Västerhöjd 2 in Skövde

Upper secondary school in Skövde, Västra Götalands län · SKÖVDE KOMMUN

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This value is missing in full or in part.

This affects

  • Eligible for higher education
  • Graduation rate
  • Grade points (upper secondary)
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.

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Skolkoll score: 56 of 100 How is it calculated?
This school performs near average
550 pupils 90.7% qualified teachers 15 pupils/teacher
Quality dimensions
Results* 50
Staff 70
Value-added* 50
Safety 70
Resources 26
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 3 of 5 dimensions.

Västerhöjd 2 is an upper secondary school in Skövde, Västra Götalands län. The school has 550 pupils and 15 pupils per teacher. 90.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Skövde kommun.

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

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School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
15
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.5
Qualified teachers
90.7%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.6%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

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

Percentile ranking

School's position among all upper secondary schools in Sweden.

Qualified teachers P70
Teacher density P26

Safety index

70 /100
Safety 83%
Study environment 62%
Anti-bullying 57%

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,658 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
61.4%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
67.2%
Support from student health (staff)
65.8%
Preventive work (staff)
58.7%

View all key figures for Skövde · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Skövde

Population forecast for children ages 16–18 in Skövde. Source: SCB.

1,918 ages 16–18 (2025)
2,062 ages 16–18 (2030)
2,122 ages 16–18 (2035)
+7.5 % 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
Qualified teachers
90.7%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 73.6% (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 → — Skövde (2025)
73.7% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -3 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Skövde
12.2 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Skövde (%)

2020: 76.7% 2025: 73.7%

All staff data for Skövde

Similar schools

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

Admission scores by programme

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

Child and recreation programme
BF
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Arts programme
ES
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Humanities programme
HU
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Natural science programme
NA
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Social science programme
SA
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026

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
550 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
15 (municipal avg: 11.5, national: 12.1) 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
90.7% (municipal avg: 73.6%, national: 74%) 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
Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGraduation rateThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Grade points
Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGrade points (upper secondary)This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
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
492 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
287,178 SEK
Facilities
137,800 SEK
Learning materials
12,200 SEK
Student health
4,740 SEK

School survey — radar chart

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

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 83% -0.5 pp
Study environment 62% -2.3 pp
Anti-bullying 57% -5.5 pp
Stimulation 58% -3.3 pp
Support 65% -2.4 pp
Avg 65%

NKI trend over time (Pupils upper-sec. year 2)

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 6.0 2025
Stable (-0.1 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Other mother tongue than Swedish
25.6% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
6.1% (municipality avg.)

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,430 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
834 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
227 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,166 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Postal address

54183 SKÖVDE

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
30279258
School forms
Upper secondary school
School provider
Skövde kommun
Organisation number
2120001710
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Skövde
County
Västra Götalands län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Linda Bårring

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