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Ressu Upper Secondary School

January 01, 1970

Ressu Upper Secondary School (Finnish: Ressun lukio), also known internationally as Ressun lukio IB World School, is a secondary school (or gymnasium) located in central Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1891, Ressu is one of the oldest Finnish speaking schools and considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Finland.

Ressu Upper Secondary School
Ressun lukio
The façade of Ressu from Lönnrotinkatu
Address
Kalevankatu 8-10

Helsinki
,
Uusimaa

Finland
Coordinates60°10′01″N 24°56′18″E / 60.16694°N 24.93833°E / 60.16694; 24.93833
Information
TypeGymnasium
Upper Secondary School
MottoFinnish: "Tee työsi ilolla, velvollisuutesi kunnialla." English translation: “Do your work joyfully, your duties honorably.”
Established1891 (1891)
PrincipalAri Huovinen
Grades10-12
Number of students680
Color(s)  Green,   Gold
NewspaperPärskeitä
Websitewww.hel.fi/hki/ressul/fi/Etusivu

Ressu is one of the most difficult upper secondary schools to gain entry to in Finland, with admission typically requiring grade point averages above 9.3 on the Finnish scale of 4.0 (the lowest) to 10.0 (the highest). Students in Ressu have a reputation of moving onto illustrious careers in further education, in a range of top universities both in Finland and abroad. The current principal is Ari Huovinen.

History edit

The school was founded in 1891, at which time it was called Helsingin Suomalainen Realilyseo (the Helsinki Finnish Real Lyceum) and at which point it only taught male students. The teaching concentrated on broadening the previously strict and narrow subject areas, that were held mostly in Latin, to also include other languages as well as a selection of sciences. Gradually, the school's name changed. In 1914, it became "Helsingin Suomalainen Lyseo", and, in 1950, due to pressure from the school's Swedish-speaking minority, it was changed to simply "Helsingin Lyseo". When governorship of the school transferred from the Republic of Finland to the city of Helsinki in 1977, the school was told to choose a name based on its geographic location. However, due to large-scale student campaigning, the school was officially named after its long-standing nickname: Ressun lukio.[1]

Campus edit

The campus of Ressu Upper Secondary School consists of a single building in central Helsinki. It is situated on Lönnrotinkatu, across the road from the Old Church of Helsinki. The building is divided into four floors, with the lowest floor lacking dedicated classrooms and instead hosting other facilities for students, such as the school's cafeteria "Papa Huovinen's" (facetiously named after the school's principal), the school's library, two computer rooms, and the offices of the school's doctors.

Curriculum edit

Ressun lukio offers the Finnish upper comprehensive programme held in Finnish, as well as the English IB Diploma Programme since 2002. Their first IB graduates graduated in 2005.[2] About 120 of the 700 students are in the IB section, and the rest are taught in Finnish. The International Baccalaureate students tend to continue their education in Higher Education abroad, typically the United Kingdom and the United States.

Entry requirements 2000-2021
Year GPA
(National
curriculum) 		Points total
(IB DP) 		Available
placings
2000–2001   9.09
2001–2002   9.18
2002–2003   9.09   15.23
2003–2004   9.18   16.09
2004–2005   9.11   16.24
2005–2006   9.18   15.06
2006–2007   9.21   15.26
2007–2008   9.31   14.86
2008–2009   9.23   14.85
2009–2010   9.38   14.75
2010–2011   9.33   15.09
2011–2012   9.29   15.85
2012–2013   9.42   13.48   210[3]
2013–2014   9.17[4]   15.34   210
2014–2015   9.50[5]   15.40   215
2015–2016   9.50[6]   15.34[6]   210
2016–2017   9.33[6]   15.32[6]
2017–2018   9.42[6]   15.22[6]
2018–2019   9.31[7]   15.10[7]
2019-2020   9.38   13.28
2020-2021   9.69   n/a

Students of the International Baccalaureate in Ressu have the option to study the following subjects:[8]

  • Group 1 (Language A): English A Language and Literature, Finnish A Literature (or a self-taught language A literature)
  • Group 2 (Language B): Finnish, French (or another language A from group 1)
  • Group 3 (Human Sciences): Economics, Environmental systems and societies, History, Psychology
  • Group 4 (Experimental Sciences): Environmental systems and societies, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
  • Group 5 (Mathematics): Mathematics analysis and approaches, Mathematics applications and interpretations
  • Group 6 (Electives): Another subject from groups 2, 3, or 4

Extracurricular activities edit

The Ressu Chess Club is one of the top-performing chess clubs in the Helsinki regional area.[citation needed] In their second year the students also have the possibility of partaking in Vanhojen tanssit (resembles the U.S equivalent of prom), and perform traditional ballroom dances in the White Hall (Valkoinen Sali) in the center of Helsinki, next to the Presidential Palace. Other extracurricular activities include the school choir, debate club, and the school newspapers.

Traditions and student life edit

Among students, Ressu has a constant, good-natured rivalry with two other schools in Helsinki: the Normal Lyceum of Helsinki (Norssi) and, to a lesser extent, Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu (SYK). An annual sporting day pits students of Ressu and Norssi against each other in physical competition.

Students of Ressu often use the Peanuts character Snoopy as an unofficial symbol for the school and its students, as the Finnish name for Snoopy is "Ressu". Despite this usage, the school is not affiliated with Peanuts or its creator.

Ressu legend holds that upon graduation, the graduating class of students compose a Bingo game, made up of the catch-phrases that the Principal is expected to say upon his congratulatory speech and printed onto sheets of paper which are distributed to the audience. Any student who attains a Bingo must stand up and shout out 'Bingo' in front of the graduating class. Two students are said to have attained Bingos, one of them was rebuked, but went onto an eminent career in education and ultimately became Principal of the rivaling school SYK, bringing its scores higher than those attained at Ressu in 1994.

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. ^ "Ressu lukio". International Baccalaureate Organization.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2015-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2015-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-06-18.
  6. ^ a b c d e f https://www.hel.fi/static/liitteet/opev/pukipk/alimmatkeskiarvotlukioihin2017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ a b https://www.hel.fi/static/liitteet/opev/poropk/alimmat+keskiarvot+lukioihin+2018.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  9. ^ a b c d "Koulun historia". hel.fi. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  10. ^ "Henkilöhaastattelussa Johannes Koroma – Vuoden ressu 2012" (PDF). Pärskeitä 3/2011–2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Mike Monroe: elossa ja potkii". Apu-lehti. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Ressun lukion 125-vuotisjuhlaviikon ohjelma". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ressu Upper Secondary School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Ressu Upper Secondary School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Ressu Upper Secondary School Finnish Ressun lukio also known internationally as Ressun lukio IB World School is a secondary school or gymnasium located in central Helsinki Finland Founded in 1891 Ressu is one of the oldest Finnish speaking schools and considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Finland Ressu Upper Secondary SchoolRessun lukioThe facade of Ressu from LonnrotinkatuAddressKalevankatu 8 10Helsinki UusimaaFinlandCoordinates60 10 01 N 24 56 18 E 60 16694 N 24 93833 E 60 16694 24 93833InformationTypeGymnasiumUpper Secondary SchoolMottoFinnish Tee tyosi ilolla velvollisuutesi kunnialla English translation Do your work joyfully your duties honorably Established1891 1891 PrincipalAri HuovinenGrades10 12Number of students680Color s Green GoldNewspaperParskeitaWebsitewww wbr hel wbr fi wbr hki wbr ressul wbr fi wbr Etusivu Ressu is one of the most difficult upper secondary schools to gain entry to in Finland with admission typically requiring grade point averages above 9 3 on the Finnish scale of 4 0 the lowest to 10 0 the highest Students in Ressu have a reputation of moving onto illustrious careers in further education in a range of top universities both in Finland and abroad The current principal is Ari Huovinen Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Curriculum 4 Extracurricular activities 5 Traditions and student life 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe school was founded in 1891 at which time it was called Helsingin Suomalainen Realilyseo the Helsinki Finnish Real Lyceum and at which point it only taught male students The teaching concentrated on broadening the previously strict and narrow subject areas that were held mostly in Latin to also include other languages as well as a selection of sciences Gradually the school s name changed In 1914 it became Helsingin Suomalainen Lyseo and in 1950 due to pressure from the school s Swedish speaking minority it was changed to simply Helsingin Lyseo When governorship of the school transferred from the Republic of Finland to the city of Helsinki in 1977 the school was told to choose a name based on its geographic location However due to large scale student campaigning the school was officially named after its long standing nickname Ressun lukio 1 Campus editThe campus of Ressu Upper Secondary School consists of a single building in central Helsinki It is situated on Lonnrotinkatu across the road from the Old Church of Helsinki The building is divided into four floors with the lowest floor lacking dedicated classrooms and instead hosting other facilities for students such as the school s cafeteria Papa Huovinen s facetiously named after the school s principal the school s library two computer rooms and the offices of the school s doctors Curriculum editRessun lukio offers the Finnish upper comprehensive programme held in Finnish as well as the English IB Diploma Programme since 2002 Their first IB graduates graduated in 2005 2 About 120 of the 700 students are in the IB section and the rest are taught in Finnish The International Baccalaureate students tend to continue their education in Higher Education abroad typically the United Kingdom and the United States Entry requirements 2000 2021 Year GPA Nationalcurriculum Points total IB DP Availableplacings 2000 2001 nbsp 9 09 2001 2002 nbsp 9 18 2002 2003 nbsp 9 09 nbsp 15 23 2003 2004 nbsp 9 18 nbsp 16 09 2004 2005 nbsp 9 11 nbsp 16 24 2005 2006 nbsp 9 18 nbsp 15 06 2006 2007 nbsp 9 21 nbsp 15 26 2007 2008 nbsp 9 31 nbsp 14 86 2008 2009 nbsp 9 23 nbsp 14 85 2009 2010 nbsp 9 38 nbsp 14 75 2010 2011 nbsp 9 33 nbsp 15 09 2011 2012 nbsp 9 29 nbsp 15 85 2012 2013 nbsp 9 42 nbsp 13 48 nbsp 210 3 2013 2014 nbsp 9 17 4 nbsp 15 34 nbsp 210 2014 2015 nbsp 9 50 5 nbsp 15 40 nbsp 215 2015 2016 nbsp 9 50 6 nbsp 15 34 6 nbsp 210 2016 2017 nbsp 9 33 6 nbsp 15 32 6 2017 2018 nbsp 9 42 6 nbsp 15 22 6 2018 2019 nbsp 9 31 7 nbsp 15 10 7 2019 2020 nbsp 9 38 nbsp 13 28 2020 2021 nbsp 9 69 nbsp n a Students of the International Baccalaureate in Ressu have the option to study the following subjects 8 Group 1 Language A English A Language and Literature Finnish A Literature or a self taught language A literature Group 2 Language B Finnish French or another language A from group 1 Group 3 Human Sciences Economics Environmental systems and societies History Psychology Group 4 Experimental Sciences Environmental systems and societies Biology Chemistry Physics Group 5 Mathematics Mathematics analysis and approaches Mathematics applications and interpretations Group 6 Electives Another subject from groups 2 3 or 4Extracurricular activities editThe Ressu Chess Club is one of the top performing chess clubs in the Helsinki regional area citation needed In their second year the students also have the possibility of partaking in Vanhojen tanssit resembles the U S equivalent of prom and perform traditional ballroom dances in the White Hall Valkoinen Sali in the center of Helsinki next to the Presidential Palace Other extracurricular activities include the school choir debate club and the school newspapers Traditions and student life editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Among students Ressu has a constant good natured rivalry with two other schools in Helsinki the Normal Lyceum of Helsinki Norssi and to a lesser extent Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu SYK An annual sporting day pits students of Ressu and Norssi against each other in physical competition Students of Ressu often use the Peanuts character Snoopy as an unofficial symbol for the school and its students as the Finnish name for Snoopy is Ressu Despite this usage the school is not affiliated with Peanuts or its creator Ressu legend holds that upon graduation the graduating class of students compose a Bingo game made up of the catch phrases that the Principal is expected to say upon his congratulatory speech and printed onto sheets of paper which are distributed to the audience Any student who attains a Bingo must stand up and shout out Bingo in front of the graduating class Two students are said to have attained Bingos one of them was rebuked but went onto an eminent career in education and ultimately became Principal of the rivaling school SYK bringing its scores higher than those attained at Ressu in 1994 Notable alumni editVaino Tanner 1881 1966 Prime Minister of Finland 1926 1927 9 Ele Alenius born 1925 chairman of the Finnish People s Democratic League 1967 1979 Jan Klenberg 1931 2020 former Chief of Defence Hannu Karpo born 1942 reporter 10 Jukka Kuoppamaki born 1942 singer Jaakko Kalela born 1944 former member of the Presidential Cabinet current Finnish ambassador to Ethiopia Risto Alapuro born 1944 sociologist Pentti Arajarvi born 1948 politician and husband of Tarja Halonen 9 Hannu Raittila born 1956 writer and winner of 2001 Finlandia Prize Michael Monroe born 1962 musician and vocalist of Hanoi Rocks 11 Sami Garam born 1967 chef and writer Tommi Korpela born 1968 actor 9 Katariina Souri born 1968 author 9 Riku Rantala born 1974 and Tuomas Milonoff born 1974 journalists and creators of Madventures Laura Raty born 1977 politician Stig Pasi Siitonen born 1978 singer 12 References edit School s history Archived from the original on 2014 08 28 Retrieved 2015 01 10 Ressu lukio International Baccalaureate Organization Archived copy Archived from the original on 2014 11 09 Retrieved 2015 01 11 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 08 20 Retrieved 2015 01 11 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Helsingissa jai tayttamatta satoja opiskelupaikkoja katso paakaupunki seudun keskiarvot Yhteishaku Kaupunki Helsingin Sanomat Archived from the original on 2014 06 18 a b c d e f https www hel fi static liitteet opev pukipk alimmatkeskiarvotlukioihin2017 pdf bare URL PDF a b https www hel fi static liitteet opev poropk alimmat keskiarvot lukioihin 2018 pdf bare URL PDF Studies Archived from the original on 2015 08 15 Retrieved 2015 01 10 a b c d Koulun historia hel fi Retrieved 2016 04 26 Henkilohaastattelussa Johannes Koroma Vuoden ressu 2012 PDF Parskeita 3 2011 2012 Retrieved 27 October 2014 Mike Monroe elossa ja potkii Apu lehti 10 November 2011 Retrieved 27 November 2014 Ressun lukion 125 vuotisjuhlaviikon ohjelma Helsingin kaupunki Retrieved 2016 04 26 External links editRessun Lukio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ressu Upper Secondary School amp oldid 1187656549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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