Högelidsskolan 7-9 in Mariestad

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Mariestad, Västra Götalands län · MARIESTADS KOMMUN

6 values has limited history

This applies only to the values listed here.

There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Skolkoll score: 32 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
290 pupils 63.2% qualified teachers Merit 198 10.5 pupils/teacher Grade deviation -0.3 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 11
Staff 21
Value-added 27
Safety 70
Resources 73

Högelidsskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Mariestad, Västra Götalands län. The school has 290 pupils and 10.5 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 198 points. 63.2% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Mariestads kommun.

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

Result history: 5 years
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Warning signals

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1 warning signal identified
SALSA underperformance -28.0

Merit value is 28 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -28.0).

School signal summary

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
198
National: 227.7 Municipality: 206.3
Pupils/teacher
10.5
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.4
Qualified teachers
63.2%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 68.1%
Eligible for upper secondary
72.4%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

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

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P11
Qualified teachers P21
Teacher density P73
Upper secondary eligibility P13

Safety index

70 /100
Safety 83%
Study environment 58%
Anti-bullying 64%
Staff 68%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Mariestad

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

143,176 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
75,521 SEK Teaching
17,857 SEK Facilities
5,831 SEK Meals
10,618 SEK Learning materials
9,147 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 143,679 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
9,147 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
72.4%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
71.2%
Support from student health (staff)
83.5%
Preventive work (staff)
73.7%

View all key figures for Mariestad · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Mariestad

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Mariestad. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
23.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
31% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
32,104 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
65.2% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
1,246

View all key figures for Mariestad · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Mariestad

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Mariestad. Source: SCB.

2,747 ages 6–15 (2025)
2,573 ages 6–15 (2030)
2,300 ages 6–15 (2035)
-6.3 % 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
Permanently employed
90.8%
Senior teachers
8.9%
Qualified teachers
63.2%

Teacher turnover: 11.6% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 68.1% (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 → — Mariestad (2025)
65.7% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -7 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Mariestad
11.2 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Mariestad (%)

2020: 72.7% 2025: 65.7%

All staff data for Mariestad

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

198 Actual merit value
226 Modelled value
-28.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Mariestad): -18.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (290 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
44.0%
Pass in all subjects
50% (model: 70%, score: -20)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: -1.0 2024/25: -28.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

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

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Högelidsskolan 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-28.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 2 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -10.9

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Högelidsskolan 7-9 Mariestad 198 -28.0 63.2%
Engelbrektskolan 7-9 Borås 233 +7.0 89.4%
Skogstorpsskolan Falkenberg 209 -14.0 67.1%
Högstadium Centrum Falköping 224 +2.0 69.7%
Silverbergsskolan Ronneby Ronneby 186 -36.0 53.4%
Sollebrunns skola 7-9 Alingsås 213 -8.0 72.4%
Elsa Brändströms skola Linköping 214 -13.0 81%
Lillhagaskolan Nykvarn 232 +6.0 71.6%
Sjöparksskolan B 213 -8.0
Älvboda friskola Älvkarleby 205 -18.0 61.4%
Tallhagsskolan Kalmar 227 0.0 87.4%
Henåns skola 7-9 Orust 215 -10.0 80.2%
Apladalsskolan Värnamo 222 +1.0 80.7%
Bergumsskolan F-9 Göteborg 213 -15.0 73.8%
Rödebyskolan 7-9 Karlskrona 208 -19.0 88.7%
Tyringe skola F-9 Hässleholm 182 -39.0 68.1%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

99 Pupils yr 9
-14.9 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
72.4% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
93
Year 8
93
Year 9
99

Statistics

Number of pupils
290 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
10.5 (municipal avg: 11.4, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
63.2% (municipal avg: 68.1%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
198 (municipal avg: 206.3, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
72.4% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
12.1%
NP English yr 9
14.7%
NP Mathematics yr 9
8.9%
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
143,700 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
75,500 SEK
Facilities
17,900 SEK
Meals
5,800 SEK
Learning materials
10,600 SEK
Student health
9,150 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
24.4%
Permanently employed
90.8% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
8.9%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
11.6%
Pupils per counsellor
1031
Certified in subject(s)
71.6% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
178.3
Share of female teachers
77.3%

School survey — radar chart

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

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 84% +2.2 pp
Study environment 62% +5.5 pp
Anti-bullying 74% +8.9 pp
Stimulation 70% +4.1 pp
Support 76% +2 pp
Avg 73%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

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 6.6 2025
Stable (+0.5 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
19.4%
Gender
44.0% boys, 56.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
20.3% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
10.2% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
57.8%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,869 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
894 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
98 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,159 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Result tracking

Eligible for upper secondary
72.4% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

54286 MARIESTAD

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
62694008
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Mariestads kommun
Organisation number
2120001686
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Mariestad
County
Västra Götalands län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Synneve Åberg

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