The school's compensatory mission (kompensatoriskt uppdrag) means that the school should strive to equalise differences in students' circumstances. Regardless of background, all students should be given the opportunity to meet the knowledge goals.
In practice
The compensatory mission means, among other things, that resources should be distributed according to need (not equally to all), that schools with challenging conditions should receive extra support, and that instruction should be adapted to reach all students. The equity grant and the SALSA model are tools linked to this mission.