Staff stability
Declining
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Vadsboskolan in Mariestad
Headmaster: Niklas Karlsson
68
Skolkoll Score 68 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 53% of Sweden’s upper secondary schools.around the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all upper-secondary schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageHigh4/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
Vadsboskolan is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 300 pupils.
Vadsboskolan is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 300 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (99%) is above the national average of 78%.
- 300PupilsMunicipality: 910High reliability
- 99%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 80% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 13.7Graduation gradeMunicipality: 12.7 · Sweden: 13.8Moderate reliability
- 10.2Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 10.1 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 142,655 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Upper secondary school in Mariestad with 300 pupils.
- No current inspection decision is available in the open Schools Inspectorate data.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Vadsboskolan is compared here with 3 other schools with the same school form in Mariestad municipality; it has 300 pupils versus the municipal average of 228.
The average graduation grade is 13.7, 1.0 point above the municipal average and 0.1 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 99%, 19 percentage points above the municipal average and 21 percentage points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 10.2, 0.1 higher than the municipal average.
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Eligible for higher education and Graduation rate need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
This value is missing in full or in part.
This affects
- Eligible for higher education
- Graduation rate
- This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Upper secondary school
Things to look into
No clear flag.
No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all upper-secondary schools nationally.
- Grade pointsP53
- Certified teachersP96
- Pupil-teacher ratioP64
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Mariestad, Drottning Kristinas väg 50, Mariestad
School performance
Results
13.7Avg. graduation gradeSweden: 13.8
Results
13.7
Avg. graduation grade
Average graduation grade is 0.1 points below the national average.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet | 152.5 | — | |
| Barn- och fritidsprogrammet | 175 | — | |
| El- och energiprogrammet | 210 | — | |
| Ekonomiprogrammet | 250 | — | |
| Försäljnings- och serviceprogrammet | 180 | — | |
| Industritekniska programmet | 142.5 | — | |
| Marinteknikutbildningen | 102.5 | — | |
| Naturvetenskapsprogrammet | 210 | — | |
| Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet | 242.5 | — | |
| Teknikprogrammet | 147.5 | — | |
| Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet | 82.5 | — |
Lowest admitted merit score from latest admission round. Smaller programmes (under 20 places) have larger year-to-year variation.
After graduation (3 years)
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Studying in higher education | 43.7% |
| Established in the labor market (vocational programmes) | 45.7% |
Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (per school unit, 3 years after graduation). Rows are independent outcome metrics and do not sum to 100%. One-year follow-up and a university-vs-other-studies split are not published in open data per school.
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: results reported directly by the school operator; post-graduation outcomes (3 years) from Skolverket Statistikdatabasen.
Staff
99%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 80% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
99%
Qualified teachers
99% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 20 percentage points above the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
No active casesRecently inspectedSafety index: 77 / 100
Safety & Inspection
No active cases
Recently inspected
No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 0
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 77 / 100Safety: 87% · Study peace: 71% · Anti-bullying: 66%
Safety index
77/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety87%(national 84)
- Study peace71%(national 64)
- Anti-bullying66%(national 63)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (gy 2) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.7 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 7.1 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 6.6 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 7.0 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
142,655 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
142,655 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 1% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
MARIESTADS KOMMUNMunicipal operator39 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
MARIESTADS KOMMUN
Municipal operator
MARIESTADS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 39 other schools.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- MARIESTADS KOMMUN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Municipal own operation
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 39
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Niklas Karlsson
- Visiting address
- Drottning Kristinas väg 50, 54244 Mariestad
- Postal address
- 54286 MARIESTAD
- Phone
- 0501-755600
- Website
- www.vadsbogymnasiet.se/
- School unit code
14384562
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Nearest and similar schools
- Vadsbogymnasiet enhet 20 km away· 220 pupils
- Kavelbro 136 km away· 270 pupils
- De la Gardiegymnasiet, enhet 644 km away· 320 pupils
About Mariestad municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 40
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 206.3−21.4
- Certified teachers
- 68%−6 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.4−0.6
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar upper secondary schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Vadsbogymnasiet enhet 2
Mariestad
Merit: 12.7Cert: 98%220 pupils
Kavelbro 1
Skövde
Merit: 14.8Cert: 90%270 pupils
De la Gardiegymnasiet, enhet 6
Lidköping
Merit: 13.8Cert: 97%320 pupils
Vadsbogymnasiet enhet 3
Mariestad
Merit: —Cert: 81%230 pupils
De la Gardiegymnasiet, enhet 2
Lidköping
Merit: 13.8Cert: 100%330 pupils
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In-depth metrics
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 1 displayed year group · year 2026.
Strongest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Safety: 87 (national 84)
- Study environment: 71 (national 64)
Weakest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Stimulation: 63 (national 61)
- Anti-bullying: 66 (national 63)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Admissions pressure & cutoffs
Applicants per place and latest admission cutoff per programme (2026).
High demand reflects popularity, which depends on location and reputation as well as quality. Cutoffs measure entry difficulty, not school quality.
- Bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet152.5points
- Barn- och fritidsprogrammet175points
- El- och energiprogrammet210points
- Ekonomiprogrammet250points
- Försäljnings- och serviceprogrammet180points
- Introduktionsprogram IM
- Industritekniska programmet142.5points
- Marinteknikutbildningen102.5points
- Naturvetenskapsprogrammet210points
- Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet242.5points
- Teknikprogrammet147.5points
- Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet82.5points
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.
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Data coverage
What we do not know about Vadsboskolan
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- PartialResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- PartialAdmissions, placement and important datesAdmission data is available for upper-secondary programmes where sources publish it, but it is historical and not a forecast.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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