Academy of Retail and Business in Kristianstad
Part of group: Academy X Holding AB
Headmaster: Fredrik Danielsson
31
Skolkoll Score 31 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 18% of Sweden’s upper secondary schools.below the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all upper-secondary schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageHigh4/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
Academy of Retail and Business is a small group-operated upper secondary school with 90 pupils.
Academy of Retail and Business is a small group-operated upper secondary school with 90 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (47%) is below the national average of 78%.
- 90PupilsMunicipality: 4,640High reliability
- 47%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 75% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 12.5Graduation gradeMunicipality: 13.0 · Sweden: 13.8Moderate reliability
- 15.4Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 12.2 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 140,349 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Upper secondary school in Kristianstad with 90 pupils.
- The latest record (2019) is a review or decision without risk classification.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Academy of Retail and Business is compared here with 18 other schools with the same school form in Kristianstad municipality; it has 90 pupils versus the municipal average of 244.
The average graduation grade is 12.5, 0.5 points below the municipal average and 1.3 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 47%, 28 percentage points below the municipal average and 31 percentage points below the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 15.4, 3.2 higher than the municipal average.
Apply for a place? Use Kristianstad e-service for upper-secondary application (opens in a new window).
7 values has limited history
This applies only to the values listed here.
There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.
This affects
- Anti-bullying upper sec. year 2
- Certified teachers
- Cost per student
- Safety upper sec. year 2
- Pupils per teacher
- Study environment upper sec. year 2
- Number of pupils
- The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
- This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
- Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
- Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Upper secondary school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- 47% qualified teachers — more than 10 percentage points below the national average (78%).
- 15.4 pupils per teacher — more than 3 above the national average (12.1).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all upper-secondary schools nationally.
- Grade pointsP18
- Certified teachersP6
- Pupil-teacher ratioP21
- Eligibility (higher education)P22
- Graduated within 3 yearsP2
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Kristianstad, Östra Boulevarden 60A, Kristianstad
School performance
Results
12.5Avg. graduation gradeSweden: 13.8
Results
12.5
Avg. graduation grade
Average graduation grade is 1.3 points below the national average.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonomiprogrammet | 145 | — |
Lowest admitted merit score from latest admission round. Smaller programmes (under 20 places) have larger year-to-year variation.
Moderate reliability — Direct data from the school operator.
Staff
47%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 75% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
47%
Qualified teachers
47% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 31 percentage points below the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2019Safety index: 81 / 100
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2019
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2019-11-11 — Regelb. tillsyn Förstagångstillsyn Gymnasieskolan Kristianstad Academy of Retail and Business (ARB), 2019 (pdf, 244 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 81 / 100Safety: 93% · Study peace: 65% · Anti-bullying: 80%
Safety index
81/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety93%(national 84)
- Study peace65%(national 64)
- Anti-bullying80%(national 63)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (gy 2) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 9.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.5 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 8.0 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 7.3 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
140,349 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
140,349 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 3% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
Academy X Holding ABGroup operator162 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
Academy X Holding AB
Group operator
Academy X Holding AB operates this school as part of a larger concern.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- Academy X Holding AB
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Group-operated
- Concern (parent organisation) Reliability: High reliability.
- Academy X Holding AB
- Concern org. number Reliability: High reliability.
- 5590350129
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 162
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Apply through Kristianstad e-service for upper-secondary application.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Fredrik Danielsson
- Visiting address
- Östra Boulevarden 60, 29131 Kristianstad
- Postal address
- c/o c/o AMB Tingsryd, Box 21, 36221 TINGSRYD
- Phone
- 070-2384753
- Website
- www.academyx.se/
- School unit code
85014247
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Daily-life profile
Everyday life at the school
Everyday facts are shown with a source where available. Fields not yet collected are listed together and do not affect score or ranking.
Not collected yet: School day times, After-school care, Language choices, Food and dining, Facilities and outdoor environment, Homework and study support. Suggest an addition →
Nearest and similar schools
- Furubygg21 km away· 60 pupils
- Karolinaskolan38 km away· 50 pupils
- Norrängsskolan30 km away· 10 pupils
About Kristianstad municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 163
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 222.8−4.9
- Certified teachers
- 78%+5 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2in line
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 1 displayed year group · year 2026.
Strongest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Safety: 93 (national 84)
- Anti-bullying: 80 (national 63)
Weakest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Stimulation: 62 (national 61)
- Study environment: 65 (national 64)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Admissions pressure & cutoffs
Applicants per place and latest admission cutoff per programme (2025).
High demand reflects popularity, which depends on location and reputation as well as quality. Cutoffs measure entry difficulty, not school quality.
- Ekonomiprogrammet145points
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2025.
Graduation rate within 3 years
52%graduate within 3 years
Not graduated48%
vs national avg.30 percentage points below national average (82%)
vs Kristianstad (GY avg.)24 percentage points below Kristianstad (GY graduation average) (76%)
Source: Skolverket (graduation rate within 3 years). Updated annually.
After upper secondary
Source: Skolverket (higher-education eligibility).
Explore further
More context about Academy of Retail and Business, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
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Data coverage
What we do not know about Academy of Retail and Business
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- PartialResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- PartialAdmissions, placement and important datesAdmission data is available for upper-secondary programmes where sources publish it, but it is historical and not a forecast.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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