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Schools in Sotenäs municipality

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14 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 Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County. The three most common school forms: 6 compulsory school, 5 preschool class, 4 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 Sotenäs

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
1
Preschools
4
Municipal
14
Independent
0

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.

Sotenäs has 14 schools with a merit value of 224.1 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is near the national average. Teacher qualification: 64.9% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

14 schools941 pupils64.9% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.7%)

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Summary — Sotenäs

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Sotenäs municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

14Active schools14 municipal, 0 independent
941Total pupils6 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
224.1Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
64.9%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
164,250 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9.8Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Sotenäs municipality has 14 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 224.1 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (64.9%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Sotenäs

How many schools are there in Sotenäs?
Sotenäs municipality has 14 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 6 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 4 offer preschool. 14 of the units are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 941 pupils attend schools in Sotenäs.
What are the merit values in Sotenäs?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Sotenäs is 224.1 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Sotenässkolan with 224.1 points.
Which school in Sotenäs has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Åsenskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Sotenäs at 89.5%. The municipality value is 64.9% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Sotenäs?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Sotenäs is 164,250 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 156,543 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Sotenäs 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 Sotenäs
Mother-tongue tuition

17.1% 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: 8,327 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 Sotenäs compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
2/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
5/6Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Sotenäs

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 Sotenäs
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Sotenäs: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Åsenskolan with Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Lowest: Kungshamns skola with Skolkoll score 45 out of 100.

Åsenskolan
Skolkoll score 61 out of 100
Sotenässkolan
Skolkoll score 56 out of 100
Hunnebostrands skola
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
Kungshamns skola
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
4 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Sotenäs
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Sotenäs: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Sotenäs Gymnasieskola with Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Lowest: Sotenäs Gymnasieskola with Skolkoll score 42 out of 100.

Sotenäs Gymnasieskola
Skolkoll score 42 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Sotenäs

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Sotenäs with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
ÅsenskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSOTENÄS KOMMUN10089.5%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Bovallstrands skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSOTENÄS KOMMUN30——
Hunnebostrands skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSOTENÄS KOMMUN16059.8%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Kungshamns skolaCompulsory schoolSOTENÄS KOMMUN14043.5%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,Adapted compulsory school, Preschool classSOTENÄS KOMMUN———
Smögens skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSOTENÄS KOMMUN20——
Sotenäs GymnasieskolaUpper secondary schoolSOTENÄS KOMMUN3020%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
SotenässkolanCompulsory schoolSOTENÄS KOMMUN22076.4%Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in SotenäsSotenäs has 4 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 Sotenäs with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Sotenäs you—224.164.9%164,250 SEK
Lysekil14.5 km218.263.6%162,560 SEK
Munkedal26 km203.368%158,157 SEK
Orust32 km218.779.3%—
Tanum34 km205.167.7%159,605 SEK
Uddevalla39.8 km220.472.9%143,370 SEK
Tjörn47.7 km224.373.7%175,456 SEK
Neighbour avg21570.9%159,830 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 Sotenäs municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Sotenäs

  1. Smögens skola: Head changed

  2. Smögens skola: Head changed

  3. Sotenässkolan: Head changed

  4. Sotenäs Gymnasieskola: Operating name changed from Sotenäs Symbioscentrum to Sotenäs gymnasieskola

  5. Bovallstrands skola: Head changed

  6. Hunnebostrands skola: Head changed

  7. Kungshamns skola: Head changed

  8. Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,: Head changed

  9. Sotenäs Symbioscentrum SFI: Head changed

  10. Sotenäs Symbioscentrum VUX: Head changed

  11. Bovallstrands skola: Head changed

  12. Hunnebostrands skola: Head changed

  13. Kungshamns skola: Head changed

  14. Sotenäs Gymnasieskola: Head changed

  15. Sotenässkolan: Head changed

  16. Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,: Head changed

  17. Smögens skola: Grades changed from 1, 2 to 1, 2, 3

  18. Sotenäs Gymnasieskola: Head changed

  19. Smögens skola: Head changed

  20. Sotenässkolan: Head changed

  21. Åsenskolan: Head changed

  22. Kungshamns skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664000 to url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664647

  23. Smögens skola: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 45661 Smögen to Skolgatan 2, 45651 Smögen

  24. Smögens skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664201 to url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.ses.se, phone: 0523-664476

  25. Sotenäs Symbioscentrum VUX: Contact details changed from url: http://www.symbioscentrum.se, email: syv.symbioscentrum@sotenas.seseas.se, phone: 0523-664675 to url: http://www.symbioscentrum.se, email: syv.symbioscentrum@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664675

  26. Sotenässkolan: Address changed from Rosengårdsgatan, 45632 Kungshamn to Rosengårdsgatan 19, 45632 Kungshamn

  27. Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,: Address changed from Rosengårdsgatan, Sotenässkolan, 45632 Kungshamn to Åsenberget, 45632 Kungshamn

  28. Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,: Contact details changed from url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664678 to url: http://www.sotenas.se, email: registrator.kommun@sotenas.se, phone: 0523-664620

  29. Särskolan ,Integrerade särskoleelever,: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GRAN to FKLASS, GRAN

  30. Bovallstrands skola: Head changed

… and 91 older events.

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