Compulsory schools in Borås

Borås has 48 compulsory schools of which 4 are independent. Average merit score: 218.3 points. Data from Skolverket 2025/26.

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All compulsory schools in Borås

All 48 compulsory schools in Borås sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Aplaredskolan F-6	–	54 %	60	Municipal
Asklandaskolan F-6	–	81 %	220	Municipal
Bergdalskolan F-6	–	70 %	270	Municipal
Björkhöjdskolan 7-9	208.7	76 %	270	Municipal
Björkhöjdskolan F-6	–	72 %	240	Municipal
Bodaskolan 7-9	206.9	69 %	500	Municipal
Bodaskolan F-6	–	69 %	250	Municipal
Borgstenaskolan F-6	–	68 %	40	Municipal
Borås Kristna skola	227.4	74 %	160	Independent
Bredaredskolan F-6	–	78 %	110	Municipal
Byttorpskolan F-6	–	58 %	230	Municipal
Dalsjöskolan 4-6	–	67 %	210	Municipal
Dalsjöskolan 7-9	224.7	61 %	440	Municipal
Daltorpskolan 7-9	210.5	63 %	440	Municipal
Dannikeskolan F-6	–	63 %	70	Municipal
Ekarängskolan F-6	–	67 %	240	Municipal
Engelbrektskolan 7-9	223.9	89 %	360	Municipal
Engelbrektskolan F-6	–	81 %	400	Municipal
Erikslundskolan 7-9	198.2	70 %	220	Municipal
Erikslundskolan F-6	–	48 %	70	Municipal
Fjärdingskolan F-6	–	53 %	230	Municipal
Fredriksborgskolan F-9	–	55 %	280	Municipal
Fristadskolan 7-9	218.5	56 %	410	Municipal
Gula skolan F-6	–	70 %	220	Municipal
Gånghesterskolan F-6	–	72 %	180	Municipal
Hestra Midgårdskolan F-6	–	73 %	370	Municipal
Internationella Engelska Skolan Borås	243.1	–	490	Independent
Kerstinsgårdskolan F-3	–	87 %	60	Municipal
Kinnarummaskolan F-6	–	77 %	80	Municipal
Kristinebergskolan F-6	–	65 %	370	Municipal
Kunskapsskolan Borås	222.4	65 %	640	Independent
Malmen Montessori	233.6	71 %	530	Independent
Myråsskolan F-6	–	72 %	540	Municipal
Målsrydskolan F-6	–	49 %	80	Municipal
Rångedalaskolan F-6	–	79 %	60	Municipal
Sandaredskolan F-6	–	87 %	360	Municipal
Sandgärdskolan 7-9	235.8	64 %	400	Municipal
Sandhultskolan F-6	–	80 %	120	Municipal
Sjöboskolan F-6	–	85 %	200	Municipal
Sjömarkenskolan F-6	–	87 %	400	Municipal
Sparsörskolan F-6	–	89 %	250	Municipal
Svaneholmskolan F-6	–	66 %	90	Municipal
Särlaskolan 7-9	188.4	65 %	220	Municipal
Trandaredskolan F-6	–	79 %	410	Municipal
Tummarpskolan F-3	–	92 %	130	Municipal
Viskaforsskolan 7-9	214.8	62 %	220	Municipal
Viskaforsskolan F-6	–	66 %	240	Municipal
Äsperedskolan F-6	–	84 %	90	Municipal

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Borås municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 218 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 215.4 / 229.3
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 67.9 %
Pass in mathematics: 85 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 80 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 68.6 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 60.8 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Borås municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 69.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 70 % / 68.7 %
Pupils per teacher: 12.1

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Borås municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025): 69.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+3.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Borås (%)

2020: 66 %2025: 69.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 12,391
Municipal / independent share: 86.2 % / 13.8 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 138,648 SEK(national avg: 144,800 SEK)

Municipal schools: 138,142 SEK/pupil

Teaching

78,540 SEK

Premises

23,652 SEK

Student health

5,260 SEK

Meals

7,230 SEK

Learning tools

6,893 SEK

Other

16,567 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Borås municipality.

Student health, compulsory school: 5,260 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,275 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 72.4 %
Preventive work (staff): 63.6 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 63.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 52.2 %
Safety at school: 82.5 %
Study calm: 46.6 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Borås municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 27.2 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 15 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 20.2 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 96.2 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 70.3 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 2.3 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

Average deviation (merit score) across 14 schools: -2.6

SALSA results per school in Borås, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Internationella Engelska Skolan Borås	238	228	+10
Viskaforsskolan 7-9	223	215	+8
Engelbrektskolan 7-9	233	226	+7
Erikslundskolan 7-9	205	198	+7
Särlaskolan 7-9	197	196	+1
Borås Kristna skola	207	208	-1
Bodaskolan 7-9	207	210	-3
Sandgärdskolan 7-9	234	237	-3
Fristadskolan 7-9	226	231	-5
Björkhöjdskolan 7-9	200	207	-6
Dalsjöskolan 7-9	216	223	-6
Kunskapsskolan Borås	226	235	-9
Malmen Montessori	233	247	-14
Daltorpskolan 7-9	194	217	-23

Highest merit score in Borås

Top 10 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 10 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Internationella Engelska Skolan Borås	Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings AB	243.1	+10	–	490
Sandgärdskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	235.8	-3	64.2 %	400
Malmen Montessori	MALMEN MONTESSORI	233.6	-14	70.5 %	530
Borås Kristna skola	AB Borås Kristna Skola	227.4	-1	74.2 %	160
Dalsjöskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	224.7	-6	60.6 %	440
Engelbrektskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	223.9	+7	89.4 %	360
Kunskapsskolan Borås	Magnora Aktiebolag	222.4	-9	64.7 %	640
Fristadskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	218.5	-5	55.5 %	410
Viskaforsskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	214.8	+8	61.6 %	220
Daltorpskolan 7-9	BORÅS KOMMUN	210.5	-23	63.2 %	440

School ranking — Borås

All 14 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Borås sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Internationella Engelska Skolan Borås	243.1	+10	–	490
Sandgärdskolan 7-9	235.8	-3	64 %	400
Malmen Montessori	233.6	-14	71 %	530
Borås Kristna skola	227.4	-1	74 %	160
Dalsjöskolan 7-9	224.7	-6	61 %	440
Engelbrektskolan 7-9	223.9	+7	89 %	360
Kunskapsskolan Borås	222.4	-9	65 %	640
Fristadskolan 7-9	218.5	-5	56 %	410
Viskaforsskolan 7-9	214.8	+8	62 %	220
Daltorpskolan 7-9	210.5	-23	63 %	440
Björkhöjdskolan 7-9	208.7	-6	76 %	270
Bodaskolan 7-9	206.9	-3	69 %	500
Erikslundskolan 7-9	198.2	+7	70 %	220
Särlaskolan 7-9	188.4	+1	65 %	220

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Borås municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 178
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.3 %
Cost per pupil: 630,909 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 5

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2025/26.

Data from Oct 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada