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Schools in Munkedal municipality

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23 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Munkedal, Västra Götaland County. The three most common school forms: 9 preschool, 6 compulsory school, 5 after-school care (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Munkedal

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
6
Upper secondary
4
Preschools
9
Municipal
19
Independent
4

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2024/25. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Munkedal has 23 schools with a merit value of 203.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 68% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

23 schools1,786 pupils68% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.8%)

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Summary — Munkedal

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Munkedal municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

23Active schools19 municipal, 4 independent
1,786Total pupils6 compulsory, 4 upper secondary
203.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
68%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
158,157 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
11.4Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Munkedal municipality has 23 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 203.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (68%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Munkedal

How many schools are there in Munkedal?
Munkedal municipality has 23 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 6 of the units offer compulsory education, 4 offer upper-secondary education and 9 offer preschool. 19 of the units are municipal and 4 are independent. A total of 1,786 pupils attend schools in Munkedal.
What are the merit values in Munkedal?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Munkedal is 203.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Kungsmarksskolan with 203.3 points.
Which school in Munkedal has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Hedekas skola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Munkedal at 81.3%. The municipality value is 68% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Munkedal?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Munkedal is 158,157 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 145,339 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Munkedal organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Munkedal
Mother-tongue tuition

17.3% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 5,922 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Munkedal compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
6/7Merit value 2025
3/7Qualified teachers 2025
2/6Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Munkedal

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Munkedal
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Munkedal: 6 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Hedekas skola with Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Lowest: Kungsmarksskolan with Skolkoll score 31 out of 100.

Hedekas skola
Skolkoll score 57 out of 100
Bruksskolan
Skolkoll score 54 out of 100
Munkedalsskolan
Skolkoll score 49 out of 100
Hällevadsholms skola
Skolkoll score 46 out of 100
Centrumskolan
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
Kungsmarksskolan
Skolkoll score 31 out of 100
6 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Munkedal
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Munkedal: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Dinglegymnasiet with Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Lowest: Processtekniska Gymnasiet with Skolkoll score 42 out of 100.

Dinglegymnasiet
Skolkoll score 49 out of 100
Kunskapens hus, IM
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
Yrkesgymnasiet Munkedal
Skolkoll score 47 out of 100
Processtekniska Gymnasiet
Skolkoll score 42 out of 100
4 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Munkedal

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Munkedal with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
BruksskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMUNKEDALS KOMMUN20080.2%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
CentrumskolanCompulsory schoolMUNKEDALS KOMMUN8050.3%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
DinglegymnasietUpper secondary schoolNaturbruk Väst AB8064.4%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Hällevadsholms skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMUNKEDALS KOMMUN9066.9%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Below average.
Hedekas skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMUNKEDALS KOMMUN8081.3%Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Near average.
KungsmarksskolanAdapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolMUNKEDALS KOMMUN38061.8%Skolkoll score 31 out of 100. Below average.
Kunskapens hus, IMAdapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary schoolMUNKEDALS KOMMUN4056.1%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Munkedals anpassade grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school careMUNKEDALS KOMMUN———
MunkedalsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMUNKEDALS KOMMUN25070.9%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Processtekniska GymnasietUpper secondary schoolMUNKEDALS KOMMUN40—Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Yrkesgymnasiet MunkedalUpper secondary schoolEdukatus Alliance Holding AB13080.6%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in MunkedalMunkedal has 9 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Munkedal with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Munkedal you—203.368%158,157 SEK
Färgelanda22.4 km200.565.6%180,854 SEK
Uddevalla24.8 km220.472.9%143,370 SEK
Lysekil25.8 km218.263.6%162,560 SEK
Sotenäs26 km224.164.9%164,250 SEK
Tanum27.8 km205.167.7%159,605 SEK
Orust35 km218.779.3%—
Neighbour avg214.569%162,128 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2024/25. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Munkedal municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Munkedal place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Munkedal

  1. Centrumskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: josefin.ehnebom@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18075 to url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: josefin.ehnebom@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18276

  2. Hällevadsholms skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: josefin.ehnebom@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18075 to url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: josefin.ehnebom@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18276

  3. Bruksskolan: Head changed

  4. Kungsmarksskolan: Head changed

  5. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Head changed

  6. Bruksskolan: Head changed

  7. Kungsmarksskolan: Head changed

  8. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Head changed

  9. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: camilla.eklund@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18287 to url: http://www.munkedal.se, email: martin.dalenius@munkedal.se, phone: 0524-18032

  10. Dinglegymnasiet: Address changed from Kustvägen 11C, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 11C Hus 3, 45561 Dingle

  11. Dinglegymnasiet: Contact details changed from url: https://www.dinglegymnasiet.se, email: info@dinglegymnasiet.se, phone: 0524-28200 to url: https://www.dinglegymnasiet.se, email: info@dinglegymnasiet.se, phone: 0524-42800

  12. Kunskapens hus, IM: Address changed from Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 10, 45561 Dingle

  13. Kunskapens Hus, Komvux: Address changed from Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 10, 45561 Dingle

  14. Kunskapens Hus, SFI: Address changed from Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 10, 45561 Dingle

  15. Hedekas skola: Head changed

  16. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Head changed

  17. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Address changed from Skolvägen 5, 45530 Munkedal to Myrbottenvägen 8, 45534 Munkedal

  18. Centrumskolan: Head changed

  19. Centrumskolan: School types changed from FTH, GR to GR

  20. Hällevadsholms skola: Head changed

  21. Kungsmarksskolan: Head changed

  22. Yrkesgymnasiet Munkedal: Contact details changed from url: http://www.larlingsgymnasiet.se, email: info@yrkesgymnasiet.se, phone: 0762-259275 to url: http://www.larlingsgymnasiet.se, email: myndigheter@edukatus.se, phone: 090-124600

  23. Kunskapens hus, IM: Address changed from Kustvägen 12, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle

  24. Kunskapens Hus, Komvux: Address changed from Kustvägen12, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle

  25. Kunskapens Hus, SFI: Address changed from Kustvägen 12, 45561 Dingle to Norra Kustvägen 9, 45561 Dingle

  26. Dinglegymnasiet: Contact details changed from url: http://www.dinglegymnasiet.se, email: info@dinglegymnasiet.se, phone: 0524-28200 to url: https://www.dinglegymnasiet.se, email: info@dinglegymnasiet.se, phone: 0524-28200

  27. Kungsmarksskolan: Grades changed from 7, 8, 9 to 6, 7, 8, 9

  28. Munkedalsskolan: Renamed from Munkedals skola to Munkedalsskolan

  29. Yrkesgymnasiet Munkedal: Renamed from Lärlingsgymnasiet i Munkedal to Yrkesgymnasiet Munkedal

  30. Munkedals anpassade grundskola: Start date changed from not_registered to 2024-01-11

… and 127 older events.

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