Vallhallaskolan F-9

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Oskarshamn , Kalmar län

3 values has limited history

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There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • 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.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Vallhallaskolan F-9 is a compulsory school in Oskarshamn, Kalmar län. The school has 600 pupils and 11.2 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 230.5 points. 80.6% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Oskarshamns 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
High absence 219404%

219404% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
230.5
National: 227.2 Municipality: 213.9
Pupils/teacher
11.2
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.2
Qualified teachers
80.6%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 54.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
87.1%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Oskarshamn

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,851 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
63.2%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
58.2%
Support from student health (staff)
81.3%
Preventive work (staff)
75.4%

View all key figures for Oskarshamn · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Oskarshamn

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

Children per FTE
17.5 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
56.9% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
51,526 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
51% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
1,091

View all key figures for Oskarshamn · 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 high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
91.4%
Senior teachers
5.2%
Qualified teachers
80.6%

Teacher turnover: 11.1% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 54% (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 — Oskarshamn (2024)
76.8% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +1.5 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Oskarshamn
11 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Oskarshamn (%)

2020: 75.3% 2024: 76.8%

All staff data for Oskarshamn

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.

230 Actual merit value
226 Modelled value
+4.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Oskarshamn): -11.7

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (600 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
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
47.0%
Pass in all subjects
80% (model: 71%, 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 Vallhallaskolan F-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+4.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 8 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +0.7

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Vallhallaskolan F-9 Oskarshamn 230 +4.0 80.6%
Tuna skola Uppsala 245 +22.0 69.4%
Viby friskola Norrtälje 250 +30.0 82.3%
Kunskapsskolan Tumba Botkyrka 226 -1.0 59%
Snäckebacksskolan 7-9 Ronneby 194 -27.0 76.8%
Vittra Östertälje Södertälje 245 +19.0 80.7%
Silverskolan Arjeplog 203 -18.0 50.7%
Oxievångsskolan Malmö 221 -1.0 67.5%
Vittra Telefonplan Stockholm 213 -9.0 57.8%
Hagaskolan Solna 233 +7.0
Vikbolandsskolan 1 Norrköping 208 -13.0 52.9%
Hammarskolan CD Vännäs 230 +4.0 84.9%
Torpaskolan F-9 Göteborg 219 -6.0 83.9%
Stureskolan Arboga 240 +16.0 63.9%
Lagaholmsskolan Laholm 227 +5.0 80.9%
Mohedaskolan Alvesta 207 -17.0 67.8%

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
600 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
11.2
Qualified teachers
80.6%
Merit value yr 9
230.5
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
87.1%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.1%
NP English yr 9
14.6%
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.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
131,300 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
79,700 SEK
Facilities
18,500 SEK
Meals
7,100 SEK
Learning materials
7,400 SEK
Student health
6,850 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
14.1%
Permanently employed
91.4% 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
5.2%
Teacher turnover
11.1%
Pupils per counsellor
2134.4

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
219404% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
361344% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
24.7%
Gender
47.0% boys, 53.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
55.6%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,963 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
802 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
141 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,051 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
65582914
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
Municipality
Oskarshamn
County
Kalmar län
School provider
Oskarshamns kommun
Organisation number
2120000761
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Marie Finnman

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Addresses

Postal address

BOX 706, 57228 OSKARSHAMN

Inspection and review

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