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Gränsälvsgymnasiet in Övertorneå

Upper secondary school ÖVERTORNEÅ Municipality · Övertorneå, Norrbottens County

Headmaster: Maria Törngren

52
Near average
Skolkoll Score 52 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs near average.

A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.

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Gränsälvsgymnasiet is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 140 pupils.

Gränsälvsgymnasiet is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 140 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (73%) is below the national average of 74%.

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School history

Events from Skolverket's unit register, Skolinspektionen inspections, group history, and locally-computed statistical signals are shown in one chronology. Each row states its row type, origin and data trust so authority data is not mixed up with Skolkoll's own signals.

School history

3 priority events out of 10 total: Authority record · School started; Authority record · School types changed; Authority record · Head changed.

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  1. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  2. Authority record Programmes Skolverket

    School types changed

    From "GY" to "GY, GYAN".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  3. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  4. Authority record Contact Skolverket

    Contact details changed

    From "url: http://www.overtornea.se, email: barn-utbildning@overtornea.se, phone: 0927-72078" to "url: http://www.overtornea.se, email: kommun@overtornea.se, phone: 0927-72078".

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  5. Authority record Name Skolverket

    Operating name changed

    From "Komvux Övertorneå" to "Gränsälvsgymnasiet".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  6. Authority record Name Skolverket

    School name changed

    From "Gränsälvsgymnasiet Övertorneå" to "Gränsälvsgymnasiet".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  7. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  8. Authority record Name Skolverket

    Operating name changed

    From "unknown" to "Komvux Övertorneå".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  9. Authority record Contact Skolverket

    Contact details changed

    From "url: http://www.overtornea.se, email: gransalvsgymnasiet@edu.overtornea.se, phone: 0927-72078" to "url: http://www.overtornea.se, email: barn-utbildning@overtornea.se, phone: 0927-72078".

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  10. Authority record Lifecycle Skolverket

    School started

    Skolverket records 2013-10-01 as the school's start date.

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date is a known decision, publication or register date.

Register sources: Skolverket (fetched 4 Jun 2026), the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (fetched 31 May 2026) and group lookup from Bolagsverket/Skolkoll. Computed signals are marked separately and use year-level date precision.

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Quality data (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
242 SEK Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Cost per student Costs 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
17,172 SEK
Facilities
141,900 SEK
Learning materials
3,500 SEK
Student health
4,620 SEK

School survey (agree, %)

Safety, upper secondary yr 2
86% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Safety upper sec. year 2 The 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
78% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Study environment upper sec. year 2 The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples. Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, upper secondary yr 2
70%
Stimulation, upper secondary yr 2
66%

Source: Skolverket Statistical Database (Statistikdatabasen). Updated annually.

Demography

Pupil forecast — Övertorneå

Number of children in the age group ages 16–18 in the municipality, according to SCB's forecast.

Forecast covers all children in this age group across the entire municipality — not just this school's catchment. Local enrolment depends on school choice and migration patterns.

ages 16–18 (2025) 106
ages 16–18 (2030) 97
ages 16–18 (2035) 105
Change 2025→2030 -8.5%

Source: SCB (population forecast for Övertorneå municipality, by school-form age group).

Övertorneå municipality — history (school form: upper secondary school)

Municipality-aggregated key figures from Kolada over the most recent 5 years. Shown as municipality average — not school-specific values — because Kolada reports financial and pedagogical metrics at school-form level per municipality.

Measure 20252024202320222021
Pupils 97108123116121
Avg. graduation grade 14.715.415.815.715.6
Examination rate (3 yr) 68.3%70.6%51.6%72.0%53.2%
Higher-ed eligibility (3 yr) 34.1%58.8%45.2%50.0%42.6%
Cost per pupil —221,429 SEK186,167 SEK207,195 SEK226,390 SEK

Source: Kolada (Swedish council for municipal analyses).

Data sources

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