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Schools in Sjöbo municipality

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36 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 Sjöbo, Skåne County. The three most common school forms: 21 preschool, 10 compulsory school, 9 after-school care (+4 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 Sjöbo

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
10
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
21
Municipal
22
Independent
14

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.

Sjöbo has 36 schools with a merit value of 183.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 71.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

36 schools2,719 pupils71.8% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Practical info

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Summary — Sjöbo

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Sjöbo municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

36Active schools22 municipal, 14 independent
2,719Total pupils10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
183.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
71.8%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
144,969 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9.6Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Sjöbo municipality has 36 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 183.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (71.8%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Sjöbo

How many schools are there in Sjöbo?
Sjöbo municipality has 36 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 10 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 21 offer preschool. 22 of the units are municipal and 14 are independent. A total of 2,719 pupils attend schools in Sjöbo.
What are the merit values in Sjöbo?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Sjöbo is 183.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Färsingaskolan with 182 points.
Which school in Sjöbo has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Lövestads skola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Sjöbo at 85.9%. The municipality value is 71.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Sjöbo?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Sjöbo is 144,969 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 147,670 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Sjöbo 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 Sjöbo
Mother-tongue tuition

16.4% 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: 6,718 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 Sjöbo compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
7/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
6/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Sjöbo

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 Sjöbo
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Sjöbo: 10 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Lövestads skola with Skolkoll score 62 out of 100. Municipal average 50, neutral midpoint 50.

10 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Sjöbo
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Sjöbo: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Malenagymnasiet with Skolkoll score 34 out of 100. Lowest: Malenagymnasiet with Skolkoll score 34 out of 100.

Malenagymnasiet
Skolkoll score 34 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Sjöbo

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Sjöbo with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school careSJÖBO KOMMUN———
EmanuelskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSJÖBO KOMMUN30074.3%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
FärsingaskolanCompulsory schoolSJÖBO KOMMUN44059.4%Skolkoll score 23 out of 100. Below average.
Friskolan BokenAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classCiconias Ekonomisk förening13070.8%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Below average.
Lövestads skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSJÖBO KOMMUN14085.9%Skolkoll score 62 out of 100. Near average.
MalenagymnasietUpper secondary schoolSJÖBO KOMMUN21055.3%Skolkoll score 34 out of 100. Below average.
Montessoriskolan FyrkappanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMONTESSORISKOLAN FYRKAPPAN EKONOMISK FÖRENING4083.1%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Nils Månssons FriskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classNils Månssons Friskola AB6079.9%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
SandbäcksskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSJÖBO KOMMUN30079.7%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
StorkskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSJÖBO KOMMUN10071.4%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Vollsjö ResursskolaCompulsory schoolAlmaWoll AB2052.4%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average. Limited confidence.
Vollsjö skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSJÖBO KOMMUN16070.7%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in SjöboSjöbo has 21 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 Sjöbo with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Sjöbo you—183.371.8%144,969 SEK
Tomelilla19.6 km19777.1%142,969 SEK
Hörby22 km204.374.7%135,277 SEK
Skurup23.7 km225.667.3%140,847 SEK
Ystad24.3 km238.777.9%129,550 SEK
Lund30.5 km251.378.8%149,650 SEK
Eslöv31.4 km224.379.1%140,361 SEK
Neighbour avg223.575.8%139,776 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 Sjöbo municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Sjöbo

  1. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Renamed from Förskola 870503 to BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM

  2. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Operating name changed from Förskola 870503 to BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM

  3. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Operator name changed to: Brandstads Förskola Och Fritidshem (previously: Okänd huvudman)

  4. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Renamed from BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM to Förskola 870503

  5. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Operating name changed from BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM to Förskola 870503

  6. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Operator name changed to: Okänd huvudman (previously: Brandstads Förskola Och Fritidshem)

  7. VILLERVALLA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  8. BOMBI BITT FÖRSKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING I VOLLSJÖ: Renamed from Förskola 831106 to BOMBI BITT FÖRSKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING I VOLLSJÖ

  9. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Renamed from Förskola 870503 to BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM

  10. FÖRSKOLAN LEKANDE LÄTT EKONOMISK FÖRENING: Renamed from Förskola 580273 to FÖRSKOLAN LEKANDE LÄTT EKONOMISK FÖRENING

  11. BOMBI BITT FÖRSKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING I VOLLSJÖ: Renamed from BOMBI BITT FÖRSKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING I VOLLSJÖ to Förskola 831106

  12. BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM: Renamed from BRANDSTADS FÖRSKOLA OCH FRITIDSHEM to Förskola 870503

  13. FÖRSKOLAN LEKANDE LÄTT EKONOMISK FÖRENING: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN LEKANDE LÄTT EKONOMISK FÖRENING to Förskola 580273

  14. VILLERVALLA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  15. Anpassad grundskola: Head changed

  16. Anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: pontus.carlstrom@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27449 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: emma.walters@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27460

  17. Emanuelskolan: Head changed

  18. Emanuelskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: pontus.carlstrom@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27449 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: emma.walters@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27460

  19. Anpassad grundskola: Head changed

  20. Anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: Sofie.Stagevik@sjobo.se, phone: 076-8904690 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: pontus.carlstrom@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27449

  21. Emanuelskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: sofie.stagevik@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27182 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: pontus.carlstrom@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27449

  22. Färsingaskolan: Head changed

  23. Malenagymnasiet: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: ase-lotte.melin@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27051 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: Malenagymnasiet@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27051

  24. Anpassad vuxenutbildning: Renamed from Särvux to Anpassad vuxenutbildning

  25. Anpassad vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  26. Komvux Sjöbo: Head changed

  27. Komvux Sjöbo, SFI: Head changed

  28. Sandbäcksskolan: Head changed

  29. Sandbäcksskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: Barbro.Fredriksson@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27184 to url: http://www.sjobo.se, email: Peter.Nilsson3@sjobo.se, phone: 0416-27540

  30. Storkskolan: Head changed

… and 145 older events.

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