK was the first Finnish-language coeducational school in Finland. SYK continues to be held in high regard. It offers education from 3rd to 9th grade as well as the three high school years. The school's matriculation examination results are usually among
42-598: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SYK&oldid=1077435639 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu , commonly abbreviated SYK (English: "Helsinki Finnish co-educational school"),
49-549: The official "language focus" in the school's curriculum. 3rd graders begin with French, German or Russian as their first foreign language; English is only offered to those whose English level is native, or who have had their first school years taught in English. In year five they start studying English. A year later, 6th graders take on Swedish as the second national language. Elective fourth language starts in year eight (French, German, Japanese, or Russian ), and more are available in
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