Sandbackaskolan

Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school in Arvidsjaur , 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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Sandbackaskolan is an upper secondary school in Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens län. The school has 250 pupils and 7.1 pupils per teacher. 68.8% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Arvidsjaurs kommun.

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.

No warning signals
Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
7.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 9.7
Qualified teachers
68.8%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 48.2%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Arvidsjaur

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,605 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
71.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
62.8%
Support from student health (staff)
87.5%
Preventive work (staff)
85.5%

View all key figures for Arvidsjaur · 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
Qualified teachers
68.8%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 48.2% (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 — Arvidsjaur (2024)
65.3% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -9.9 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Arvidsjaur
11.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Arvidsjaur (%)

2020: 75.2% 2024: 65.3%

All staff data for Arvidsjaur

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Direct to university (municipal avg.)
11.1%

Admission scores by programme

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

Child and recreation programme
BF
115 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 115
Business and economics programme
EK
175 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 175
Aircraft engineering programme
FL
172.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 172.5
Vehicle and transport programme
FT
195 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 195
Natural science programme
NA
197.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 197.5
Social science programme
SA
180 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 180

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
250 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
7.1 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
68.8% 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
410 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
56,144 SEK
Facilities
225,000 SEK
Learning materials
20,600 SEK
Student health
2,700 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
6.2% 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)
8,409 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
526 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
82 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
394 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
84947634
School forms
Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school
Municipality
Arvidsjaur
County
Norrbottens län
School provider
Arvidsjaurs kommun
Organisation number
2120002650
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Amanda Granberg Högdal

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Addresses

Postal address

93381 ARVIDSJAUR

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Inspection and review

The Schools Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen) is responsible for supervision and quality reviews of schools in Sweden.

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