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Schools in Vara municipality

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31 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 Vara, Västra Götaland County. The three most common school forms: 12 compulsory school, 9 after-school care, 9 preschool (+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 Vara

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
12
Upper secondary
3
Preschools
9
Municipal
24
Independent
7

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.

Vara has 31 schools with a merit value of 203.6 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 71.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

31 schools2,811 pupils71.5% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Vara

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Vara municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

31Active schools24 municipal, 7 independent
2,811Total pupils12 compulsory, 3 upper secondary
203.6Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
71.5%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
158,959 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
11Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Vara municipality has 31 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 203.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (71.5%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Vara

How many schools are there in Vara?
Vara municipality has 31 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 12 of the units offer compulsory education, 3 offer upper-secondary education and 9 offer preschool. 24 of the units are municipal and 7 are independent. A total of 2,811 pupils attend schools in Vara.
What are the merit values in Vara?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Vara is 203.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Nästegårdsskolan åk7-åk9 with 206.5 points.
Which school in Vara has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Lagmansgymnasiet1 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Vara at 89.9%. The municipality value is 71.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Vara?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vara is 158,959 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 155,864 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Vara 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 Vara
Mother-tongue tuition

17.2% 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: 5,580 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 Vara compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
5/7Merit value 2025
4/7Qualified teachers 2025
5/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Vara

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 Vara
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Vara: 11 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Broholmskolan Jung with Skolkoll score 67 out of 100. Municipal average 49, neutral midpoint 50.

11 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Vara
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Vara: 3 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Academy X Music and Business Vara with Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Lowest: Lagmansgymnasiet2 with Skolkoll score 45 out of 100.

Academy X Music and Business Vara
Skolkoll score 51 out of 100
Lagmansgymnasiet1
Skolkoll score 49 out of 100
Lagmansgymnasiet2
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
3 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Vara

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Vara with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Academy X Music and Business VaraUpper secondary schoolAcademy X Holding AB11080.2%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
AlléskolanCompulsory schoolVARA KOMMUN37060.6%Skolkoll score 32 out of 100. Below average.
Anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolVARA KOMMUN———
Arentorps skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN12073.9%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Broholmskolan JungAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBroholm Education AB5085.1%Skolkoll score 67 out of 100. Near average.
Broholmskolan VaraCompulsory schoolBroholmskolans ekonomiska förening———
Lagmansgymnasiet1Upper secondary schoolVARA KOMMUN26089.9%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Lagmansgymnasiet2Upper secondary schoolVARA KOMMUN24064.9%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Larv Tråvad skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN10057.9%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Below average.
Levene skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN9067.8%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Nästegårdsskolan åk7-åk9Compulsory schoolVARA KOMMUN17079.1%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN20079.5%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
ParkskolanCompulsory schoolVARA KOMMUN17087.4%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Near average.
Stiftelsen Önums friskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÖNUMS FRISKOLA8072.1%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
TorsgårdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN15064.8%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Vedums skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVARA KOMMUN11068.4%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in VaraVara 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 Vara with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Vara you—203.671.5%158,959 SEK
Essunga16.6 km177.669.3%170,257 SEK
Grästorp18.4 km218.370.1%168,785 SEK
Lidköping25.3 km217.479.3%140,266 SEK
Herrljunga27.1 km21172.3%155,684 SEK
Vårgårda31.5 km202.266.2%144,739 SEK
Skara31.5 km206.172%150,049 SEK
Neighbour avg205.471.5%154,963 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 Vara municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Vara

  1. Academy X Music and Business Vara: Operator name changed to: Academy X Music and Business Vara AB (previously: Academy of Music and Business Education Vara AB)

  2. Academy X Music and Business Vara: Renamed from Academy of Music and Business Vara to Academy X Music and Business Vara

  3. Academy X Music and Business Vara: Contact details changed from url: http://axbschools.com, email: anna.sjogren@ambsweden.com, phone: 070-2928880 to url: http://www.academyx.se, email: info.vara@academyx.se, phone: 070-2928880

  4. Alléskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: mattias.norberg@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31160 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: mattias.norberg@vara.se, phone: 0512-31160

  5. Arentorps skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: pia.evertsson@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31773 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: pia.evertsson@vara.se, phone: 0512-31773

  6. AU Utbildning AB: Contact details changed from url: http://www.arenautbildning.se, email: sandra.ericsson@arenautbildning.se, phone: 010-4245719 to url: http://www.arenautbildning.se, email: Rikard.sundin@arenautbildning.se, phone: 010-4245719

  7. Lagmansgymnasiet1: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: lagmansgymnasiet@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31186 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: lagmansgymnasiet@vara.se, phone: 0512-31186

  8. Lagmansgymnasiet2: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se/barn-och-utbildning/lagmansgymnasiet/, email: lagmansgymnasiet@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31191 to url: http://vara.se/barn-och-utbildning/lagmansgymnasiet/, email: lagmansgymnasiet@vara.se, phone: 0512-31191

  9. Larv Tråvad skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: susanne.lundell@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31814 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: susanne.lundell@vara.se, phone: 0512-31814

  10. Levene skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: anna.fransson@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31038 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: anna.fransson@vara.se, phone: 0512-31038

  11. Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: magnus.andersson@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602 to url: http://vara.se, email: magnus.andersson@vara.se, phone: 0512-31602

  12. Nästegårdsskolan åk7-åk9: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: annica.bergsvensson@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602 to url: http://vara.se, email: annica.bergsvensson@vara.se, phone: 0512-31602

  13. Parkskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: pia.haglind@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31148 to url: http://vara.se, email: pia.haglind@vara.se, phone: 0512-31148

  14. Torsgårdsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: malin.svantesson2@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31148 to url: http://vara.se, email: malin.svantesson@vara.se, phone: 0512-31148

  15. Vedums skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: christer.wetterbrandt@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31635 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: christer.wetterbrandt@vara.se, phone: 0512-31635

  16. Campus Lidköping, Yrkesutbildning Vara: Address changed from Fabriksgatan 2, 53160 Lidköping to Allégatan 46, 53433 Vara

  17. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Vara Anpassad utbildning: Address changed from Fabriksgatan 2, 53160 Lidköping to Allégatan 46, 53433 Vara

  18. Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6: Head changed

  19. Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: birgitta.ahlberg@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602 to url: http://vara.se, email: magnus.andersson@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602

  20. Anpassad grundskola: Renamed from Särskolan to Anpassad grundskola

  21. Larv Tråvad skola: Head changed

  22. Larv Tråvad skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vara.se, email: birgitta.ahlberg@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31814 to url: http://www.vara.se, email: susanne.lundell@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31814

  23. Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6: Head changed

  24. Nästegårdsskolan fsk-åk6: Contact details changed from url: http://vara.se, email: christina.artig@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602 to url: http://vara.se, email: birgitta.ahlberg@edu.vara.se, phone: 0512-31602

  25. Campus Lidköping, Yrkesutbildning Vara: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  26. Campus Lidköping, Yrkesutbildning Vara: Start date changed from not_registered to 2024-08-19

  27. Broholmskolan Jung: New organiser: Broholm Education AB (previously: Broholmskolans ekonomiska förening)

  28. Campus Västra Skaraborg Vara: Head changed

  29. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Vara Anpassad utbildning: Renamed from Campus Västra Skaraborg, Vara Särvux to Campus Västra Skaraborg, Vara Anpassad utbildning

  30. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Vara Anpassad utbildning: Operating name changed from Campus Lidköping, särvux to Campus Lidköping, Anpassad utbildning

… and 146 older events.

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