The Päivölä School Mathematics Programme started as a pilot in 1994, and it acquired its current form in 1997. It can be defined as a talent support programme, given the fact that, in addition to having higher-than-average abilities, the admitted students are committed to learning mathematics and natural sciences subjects and they are motivated to learn. The options of fast progress and of gaining university credits in upper secondary school give high-ability students long-term advantages.
