How many schools are there in Orust?

Orust municipality has 25 active school units: 10 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 18 are municipal and 7 are independent. A total of 1,470 pupils attend schools in Orust.

What are the merit values in Orust?

The average year-9 merit value in Orust is 220 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Ängås skola 7-9 with 224.7 points.

Which school in Orust has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Stensbo skola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Orust at 89.9%. The municipal average is 77.3%.

How much does a school place cost in Orust?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Orust is 163,984 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 161,288 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Orust?

Student health services in Orust cost 5,310 SEK per pupil (2024). 66.1% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 58.5%.

Schools in Orust municipality

25 active school units in Orust, Västra Götalands län. The three most common school forms: 10 compulsory school, 10 preschool, 9 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 7 May 2026. School data covers 2023/24; Kolada data may cover different periods.

Orust has 25 schools with an average merit value of 220, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 77.3% (above the national average of 73.3%).

25 schools 1,470 pupils 77.3% qualified teachers Stable population

Summary — Orust

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (218.7) is 9.8 points below the national average (228.5).
Schools perform on average -5.5 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
The share of qualified teachers (79.3%) is 6 percentage points above the national average.
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -2.4 percentage points over the measurement period.
Cost per compulsory school pupil (163,984 SEK) is 15% higher than the national average (142,155 SEK).

Key metrics — Orust municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

25 Active schools 18 municipal, 7 independent

1,470 Total pupils 10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

220 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 2 schools (national avg: 228.5)

77.3% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

163,984 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

10.3 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.3 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.4)

Orust municipality has 25 schools with an average merit value of 220 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Orust outperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Orust over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -1.1 %

2020: 221.1 p 2025: 218.7 p

Merit values have decreased by 2.4 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -2.9 %

2020: 81.7 % 2025: 79.3 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 2.4 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +14.8 %

2020: 142,901 SEK 2024: 163,984 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 21,083 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Orust compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

4/7 Merit value

3/7 Qual. teachers

5/7 Cost/pupil

All 25 schools in Orust

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
ALEMYRENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	60	66.6%
ÄNGÅS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	83	63.4%
Ängås skola 7-9	Compulsory school	Orust kommun	180	82%
Ängås skola F-6	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Orust kommun	—	—
Änggården	After-school care, Compulsory school	Orust kommun	10	—
ÄNGSBERGETS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	82	50%
Anpassad grundskola	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care	Orust kommun	—	—
BAGAREVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	94	59.2%
Central enhet modersmål		Orust kommun	—	—
ELLÖS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	53	48.9%
Ellös skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Orust kommun	110	75.3%
FÖRSKOLAN SVANEN	Preschool	Gula Knuten Ek Förening	16	16.9%
Gymnasiet	Upper secondary school	Orust kommun	20	—
Henåns skola 7-9	Compulsory school	Orust kommun	230	80.2%
Henåns skola F-6	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Orust kommun	—	—
Komvux	Adult education	Orust kommun	—	—
ORUST MONTESSORI	Preschool	Orusts Montessoriskola Ekonomisk Förening	25	32.5%
Orust Montessoriskola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Orusts Montessoriskola Ekonomisk Förening	50	67.4%
ORUST WALDORFFÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Waldorfpedagogik På Orust Ekonomisk Förening	42	46.7%
Orust Waldorfskola	Compulsory school	Waldorfpedagogik på Orust ekonomisk förening	130	—
Solskolan	After-school care, Preschool class	Waldorfpedagogik på Orust ekonomisk förening	—	—
Stensbo skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Stensbo Skola Ideell Förening	40	89.9%
TVETS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	43	56.4%
VAREKILS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Orust kommun	62	58.3%
Varekils skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Orust kommun	140	69.1%

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

218.7 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

79.3% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

163,984 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

72% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Orust (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

218.7 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 213.8)

Merit score year 9 B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Merit value municipal / independent

217.7 / 234.4

Passing all subjects year 9

72%

Passing mathematics

91.5%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

73.8%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

73.7%

Parents with post-secondary education

59.5%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

79.3% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 72 %)

Certified teachers B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

79.5% / 76.5%

Pupils per teacher

10.6

Source: Kolada.

Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution

Staff stability

Teacher workforce stability in Orust, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.

Qualified teachers (2025): 79.3% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-2.4 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 78.7% (linear extrapolation, -0.3 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 1,347
Municipal / independent share: 83.8% / 16.2%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 163,984 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 150,869.5 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 161,288 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 87,418 SEK/pupil
Premises: 35,602 SEK/pupil
Student health: 5,310 SEK/pupil
School meals: 7,300 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 6,378 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Orust.

Student health (compulsory): 5,310 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 20,588 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 66.1%
Easy to access help, year 8: 58.5%
Safety at school: 75.7%
Study environment (studiero): 39.4%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Orust (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 14.9%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 6%
Swedish as a second language: 6.7%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 100%
Passed SvA, year 9: 90%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 2.5%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed

SALSA compares schools' actual results with model-calculated values based on pupil composition. A positive residual = better results than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation.

-5.5 Average residual (merit value) for 2 schools

SALSA score (municipality) ↑ 2020/21 2024/25

2020/21: -6.5 2024/25: -5.5

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Ängås skola 7-9	225	225	-1.0
Henåns skola 7-9	215	225	-10.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Ängås skola 7-9	Orust kommun	224.7	-1.0	82%	180
Henåns skola 7-9	Orust kommun	215.2	-10.0	80.2%	230

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Orust (2025).

Number of pupils: 30
Share of compulsory school pupils: 2%
Cost per pupil: 485,250 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.4

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -1.1%

2020: 221.1 p 2025: 218.7 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -2.9%

2020: 81.7 % 2025: 79.3 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +14.8%

2020: 142,901 SEK 2024: 163,984 SEK

Number of pupils ↓ -2.5%

2020: 1,381 2025: 1,347

Independent share ↑ +1.3%

2020: 16 % 2025: 16.2 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -7.8%

2020: 11.5 2025: 10.6

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +10%

2020: 4,828 SEK 2024: 5,310 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↑ +6.6%

2022: 62 % 2025: 66.1 %

Student health yr 8 ↓ -12.6%

2022: 66.9 % 2025: 58.5 %

Safety ↓ -16.9%

2022: 91.1 % 2025: 75.7 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Orust (2024).

Upper-secondary pupils: 473
Graduating within 3 years: 72.1% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 50.6% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 72.4% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 151,462 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.5 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 3.2
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 422,000 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 5,118 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 5.7%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 88%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 80.2%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +15.2%

2020: 131,426 SEK 2024: 151,462 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↓ -5.3%

2020: 76.1 % 2025: 72.1 %

Qualified teachers US ↓ -27.6%

2020: 100 % 2025: 72.4 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +51.8%

2020: 13,560 SEK 2024: 20,588 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +13.7%

2020: 44.5 % 2025: 50.6 %

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Orust going on to higher education.

University eligibility (all): 50.6% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 80% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 25.3% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 72.1% (national avg: 71.3 %)

Source: Kolada. Directly to university = share starting university the same year as graduation.

Pupil forecast

Population forecast for school-age children in Orust (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 480
Ages 16–18 (2030): 485 (+1%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 1,535
Ages 6–15 (2030): 1,495 (-2.6%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 634
Total school age (2035): 2,467

Source: SCB population forecast. The forecast indicates future demand pressure.

Adult education

Komvux and SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Komvux (adult education)

Key metrics for municipal adult education in Orust (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 307
Cost per FTE student: 118,931 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 73%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 70.7%
Teacher licence, basic level: 100%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 100%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 125 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 484 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Orust (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 99
Cost per FTE student: 263 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 81.1%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Orust

Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.

Enrolled children: 559
Preschool units: 10 (7 municipal, 3 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 86.8% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 15.6 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 13.2 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5.1 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 54.2% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 55.6% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Orust (2024).

Cost per child: 55,794 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 634
Children per FTE: 21.6 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 28.1% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 57.2% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 84% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Orust (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Orust (2025).

Open preschool units: 1
Open preschool FTEs: 2

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +8.9%

2020: 51,254 SEK 2024: 55,794 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +14.4%

2020: 50 % 2025: 57.2 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

Health indicators for children and young people in Orust (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth: 9.5%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Orust (2024).

Initiated child investigations: 38 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 10.6 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 2,713 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

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Demographics and population

Population, households and migration patterns

Demographics

Population data for Orust (2025).

Total population: 15,363
Population change: 0.1%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 641
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 1,400
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 488
Higher education 25–64: 21.7%
Foreign-born 20–64: 13%
16–24 not in work/education: 6%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Orust (2024).

Single without children: 38.3%
Single with children: 4.3%
Couple without children: 31%
Couple with children: 17.7%
Other households: 8.6%
Total number of households: 7,322

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3%).

Municipality	Distance	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Pupils
Orust you	—	220	77.3%	163,984 SEK	1,470
Lysekil	17.7 km	218.2	63.4%	162,560 SEK	2,290
Stenungsund	18.7 km	213.6	84.2%	154,227 SEK	5,477
Tjörn	20.2 km	223	75.1%	175,341 SEK	2,178
Uddevalla	23.5 km	226.3	78.7%	143,370 SEK	11,503
Lilla Edet	29.4 km	210.6	65.9%	135,992 SEK	2,238
Sotenäs	32.1 km	224.1	67.3%	164,250 SEK	941
Neighbour avg.		219.3	72.4%	155,957 SEK	4,105

Merit value year 9

Uddevalla

226.3

Sotenäs

224.1

Tjörn

223

Orust

220

Lysekil

218.2

Stenungsund

213.6

Lilla Edet

210.6

Qualified teachers

Stenungsund

84.2%

Uddevalla

78.7%

Orust

77.3%

Tjörn

75.1%

Sotenäs

67.3%

Lilla Edet

65.9%

Lysekil

63.4%

Source: Skolverket & Kolada. Municipalities selected by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Orust (2025).

Newly arrived received: 0.6 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 0 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 67.2%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ -83.3%

2020: 0.6 % 2025: 0.1 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -3.2%

2020: 6.2 % 2024: 6 %

Newly arrived ↓ -62.5%

2020: 1.6 2025: 0.6

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Orust (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 22.3%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 33.8%
Tax base: 269,442 SEK/capita
Annual result: 3,161 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 4.1%
Solidity: 28.3%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

Economic assistance (social benefits) in Orust (2024).

Assistance households: 2 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 3.1%
Assistance months (avg): 37.7
Net cost economic assistance: 1,215 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

Cost of learning tools in Orust. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school: 6,378 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 5,118 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Orust.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 12.8%
Completed dwellings: 1.8 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.8%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 99.7%
Rental: 13.1%
Cooperative: 2.3%
Owner-occupied: 80.5%
Cars in traffic: 9,267

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate ↓ -3.5%

2020: 23.1 % 2025: 22.3 %

Economic assistance ↓ -16.7%

2020: 2.4 2024: 2

Overcrowding ↓ -17.9%

2020: 15.6 % 2025: 12.8 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Orust (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 7,573 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 580 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 117 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 267 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Orust (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 6,819 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 0.9

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Orust (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 9.1%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 52.2% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 6.9%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 8.5%
Sick leave >49 years: 10.2%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.7% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Orust (2023).

Share of pupils 6–19: 20.8%
Number of pupils: 450
Average pupil fee: 887 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 332 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Orust (2024).

Loans per capita: 7 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 10 per capita
Active borrowers: 26.8%
Media allocation: 790 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Orust (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 3.4 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 61.7%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2023).

Culture school share ↑ +3.5%

2020: 20.1 % 2023: 20.8 %

Reported crimes ↑ +1.9%

2020: 7,434.6 2025: 7,572.8

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +14.5%

2020: 8.3 % 2024: 9.5 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -8.1%

2020: 3.7 t 2023: 3.4 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +2.9%

2020: 96.9 % 2024: 99.7 %

Total sick leave ↓ -10.8%

2020: 10.2 % 2025: 9.1 %

Stress-related cases ↓ -12.5%

2020: 0.8 % 2024: 0.7 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -3.8%

2020: 319 2024: 307

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +14.8%

2020: 103,636 SEK 2024: 118,931 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +0.7%

2021: 72.5 % 2024: 73 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -10.1%

2020: 78.6 % 2024: 70.7 %

Licence upper sec. level ↑ +118.8%

2020: 45.7 % 2025: 100 %

SFI pupils ↑ +47.8%

2020: 67 2024: 99

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Orust with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.

2020 81.7%

2025 (latest) 79.3%

Forecast 2027 78.7% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 72%

National avg 73.3%

Source: Kolada. The forecast is indicative and based on linear regression.

Cost-effectiveness

Comparison between cost per pupil and achieved school results (merit value year 9) in Orust.

Cost per pupil: 163,984 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 218.7 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.3 (national avg: 1.6)

Orust achieves fewer merit points per invested krona than the national average.

Source: Kolada. Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.

Peer municipalities

Compare Orust with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Orust compared with 7 statistically similar municipalities. Colour coding: better / average / worse than peer average (±3%).

Municipality	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs	SALSA score
Orust you	218.7	79.3%	163,984 SEK	72.1%	-5.5
Hjo	216.9	75.5%	169,770 SEK	70.5%	-14.0
Karlsborg	217.7	82.5%	155,537 SEK	74.6%	-12.0
Dals-Ed	225.9	82.1%	170,292 SEK	73.7%	+1.0
Stenungsund	224.3	80.7%	154,227 SEK	72.4%	-14.5
Tjörn	224.3	73.7%	175,341 SEK	73.7%	-1.0
Åmål	204.3	74.2%	161,470 SEK	73.4%	-13.0
Bollebygd	212.8	75.9%	146,479 SEK	82.3%	-20.0
Peer average	218	77.8%	161,874 SEK	74.4%	-10.5

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

HjoKarlsborgDals-EdStenungsundTjörn

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

HjoKarlsborgDals-EdStenungsundTjörn

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

HjoKarlsborgDals-EdStenungsundTjörn

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

HjoKarlsborgDals-EdStenungsundTjörn

Source: Kolada. Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Västra Götalands län.

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Commuting municipality near a smaller town

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Orust belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. Here is how Orust compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Orust Group median

Merit value 218.7 (median: 207.4)

82th

Qualified teachers 79.3 (median: 70.9)

88th

Students/teacher 10.6 (median: 10.6)

48th

Cost/pupil 163983.9 (median: 153333.9)

24th

Graduating 3 yrs 72.1 (median: 65.4)

82th

All subjects passed 72 (median: 61.6)

86th

✅ Above group median for merit value

✅ Above group median for qualified teachers

✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Orust	218.7	79.3%	163,984 SEK	72.1%
Arboga	226.7	72.1%	138,550 SEK	58.2%
Boxholm	224.5	79.6%	164,524 SEK	67.9%
Bromölla	203	75.2%	145,712 SEK	67.9%
Degerfors	209.1	76.1%	139,707 SEK	49.5%
Eksjö	217.9	65.4%	151,682 SEK	71.1%
Emmaboda	216.4	77.7%	181,122 SEK	64.3%
Essunga	177.6	69.3%	162,716 SEK	81.3%
Fagersta	206.3	56%	146,282 SEK	54.1%

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada. Compare with more municipalities using the Benchmark tool

Common questions about schools in Orust

How many schools are there in Orust?: Orust municipality has 25 active school units: 10 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 18 are municipal and 7 are independent. A total of 1,470 pupils attend schools in Orust.
What are the merit values in Orust?: The average year-9 merit value in Orust is 220 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Ängås skola 7-9 with 224.7 points.
Which school in Orust has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Stensbo skola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Orust at 89.9%. The municipal average is 77.3%.
How much does a school place cost in Orust?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Orust is 163,984 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 161,288 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Orust?: Student health services in Orust cost 5,310 SEK per pupil (2024). 66.1% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 58.5%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Timeline — school events in Orust

03/05/2026
FÖRSKOLAN SVANEN: Renamed from Förskola 168639 to FÖRSKOLAN SVANEN
26/04/2026
FÖRSKOLAN SVANEN: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN SVANEN to Förskola 168639

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