All compulsory schools in Tanum — 8 schools

Tanum has 8 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 208.2 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Tanum

All 8 compulsory schools in Tanum sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Backa skola54 %100Municipal
Fjällbacka skola94 %80Municipal
Grebbestadskolan81 %170Municipal
Hamburgsundskolan F-9216.068 %260Municipal
Lurs skola69 %40Municipal
Rabbalshede skola50 %70Municipal
Tanumskolan 7-9200.367 %270Municipal
Tanumskolan F-659 %210Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
205.1 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
57.7 %
Pass in mathematics
72.5 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
67.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
48.4 %
Parents with post-secondary education
58 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
67.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
67.7 % / 85 %
Pupils per teacher
12.5

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
67.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-7.4 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Tanum (%)

Trend: 75.1 to 67.7, downward
2020: 75.1 %2025: 67.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,209
Municipal / independent share
99 % / 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: 159,605 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 143,876 SEK/pupil

Teaching
81,158 SEK
Premises
26,238 SEK
Student health
6,486 SEK
Meals
8,028 SEK
Learning tools
7,205 SEK
Other
14,761 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,486 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
60 %
Preventive work (staff)
47.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
79.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
67.7 %
Safety at school
73.4 %
Study calm
43.4 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Tanum municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish
18.4 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
4.3 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
8 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
66.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
1.2 %

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.

-12.5Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools
SALSA results per school in Tanum, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Hamburgsundskolan F-9216225-9
Tanumskolan 7-9200217-16

Highest merit score in Tanum

Top 2 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 2 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Hamburgsundskolan F-9TANUMS KOMMUN216-967.6 %260
Tanumskolan 7-9TANUMS KOMMUN200.3-1667.3 %270

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Tanum municipality (2025).

Number of pupils
14
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1 %
Cost per pupil
874,938 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada