Prolympia Växjö

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Växjö , Kronobergs län

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

  • Certified teachers
  • Eligible for vocational programmes
  • Merit score year 9
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Pupils per teacher
  • Number of pupils
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
  • 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.

Prolympia Växjö is a compulsory school in Växjö, Kronobergs län. The school has 340 pupils and 18.5 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 247 points. 75.6% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Prolympia AB (group: TED International Holding AB).

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.

Notable concerns
High pupil-to-teacher ratio 18.5

18.5 pupils per teacher — significantly above the national average (12.1).

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
247
National: 227.2 Municipality: 226.7
Pupils/teacher
18.5
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.7
Qualified teachers
75.6%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 58.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
100%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Växjö

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

Student health, compulsory school
3,849 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
61.3%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
65.8%
Support from student health (staff)
85.2%
Preventive work (staff)
79.9%

View all key figures for Växjö · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Växjö

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

Children per FTE
21 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
47.5% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
55,974 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
52.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,254

View all key figures for Växjö · 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 moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
84%
Senior teachers
12.8%
Qualified teachers
75.6%

Teacher turnover: 16.8% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 58% (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 — Växjö (2024)
76.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
→ +0.8 percentage points (stable)
Pupils per teacher — Växjö
11.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Växjö (%)

2020: 75.7% 2024: 76.5%

All staff data for Växjö

Merit value vs. expected (SALSAStatistical model adjusting results for student demographics)

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

247 Actual merit value
237 Modelled value
+10.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Växjö): -2.3

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (340 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
2.5 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
62.0%
Pass in all subjects
89% (model: 79%, score: +10)

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

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Prolympia Växjö performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+10.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 13 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -0.5

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Prolympia Växjö Växjö 247 +10.0 75.6%
Stadsöskolan 7-9 Luleå 240 +1.0 75.3%
Husumskolan Örnsköldsvik 239 +6.0 81.8%
Enebyskolan 2 Norrköping 230 -6.0 85.6%
Framtidskomp. V Ingelstad sk Vellinge 248 +8.0 68.2%
Prolympia Göteborg Göteborg 242 +3.0 72.4%
Raoul Wallenbergskolan Skövde Skövde 218 -19.0 62.6%
Jönsbergska Idrottsskolan Norrköping Norrköping 276 +41.0 74.1%
Björkskolan Skellefteå 222 -13.0 49.9%
Mariaskolan Malmö 246 +7.0 59.6%
Frillesåsskolan 7-9 Kungsbacka 237 +5.0 87%
Genarps skola Lund 224 -14.0 78.5%
Prolympia, Jönköping Jönköping 228 -6.0 58.4%
Rönnbyskolan Västerås 222 -14.0 74.2%
Dalängskolan Lidköping 214 -20.0 79.4%
Prolympia, Norrköping Norrköping 248 +13.0 70.1%

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

Statistics

Number of pupils
340 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
18.5 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
75.6% 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 →
Merit value yr 9
247 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsMerit score year 9This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsEligible for vocational programmesThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
NP Swedish yr 9
12.4%
NP English yr 9
16%
NP Mathematics yr 9
12.7%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
0%
Permanently employed
84% 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
12.8%
Teacher turnover
16.8%
Pupils per counsellor
804.6

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
14.6%
Gender
62.0% boys, 38.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
70.7%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
11,067 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
956 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
192 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,041 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
83197782
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Växjö
County
Kronobergs län
School provider
Prolympia AB
Organisation number
5567026454
Provider type
Independent
Legal form
Limited company
School group
TED International Holding AB
Principal
Anton Wijk

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Addresses

Postal address

Kompanigatan 14, 55305 JÖNKÖPING

Inspection and review

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.