Staff stability
Stable
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Högbergsskolan in Ludvika
Headmaster: Anja Eriksson
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Skolkoll Score 49 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 50% of Sweden’s upper secondary schools.around the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all upper-secondary schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageMedium2/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
Högbergsskolan is a medium-sized independent upper secondary school with 390 pupils.
Högbergsskolan is a medium-sized independent upper secondary school with 390 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (85%) is above the national average of 78%.
- 390PupilsMunicipality: 980High reliability
- 85%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 14.8Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 11.5 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 139,743 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Upper secondary school in Ludvika with 390 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2026) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Högbergsskolan is compared here with 3 other schools with the same school form in Ludvika municipality; it has 390 pupils versus the municipal average of 245.
Qualified teachers: 85%, 6 percentage points above the municipal average and 7 percentage points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 14.8, 3.3 higher than the municipal average.
Apply for a place? Use Ludvika e-service for upper-secondary application (opens in a new window).
3 values need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
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.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Upper secondary school
Things to look into
No clear flag.
No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all upper-secondary schools nationally.
- Certified teachersP56
- Pupil-teacher ratioP25
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Ludvika, Skogsplan 1B, Ludvika
School performance
Results
39.4%Studying in higher education
Results
39.4%
Studying in higher education
Shows what former students do 3 years after graduation, per Skolverket Statistikdatabasen.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonomiprogrammet | 172.5 | — | |
| Estetiska programmet | 152.5 | — | |
| Försäljnings- och serviceprogrammet | 87.5 | — | |
| Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet | 210 | — |
Lowest admitted merit score from latest admission round. Smaller programmes (under 20 places) have larger year-to-year variation.
After graduation (3 years)
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Studying in higher education | 39.4% |
| Established in the labor market (vocational programmes) | 50.5% |
| Established in the labor market (introduction programmes) | 37.3% |
Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (per school unit, 3 years after graduation). Rows are independent outcome metrics and do not sum to 100%. One-year follow-up and a university-vs-other-studies split are not published in open data per school.
Moderate reliability — Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (post-graduation outcomes, 3 years after graduation).
Staff
85%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
85%
Qualified teachers
85% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 7 percentage points above the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2026
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2026
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2026-06-09 — Riktad tillsyn Skolbeslut Gymnasieskola Ludvika VBU Högbergsskolan 1, 2026 (pdf, 284 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
139,743 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
139,743 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 3% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBUIndependent operator47 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
Independent operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 47
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Apply through Ludvika e-service for upper-secondary application.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Anja Eriksson
- Visiting address
- Bergsgatan 12, 77134 Ludvika
- Postal address
- BOX 830, 77128 LUDVIKA
- Phone
- 0240-86500
- info@vbu.ludvika.se
- Website
- www.vbu.se/
- School unit code
11102578
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Nearest and similar schools
- VBU Högbergsskolan 20 km away· 360 pupils
- Järva Gymnasium· 470 pupils
- Brinellskolan38 km away· 470 pupils
About Ludvika municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
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- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 211.4−16.3
- Certified teachers
- 57%−17 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.5−0.5
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
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In-depth metrics
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 — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Admissions pressure & cutoffs
Applicants per place and latest admission cutoff per programme (2026).
High demand reflects popularity, which depends on location and reputation as well as quality. Cutoffs measure entry difficulty, not school quality.
- El- och energiprogrammet
- Ekonomiprogrammet172.5points
- Estetiska programmet152.5points
- Försäljnings- och serviceprogrammet87.5points
- International Baccalaureate
- Introduktionsprogram IM Anpassad
- Introduktionsprogram IM Språk
- Introduktionsprogram IM
- Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet210points
- Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.
Explore further
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Data coverage
What we do not know about Högbergsskolan
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- MediumResults and score inputsMedium data coverage: 2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- MediumEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- MissingSafety and study environmentWe lack current or displayable survey data about safety and study environment for this school.
- PartialAdmissions, placement and important datesAdmission data is available for upper-secondary programmes where sources publish it, but it is historical and not a forecast.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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