We organise a wide range of thematic days, study excursions to museums and exhibitions as well as trips to the theatre and opera. We also place great value on creativity and handicraft. At Norssi, students can complete general upper secondary education diplomas in home economics, visual arts, crafts and physical education. In early May, we celebrate the traditional Norssi Day, and in late May, we go head-to-head against the Ressu upper secondary school in the sports field.
We organize an open house event and introduction for students interested in studying at the Helsinki Normal Lyceum general upper secondary school every year: Open house event
Information for students starting their first year of general upper secondary school in autumn 2024: Instructions for first-year students (in Finnish)
Norssi hosts approximately 245 general upper secondary school students and admits 80 new students each year. Our school building is also home to comprehensive school grades 1–5 and 7–9. At Norssi, the minimum number of students per teaching group is 10, while the usual number of students ranges between 20 and 30.
In recent years, the following average grades have been required for general upper secondary school admission:
2019–2020: 9.33
2020–2021: 9.50
2021–2022: 9.46
2022–2023: 9,62
2023-2024: 9,67
2024-2025: 9,62