All compulsory schools in Gällivare — 11 schools

Gällivare has 11 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 228.3 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Gällivare

All 11 compulsory schools in Gällivare sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Emmaskolan F-6	–	68 %	40	Municipal
Hakkas Centralskola	216.3	43 %	70	Municipal
Hedskolan L	–	51 %	210	Municipal
Hedskolan M	–	45 %	210	Municipal
Malmens friskola	257.6	56 %	130	Independent
Mariaskolan F-6	–	64 %	110	Municipal
Myranskolan LM	–	44 %	130	Municipal
Puoltikasvaara skola F-6	–	–	10	Municipal
Sjöparksskolan	211.0	38 %	410	Municipal
Tallbackaskolan	–	41 %	280	Municipal
Tjautjasjaure skola	–	–	10	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 218.4 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 212.4 / 257.6
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 67.4 %
Pass in mathematics: 82.8 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 62.9 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 33 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 50.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 45.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 44.5 % / 56.3 %
Pupils per teacher: 11.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 45.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-7.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Gällivare (%)

2020: 53 %2025: 45.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 1,599
Municipal / independent share: 91.9 % / 8.1 %

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: 171,982 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 164,702 SEK/pupil

Teaching

85,337 SEK

Premises

31,454 SEK

Student health

6,332 SEK

Meals

11,200 SEK

Learning tools

6,790 SEK

Other

23,590 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 6,332 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 69.2 %
Preventive work (staff): 63.1 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 54.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 48.3 %
Safety at school: 69.5 %
Study calm: 31.2 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 16.5 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 2.8 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 85.7 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 45.5 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 2.6 %

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.

+8.3Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools

SALSA results per school in Gällivare, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Malmens friskola	258	231	+27
Sjöparksskolan	211	205	+6

Highest merit score in Gällivare

Top 3 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 3 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Malmens friskola	Malmens Friskola AB	257.6	+27	56 %	130
Hakkas Centralskola	GÄLLIVARE KOMMUN	216.3	–	43.3 %	70
Sjöparksskolan	GÄLLIVARE KOMMUN	211	+6	37.9 %	410

School ranking — Gällivare

All 3 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 Gällivare sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Malmens friskola	257.6	+27	56 %	130
Hakkas Centralskola	216.3	–	43 %	70
Sjöparksskolan	211	+6	38 %	410

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 Gällivare municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 16
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 0.9 %
Cost per pupil: 767,765 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.9

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada