Lapplands Gymnasium Pajala

Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school in Pajala , Norrbottens län

3 values need extra caution

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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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Lapplands Gymnasium Pajala is an upper secondary school in Pajala, Norrbottens län. The school has 90 pupils and 6.6 pupils per teacher. 56.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Lapplands Kommunalförbund.

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.

Some areas to note
Low share of qualified teachers 57%

57% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (73%).

Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
6.6
National: 12.1 Municipality: 8.3
Qualified teachers
56.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 40.7%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Pajala

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,825 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
59.2%
Support from student health (staff)
68.8%

View all key figures for Pajala · 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 relatively low staff stability.

Low
Qualified teachers
56.5%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 40.7% (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 — Pajala (2024)
61.8% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +6.2 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Pajala
9 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Pajala (%)

2020: 55.6% 2024: 61.8%

All staff data for Pajala

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Direct to university (municipal avg.)
7.6%

Admission scores by programme

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

Child and recreation programme
BF
180 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 180
Electricity and energy programme
EE
132.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 132.5
Business and economics programme
EK
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Sales and service programme
FS
132.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 132.5
Vehicle and transport programme
FT
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Hotel and tourism programme
HT
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Industrial technology programme
IN
115 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 115
Natural science programme
NA
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Restaurant and food programme
RL
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Social science programme
SA
257.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 257.5
Technology programme
TE
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Health and social care programme
VO
270 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 270

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
90 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
6.6 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
56.5% 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
179 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
211,370 SEK
Facilities
147,100 SEK
Learning materials
5,200 SEK
Student health
0 SEK

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, upper secondary yr 2
8.6% 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
7.4% 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)
6,420 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
376 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
102 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
102 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
75324351
School forms
Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school
Municipality
Pajala
County
Norrbottens län
School provider
Lapplands Kommunalförbund
Organisation number
2220000760
Provider type
Municipal federation
Legal form
Municipal federation
Principal
Fredrik Mäki

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Addresses

Postal address

98185 KIRUNA

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Inspection and review

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