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Silverskolan in Arjeplog

Compulsory school Year 1–9 ARJEPLOGS Municipality · Arjeplog, Norrbottens County

Headmaster: Sara Sundström

35
below the national median Below average Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
Skolkoll Score 35 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs below average. Better than 17% of Sweden’s compulsory schools

A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.

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Silverskolan is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 230 pupils.

Silverskolan is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 230 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (55%) is below the national average of 74%.

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Key figures over time

Summary of the central metrics for the most recent 5 academic years. Visit each source for the full time series.

Academic year Pupils Qualified teachers Avg. grade Cost/pupil (municipality)
2526 230 55% — —
2425 — 51% 203.1 —
2324 — 50% 210.7 —
2223 — 43% 228.6 —
2122 — 56% 219.4 —

Source: Skolverket + Kolada (cost is municipal average, not school-specific).

School history

Events from Skolverket's unit register, Skolinspektionen inspections, group history, and locally-computed statistical signals are shown in one chronology. Each row states its row type, origin and data trust so authority data is not mixed up with Skolkoll's own signals.

School history

3 priority events out of 14 total: Authority record · School started; Authority record · School types changed; Authority record · Head changed.

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  1. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Pupil count: statistics vintage available

    Pupil count is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  2. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Pupils per teacher: statistics vintage available

    Pupils per teacher is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  3. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Qualified teachers: statistics vintage available

    Qualified teachers is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  4. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Merit rating: statistics vintage available

    Merit rating is available for 2025. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  5. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Upper-secondary eligibility: statistics vintage available

    Upper-secondary eligibility is available for 2025. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  6. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  7. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  8. Authority record Programmes Skolverket

    School types changed

    From "FKLASS, FTH, GR" to "FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN".

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  9. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Merit rating changed unusually much

    Merit rating decreased by 17.9 points from 228.6 to 210.7 between 2023 and 2024. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  10. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Qualified teachers changed unusually much

    Qualified teachers decreased by 13 pp from 56% to 43% between 2022 and 2023. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
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    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  11. Authority record Name Skolverket

    Operating name changed

    From "unknown" to "Silverskolan".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  12. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  13. Authority record Name Skolverket

    School name changed

    From "Arjeplogs grundskola" to "Silverskolan".

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    Skolverket
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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  14. Authority record Lifecycle Skolverket

    School started

    Skolverket records 2019-01-01 as the school's start date.

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    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date is a known decision, publication or register date.

Register sources: Skolverket (fetched 4 Jun 2026), the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (fetched 31 May 2026) and group lookup from Bolagsverket/Skolkoll. Computed signals are marked separately and use year-level date precision.

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Quality data (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
178,300 SEK Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Cost per student Costs 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
80,200 SEK
Facilities
20,300 SEK
Meals
14,700 SEK
Learning materials
6,800 SEK
Student health
15,200 SEK

Personnel

Permanently employed
86.6% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Permanently employed teachers This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies. Read more about the method →
Senior teachers (förstelärare)
— Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties. Read more in glossary →
8.6%
Pupils per counsellor
582.5
Certified in subject(s)
50.7% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
27.1
Share of female teachers
76%

School survey (agree, %)

Safety, year 5
63%
Safety, year 8
89% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Safety year 8 The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples. Read more about the method →
Study peace, year 5
52%
Study peace, year 8
62% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Study environment year 8 The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples. Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, year 5
36%
Anti-bullying, year 8
71%
Stimulation, year 5
43%
Stimulation, year 8
58%

Source: Skolverket Statistical Database (Statistikdatabasen). Updated annually.

Demography

Pupil forecast — Arjeplog

Number of children in the age group ages 6–15 in the municipality, according to SCB's forecast.

Forecast covers all children in this age group across the entire municipality — not just this school's catchment. Local enrolment depends on school choice and migration patterns.

ages 6–15 (2025) 256
ages 6–15 (2030) 211
ages 6–15 (2035) 173
Change 2025→2030 -17.6%

Source: SCB (population forecast for Arjeplog municipality, by school-form age group).

Arjeplog municipality — history (school form: compulsory school)

Municipality-aggregated key figures from Kolada over the most recent 5 years. Shown as municipality average — not school-specific values — because Kolada reports financial and pedagogical metrics at school-form level per municipality.

Measure 20252024202320222021
Pupils 227232220216225
Merit value yr 9 203.1210.7228.6219.4234.2
Eligibility for upper secondary 54.4%51.0%50.0%43.5%56.4%
Pupils per teacher 9.08.67.99.29.4
Cost per pupil —184,502 SEK178,249 SEK154,974 SEK145,857 SEK

Source: Kolada (Swedish council for municipal analyses).

Data sources

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