Editing Vantaa (section)

==Education==
[[File:Lumon lukio, Vantaa.jpg|thumb|right|The Lumo upper secondary school in [[Korso]].]]

===Primary education===
Vantaa offers diverse opportunities in primary education. The city has a total of 50 Finnish-speaking, five Swedish-speaking, and one English-speaking [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Middle school|junior high]] schools.<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/varhaiskasvatus_ja_koulutus/perusopetus/koulujen_ja_hallinnon_yhteystiedot Suomenkieliset peruskoulut], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.vanda.fi/smabarnspedagogik_och_utbildning/grundlaggande_utbildning/skolornas_kontaktuppgifter Grundläggande utbildning. Skolornas kontaktuppgifter], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref> The schools come in various sizes, of which the smallest is the Swedish-speaking [[Kyrkoby skola]], which has been located in the same school building since 1837.<ref>[http://www.vanda.fi/smabarnspedagogik_och_utbildning/grundlaggande_utbildning/skolornas_kontaktuppgifter/skolornas_egna_sidor/kyrkoby_skola Kyrkoby skola], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref> In contrast, the largest primary schools in Vantaa are Finnish-speaking schools of over 800 students such as the Mikkola and Lehtikuusi schools.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160508121519/http://www.vantaa.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/vantaa/embeds/vantaawwwstructure/122654_Peruskoulun_oppilaat_2014.pdf Peuruskoulun oppilaat 20.9.2014], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref>

===Secondary and vocational education===
Vantaa has five Finnish-speaking [[upper secondary school]]s, including [[Tikkurila Upper Secondary]], the largest upper secondary school in the Nordic Countries, as well as one Swedish-speaking upper secondary school. In addition, Vantaa has a [[Waldorf education|Steiner school]] including primary and secondary education, online education at the Sotunki Upper Secondary and adult education at the Tikkurila Upper Secondary.<ref name="lukiokoulutus">[http://www.vantaa.fi/varhaiskasvatus_ja_koulutus/lukiot_ja_ammatillinen_koulutus/lukiokoulutus Lukiokoulutus Vantaalla], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref>

For [[vocational education]], Vantaa has several [[vocational school]]s, such as the Varia vocational school, the Mercuria school of business economics, the Vocational school for probation, Työtehoseura and Edupoli, of which the latter two offer vocational training for youths and adults and hold vocational screening.<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/varhaiskasvatus_ja_koulutus/lukiot_ja_ammatillinen_koulutus/ammatillinen_koulutus Ammatillinen koulutus Vantaalla], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 28 May 2016.</ref> Vocational education for special groups is offered by the Vantaa offices of the Vocational school Live and the Kiipula vocational school. It is also possible to take the Finnish matriculation examination in connection with vocational education (a double examination for example in the Varia vocational school).<ref name="lukiokoulutus_ja">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160513095647/http://www.vantaa.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/vantaa/embeds/vantaawwwstructure/119634_valintaopas_2016_lukio-_ja_ammaillinen_koulutus.pdf Lukiokoulutus ja ammatillinen koulutus Vantaalla], city of Vantaa 2016. Accessed on 9 June 2016.</ref>

===Tertiary education===
[[File:Vantaan musiikkiopisto - Tikkurilan kirjastotalo - 2. krs - Tikkurila - Vantaa - m.jpg|thumb|right|The Vantaa institution for music.]]
Vantaa has two [[University of applied sciences (Finland)|universities of applied sciences]]: [[Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences|Metropolia]] and [[Laurea University of Applied Sciences|Laurea]]. Metropolia has offices in [[Myyrmäki]] (technical education and Metropolia Business School) and [[Tikkurila]] (institution for design). Laurea offers education in communications and social and healthcare in Tikkurila.<ref>[https://www.laurea.fi/ Laurea University of applied sciences]. Accessed on 10 June 2016.</ref>

===Educational institutions===
The Vantaa institution for adult education is one of the largest educational institutions in Finland. Education is also provided by the Vantaa institution for arts, the Vantaa institution for music, the Vantaa institution for creative writing and a couple of private educational institutions.

===Education for immigrants===
It is possible to study the [[Finnish language]] at various places all over Vantaa. Some courses can be taken for free and some require payment.<ref>[http://www.vantaa.fi/varhaiskasvatus_ja_koulutus/aikuiskoulutus/koulutusta_maahanmuuttajille Koulutusta maahanmuuttajille], city of Vantaa. Accessed on 9 June 2016.</ref>