Kalliomaa support periods and student recruitment (HoPe teaching and hospital school teaching)

Support period at hospital school

Kalliomaa School offers four-week support periods for pupils in grades 5–9 living in the municipalities of Nurmijärvi, Tuusula, Po ainen and Järvenpää to support and assess their school attendance. The support periods are intended for pupils whose ability to attend school has deteriorated and who face major challenges in attending their own school or have completely stopped attending school. The support periods are intended for pupils who are receiving specialised child or adolescent psychiatric care.

The support period is accessed through consultation with a referral for specialised medical care, which can be recorded on a student application form created for this purpose. If consultation has not yet been initiated, please also fill in the consultation request forms.

The forms should be sent as encrypted emails to konsultaatiot.sairaalakoulu@tuusula.fi.

The support periods are carried out in different open classes at Kalliomaa School.

Student recruitment for rehabilitative HoPe education for the academic year 2026–2027

The application period is 7 January to 31 January 2026 for students in Tuusula and 7 January to 31 March 2026 for students in Järvenpää.

The places on the HoPe rehabilitation programme at Kalliomaa School (Kirjastokatu 4) are intended for pupils in grades 7–9 who live in the municipalities of Tuusula and Järvenpää. No care contact is required for the HoPe programme.

Student places are allocated for one academic year at a time based on the application forms.

To apply, you will need a joint application from the school and the guardians. A pupil-specific support plan (and assessment) must be attached to the application. The application must show the pupil’s own motivation and desire to apply for a place in the HoPe class. The application must describe the pupil’s support needs and the support already received from the school. It is particularly important to describe the practices and methods that have already been used at the school and that have benefited the pupil. It is important that the application and attachments accurately reflect the student’s study situation and unfinished school years. If the student is not yet receiving individual support, an individual support decision must also be applied for.

Application documents should be submitted to the principal of Kalliomaa School and the person responsible for lea ing support in your municipality (Tuusula: Anna Perhoniemi, Järvenpää: Miira Arminen).

Student recruitment for hospital education for the academic year 2026–2027

The application period is from 7 January to 13 March 2026.

The places at Kalliomaa School (Mannilantie 43) for the entire school year are intended for pupils in grades 5–9 who live in the municipalities of Nurmijärvi, Tuusula, Po ainen and Järvenpää and who have an active and effective care relationship and care plan with the HUS Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialised Care Unit.The treatment relationship must remain active throughout the pupil’s hospital school period.

Priority in applying for hospital school places is given to children and young people whose schooling at their own school has either been completely interrupted or who are at risk of dropping out and whose municipality’s support measures have already been exhausted. Children and young people must be willing to try studying at a hospital school and commit to cooperating with their treatment. We help to motivate them, for example, by arranging visits to familiarise them with the school. Places are granted for a maximum of one school year at a time.

The pupil must be covered by hospital school consultation services.

The guardian, pupil, care team, pupil’s own school, the municipality’s growth and lea ing support expert, and a Kalliomaa consultant jointly agree on applying for a place at Kalliomaa School.

For students who have not previously studied at Kalliomaa, long-term placements will be confirmed after a successful four-week support period.

Please note that pupils at Kalliomaa School must have a pupil-specific support decision, which can be applied for at the application stage with a pupil-specific support assessment.

Application documents and their submission

To apply, you will need a report from the psychiatric care team on the organisation of education for a student receiving outpatient care, which a HUS psychiatric care worker will record on a form designed for this purpose.

You will also need an application form completed jointly by the school and your guardians.

A student-specific support plan (and assessment) must be attached to the application. The application must demonstrate the student’s own motivation and desire to apply for a place at the hospital school. The application should describe the pupil’s support needs and the support already received from the school. It is particularly important to describe the practices and methods that have already been used at the school and that have benefited the pupil. It is important that the application and attachments accurately reflect the pupil’s study situation and unfinished school years. If the pupil is not yet receiving individual support, an individual support decision must also be applied for. The treatment perspective is highlighted in the treatment team’s report.

Application documents must be submitted to the principal of Kalliomaa School by 13 March 2026.

The selection meeting will be held on 25 March 2026, after which applicants will be notified of the decision. Please note that it may take a few days to receive notification.
If a pupil is selected for a long-term place at Kalliomaa School, the counsellor will invite the pupil and their guardian to visit Kalliomaa School.
At the beginning of the autumn term, new pupils are first offered a four-week support period, after which a long-term place is confirmed if their schoolwork at the hospital school is progressing well.
Once the place for the school year has been confirmed, a school agreement is drawn up with the pupil and their guardian.

For more information, please contact your local growth and lea ing support expert and consultant. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

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