Tanumskolan 7-9

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Tanum , Västra Götalands län

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  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Number of pupils
  • 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.

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Tanumskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Tanum, Västra Götalands län. The school has 300 pupils and 12.4 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 200.3 points. 59.2% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Tanums 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.

Notable concerns
SALSA underperformance -16.0

Merit value is 16 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -16.0).

High absence 93252%

93252% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
200.3
National: 227.2 Municipality: 208.2
Pupils/teacher
12.4
National: 12.1 Municipality: 13.0
Qualified teachers
59.2%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 47.7%
Eligible for upper secondary
66.7%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Tanum

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,054 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
79.2%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
67.7%
Support from student health (staff)
60%
Preventive work (staff)
47.2%

View all key figures for Tanum · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Tanum

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

Children per FTE
16.2 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
32% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
48,706 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
61% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
562

View all key figures for Tanum · 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
82.8%
Senior teachers
8.5%
Qualified teachers
59.2%

Teacher turnover: 12.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 47.7% (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 — Tanum (2024)
67.4% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -7.7 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Tanum
12.4 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Tanum (%)

2020: 75.1% 2024: 67.4%

All staff data for Tanum

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.

200 Actual merit value
217 Modelled value
-16.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Tanum): -12.5

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (300 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
2.2 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
60.0%
Pass in all subjects
58% (model: 67%, score: -9)

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 Tanumskolan 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-16.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 3 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -4.0

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Tanumskolan 7-9 Tanum 200 -16.0 59.2%
Parkdalaskolan 7-9 Ronneby 196 -21.0 57.3%
Frykenskolan Torsby 198 -15.0 66.6%
Sätraskolan Stockholm 240 +30.0 69.2%
Linnéskolan 1 Älmhult 222 +4.0 69.3%
Påarps skola Helsingborg 196 -20.0 78.2%
Hyllinge skola Åstorp 210 -3.0 74.5%
Bergsjö skola F-9 Nordanstig 195 -16.0 59%
Gåvsta skola Uppsala 237 +13.0 88.5%
Kilafors skola F-9 Bollnäs 208 -13.0 75.4%
Rådaskolan Mellerud 197 -9.0 50%
Mogaskolan 7-9 Svenljunga 197 -6.0 58.8%
Viaskolan 8-9 238 +17.0
Dejeskolan 7-9 Forshaga 196 -26.0 85.6%
Bokelundsskolan Sölvesborg 212 -12.0 82.7%
Strömstiernaskolan 7-9 Strömstad 231 +17.0 48.7%

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
300 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
12.4
Qualified teachers
59.2%
Merit value yr 9
200.3
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
66.7%
NP Swedish yr 9
13.4%
NP English yr 9
15.4%
NP Mathematics yr 9
8.9%
School library
Yes

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
132,700 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
74,600 SEK
Facilities
24,200 SEK
Meals
7,900 SEK
Learning materials
5,800 SEK
Student health
6,060 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
51.9%
Permanently employed
82.8% 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
8.5%
Teacher turnover
12.4%

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
93252% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
165797% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
16%
Gender
60.0% boys, 40.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
56.6%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,729 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
517 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
415 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
282 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
74079446
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Tanum
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Tanums kommun
Organisation number
2120001348
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Camilla Odinger

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Addresses

Postal address

45781 TANUMSHEDE

Inspection and review

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