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54183 SKÖVDE
Västerhöjd 3 in Skövde
Upper secondary school in Skövde, Västra Götalands län · SKÖVDE KOMMUN
This school performs below average
470 pupils 92% qualified teachers 13.2 pupils/teacher
Quality dimensions
Results 10
Staff 75
Value-added* 50
Safety 70
Resources 40
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 4 of 5 dimensions.
Västerhöjd 3 is an upper secondary school in Skövde, Västra Götalands län. The school has 470 pupils and 13.2 pupils per teacher. 92% 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
Near average
compared to national averages Pupils/teacher
13.2
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.5
Qualified teachers
92%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.6%
Grade points
13.3
National: 13.8 Municipality: 13.5
Eligible for higher education
44%
National: 78.8% Municipality: 78.8%
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 P75
Teacher density P40
Safety index
70 /100
Safety 83%
Study environment 62%
Anti-bullying 57%
Company dataProvider and inspection
Inspection and review (Schools Inspectorate)
Decisions and reviews from the Schools Inspectorate.
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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.
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
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.
Trend: qualified teachers in Skövde (%)
2020: 76.7% 2025: 73.7%
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After upper secondary
Eligibility and transition to higher education
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 |
Introduction programme
IMV — points 2026
| Year | Admission score |
|---|---|
| 2026 | — |
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.
How do the pupils feel? ( School survey The Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary → )
Results from the Schools Inspectorate's survey.
Share of pupils who fully or partly agree (0–100%). National average shown in brackets where available.
Trends over time
Data changes
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Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)
Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.
Costs per pupil
School survey — radar chart
Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?
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?
Stable (+0.4 on 0–10)
Demographics & safety
Pupil demographics
Safety in the municipality
Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.
Contact & AboutAbout the school
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Upper secondary results
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.
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School libraries in the municipality
Municipal average from the National Library's school library statistics (2024).
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolnavigator does not host menu content.
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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.
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