Västerhöjd 3

Upper secondary school in Skövde , Västra Götalands län

Västerhöjd 3 is an upper secondary school in Skövde, Västra Götalands län. The school has 460 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher. 91.1% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Skövde 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
Near average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
13.5
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.3
Qualified teachers
91.1%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 59.8%
Grade points
13.3
National: 13.8 Municipality: 13.7
Eligible for higher education
44%
National: 77.6% Municipality: 81.9%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Skövde

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,110 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

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
91.1%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 59.8% (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 — Skövde (2024)
72.6% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -4.1 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Skövde
12.7 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Skövde (%)

2020: 76.7% 2024: 72.6%

All staff data for Skövde

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Eligible for higher education
44%
Direct to university (municipal avg.)
15%

Admission scores by programme

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

Child and recreation programme
BF
220 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 220
Business and economics programme
EK
220 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 220
Arts programme
ES
170 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 170
Sales and service programme
FS
217.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 217.5
Humanities programme
HU
252.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 252.5
Natural science programme
NA
267.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 267.5
Social science programme
SA
245 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 245
Technology programme
TE
235 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 235
Health and social care programme
VO
205 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 205

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
460 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
13.5 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
91.1% 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
13.3 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.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
44% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.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 (agree, %)

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

Safety, upper secondary yr 2
8.3% 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
6.2% 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)
10,473 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
816 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
436 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,376 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
65320354
School forms
Upper secondary school
Municipality
Skövde
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Skövde kommun
Organisation number
2120001710
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Emanuel Pettersson

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Addresses

Postal address

54183 SKÖVDE

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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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