Bessemerskolan

Upper secondary school in Sandviken , Gävleborgs län

Bessemerskolan is an upper secondary school in Sandviken, Gävleborgs län. The school has 760 pupils and 8.3 pupils per teacher. The diploma rate (share with diploma within 3 years) is 77.8%. 80.3% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Sandvikens kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data. For the full Swedish profile with surveys, trend charts and extended commentary, you can also open the Swedish school page.

Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

No warning signals
Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
8.3
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.9
Qualified teachers
80.3%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 62.8%
Diploma within 3 years
77.8% ↑
National: 81.8% Municipality: 88.9%
Grade points
14.7 ↑
National: 13.8 Municipality: 16.0
School National Municipality

Student support services in Sandviken

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
7,866 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
57.4%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
59.1%
Support from student health (staff)
76.6%
Preventive work (staff)
67.8%

View all key figures for Sandviken · Source: Kolada

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has high staff stability.

High
Qualified teachers
80.3%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 62.8% (national: 73%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers — Sandviken (2024)
59.4% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
→ -0.8 percentage points (stable)
Pupils per teacher — Sandviken
10.7 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Sandviken (%)

2020: 60.2% 2024: 59.4%

All staff data for Sandviken

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Direct to university (municipal avg.)
15.1%

Admission scores by programme

Latest admission scores per programme. Higher scores indicate more competition.

Building and construction programme
BA
180 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 180
Child and recreation programme
BF
100 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 100
Electricity and energy programme
EE
190 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 190
Business and economics programme
EK
197.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 197.5
Arts programme
ES
187.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 187.5
Sales and service programme
FS
125 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 125
Vehicle and transport programme
FT
115 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 115
Introduction programme
IMV
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Introduction programme, vocational introduction
IMY
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Industrial technology programme
IN
150 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 150
Natural science programme
NA
197.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 197.5
Social science programme
SA
157.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 157.5
Technology programme
TE
155 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 155
Health and social care programme
VO
95 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 95

Admission score = lowest merit value that was admitted to the programme. When scores are unavailable, only the programme listing is shown. Source: Skolverket.

Statistics

Number of pupils
760 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
8.3 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPupils per teacherThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Qualified teachers
80.3% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCertified teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Diploma within 3 years
77.8%
Grade points
14.7
Eligible for higher education
— Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsEligible for higher educationThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
309 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
162,836 SEK
Facilities
173,700 SEK
Learning materials
10,900 SEK
Student health
4,370 SEK

School survey (agree, %)

Share of pupils who fully or partly agree. Voluntary survey with varying response rates.

Safety, upper secondary yr 2
8.2% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsSafety upper sec. year 2The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Study peace, upper secondary yr 2
7.4% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsStudy environment upper sec. year 2The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →

Demographics & safety

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
10,175 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
714 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
383 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,262 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
16493131
School forms
Upper secondary school
Municipality
Sandviken
County
Gävleborgs län
School provider
Sandvikens kommun
Organisation number
2120002346
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Eva Aronsson

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Addresses

Postal address

81180 SANDVIKEN

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Inspection and review

The Schools Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen) is responsible for supervision and quality reviews of schools in Sweden.

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Last updated: Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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