Bosgårdsskolan 4-9 in Varberg

Compulsory school — Year 4–9 in Varberg, Hallands län · VARBERGS KOMMUN

8 values has limited history

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There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Eligible for vocational programmes
  • Merit score year 9
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • 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.

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Skolkoll score: 39 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
360 pupils 69.3% qualified teachers Merit 211 11.8 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +0.7 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 27
Staff 35
Value-added 38
Safety 64
Resources 53

Bosgårdsskolan 4-9 is a compulsory school in Varberg, Hallands län. The school has 360 pupils and 11.8 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 211 points. 69.3% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Varbergs kommun.

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

Result history: 2 years
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Warning signals

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

1 warning signal identified
SALSA underperformance -15.0

Merit value is 15 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -15.0).

School signal summary

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
211 ↑
National: 227.7 Municipality: 225.1
Pupils/teacher
11.8 ↓
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.5
Qualified teachers
69.3% ↑
National: 74.0% Municipality: 75.5%
Eligible for upper secondary
84.7% ↓
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P27
Qualified teachers P35
Teacher density P53
Upper secondary eligibility P44

Safety index

64 /100
Safety 76%
Study environment 56%
Anti-bullying 50%
Staff 63%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Varberg

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

132,984 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
74,784 SEK Teaching
20,416 SEK Facilities
10,019 SEK Meals
5,074 SEK Learning materials
5,250 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 129,951 SEK/pupil.

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Varberg

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,250 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
63.2%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
44%
Support from student health (staff)
68.2%
Preventive work (staff)
59.1%

View all key figures for Varberg · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Varberg

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Varberg. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
21.7 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
45.5% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
46,555 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
59.1% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
3,308

View all key figures for Varberg · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Varberg

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Varberg. Source: SCB.

8,159 ages 6–15 (2025)
8,028 ages 6–15 (2030)
7,475 ages 6–15 (2035)
-1.6 % Change

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
Permanently employed
91.7%
Senior teachers
11%
Qualified teachers
69.3%

Teacher turnover: 12% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 75.5% (national: 74%).

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 The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Varberg (2025)
76.9% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -2.6 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Varberg
11.8 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Varberg (%)

2020: 79.5% 2025: 76.9%

All staff data for Varberg

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

211 Actual merit value
226 Modelled value
-15.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Varberg): -5.1

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (360 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
74% (model: 72%, score: +2)

SALSA score over time

2023/24: -8.0 2024/25: -15.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

The 5 most similar compulsory schools based on pupil count, geography, teacher qualifications and pupil composition.

Kunskapsskolan Varberg
Varberg
Merit: 236.4 Qual: 70.1% 320 pupils
12 km away 94% similarity
Kungsängsskolan
Norrköping
Qual: 74.6% 320 pupils
90% similarity
Tångaskolan 2
Falkenberg
Merit: 215.3 Qual: 69% 290 pupils
16 km away 89% similarity
Bläshammar skola F-6 och fritidshem
Varberg
Qual: 76.5% 310 pupils
15 km away 88% similarity
Getingeskolan 7-9
Halmstad
Merit: 226.3 Qual: 73.4% 330 pupils
32 km away 88% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Bosgårdsskolan 4-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-15.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 5 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -3.8

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Bosgårdsskolan 4-9 Varberg 211 -15.0 69.3%
Stureskolan Arboga 240 +16.0 70.6%
Gantofta skola Helsingborg 228 +5.0 67.1%
Toftaskolan SO 3 Ängelholm 198 -23.0 65.1%
Lagaholmsskolan Laholm 227 +5.0 70.6%
Dalslundskolan 7-9 Burlöv 229 +7.0 67.6%
Mohedaskolan Alvesta 207 -17.0 75.6%
Da Vinciskolan 2 Ale 209 -19.0 83.7%
Hudikskolan 7-9 Hudiksvall 213 -12.0 58.9%
Furutorpskolan 4-9 Hässleholm 214 -11.0 83%
JENSEN grundskola Kvarnsjön Botkyrka 256 +34.0 77.7%
Skolgårda skola 7-9 Motala 214 -7.0 78.9%
Snäckebacksskolan 7-9 Ronneby 194 -27.0 79.9%
Vittra Östertälje Södertälje 245 +19.0 78.7%
Silverskolan Arjeplog 203 -18.0 54.6%
Dalskolan Tyresö 217 -9.0 73.2%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

70 Pupils yr 6
61 Pupils yr 9
+2.2 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
84.7% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 4
62
Year 5
55
Year 6
70
Year 7
53
Year 8
54
Year 9
61

Statistics

Number of pupils
360 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
11.8 (municipal avg: 11.5, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
69.3% (municipal avg: 75.5%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
211 (municipal avg: 225.1, national: 227.7) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsMerit score year 9This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
84.7% (national: 86.1%) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsEligible for vocational programmesThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
NP Swedish yr 9
10.4%
NP English yr 9
14.8%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.8%
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
129,300 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
75,500 SEK
Facilities
18,000 SEK
Meals
9,300 SEK
Learning materials
6,200 SEK
Student health
4,880 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
54%
Permanently employed
91.7% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
11%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
12%
Pupils per counsellor
1705.9
Certified in subject(s)
77.7% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
556
Share of female teachers
76.4%

School survey — radar chart

Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 80% -1.8 pp
Study environment 56% -0.5 pp
Anti-bullying 64% -1.1 pp
Stimulation 64% -1.9 pp
Support 72% -2 pp
Avg 67%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 5)

NKI per year (0–10): the "nojdhet" dimension when present, otherwise the average of all survey dimensions. What does the survey measure?

6.1 2023 6.5 2025
Stable (+0.4 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
15.6%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
19.1% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
6.4% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
66.2%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
7,909 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
696 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
92 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
576 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
84.7% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

43280 VARBERG

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About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
55731587
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
4–9
School provider
Varbergs kommun
Organisation number
2120001249
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Varberg
County
Hallands län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Annefrid Svenningsson

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