Vasaskolan 7-9 in Hedemora

Adapted compulsory school, Adapted upper secondary school, Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Hedemora, Dalarnas län · HEDEMORA KOMMUN

6 values has limited history

This applies only to the values listed here.

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

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • 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.

Skolkoll score: 33 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
450 pupils 57.4% qualified teachers Merit 201.7 10.6 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +0.4 3 warning signals
Quality dimensions
Results 15
Staff 13
Value-added 41
Safety 65
Resources 72

Vasaskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Hedemora, Dalarnas län. The school has 450 pupils and 10.6 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 201.7 points. 57.4% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Hedemora kommun.

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

Result history: 5 years
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Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

3 warning signals identified
Low share of qualified teachers 57%

57% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (74%).

High facility cost 175,400 SEK

Facility cost 175,400 SEK/pupil — 788% above municipal average (19,754 SEK).

High teaching materials cost 13,900 SEK

Teaching materials cost 13,900 SEK/pupil — 125% above municipal average (6,178 SEK).

School signal summary

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
201.7
National: 227.7 Municipality: 201.7
Pupils/teacher
10.6
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.4
Qualified teachers
57.4%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 67.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
79.1%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P15
Qualified teachers P13
Teacher density P72
Upper secondary eligibility P27

Safety index

65 /100
Safety 78%
Study environment 51%
Anti-bullying 60%
Staff 69%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Hedemora

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

140,975 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
80,470 SEK Teaching
19,754 SEK Facilities
10,606 SEK Meals
6,178 SEK Learning materials
7,300 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 147,140 SEK/pupil.

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Hedemora

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

Student health, compulsory school
7,300 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
62.7%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
57.6%
Support from student health (staff)
81.6%
Preventive work (staff)
74.7%

View all key figures for Hedemora · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Hedemora

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

Children per FTE
26.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
47.1% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
49,469 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
57.2% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
667

View all key figures for Hedemora · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Hedemora

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Hedemora. Source: SCB.

1,688 ages 6–15 (2025)
1,609 ages 6–15 (2030)
1,408 ages 6–15 (2035)
-4.7 % Change

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
84.6%
Senior teachers
14.1%
Qualified teachers
57.4%

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

Municipal average qualified teachers: 67% (national: 74%).

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 The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Hedemora (2025)
63.1% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↑ +7.8 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Hedemora
10.6 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Hedemora (%)

2020: 55.3% 2025: 63.1%

All staff data for Hedemora

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

202 Actual merit value
213 Modelled value
-11.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Hedemora): -11.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (450 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
0%
Share of boys
53.0%
Pass in all subjects
62% (model: 65%, score: -3)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: +17.0 2024/25: -11.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

The 5 most similar compulsory schools based on pupil count, geography, teacher qualifications and pupil composition.

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Vasaskolan 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-11.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 5 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +4.7

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Vasaskolan 7-9 Hedemora 202 -11.0 57.4%
Innovitaskolan Kalix Kalix 204 -14.0 68.8%
Iggesunds skola Hudiksvall 197 -16.0 50.3%
Malmsjö skola Botkyrka 231 +19.0 66.1%
Stockholm International Academy Hägersten Stockholm 236 +19.0 84%
Rolfstorps skola 4-9 Varberg 212 -7.0 74.7%
Kristinaskolan Göteborg 259 +44.0 60.1%
Antonskolan Österäng Kristianstad 194 -21.0 75.9%
Georgshillsskolan 4-9 Hörby 194 -18.0 66.1%
Nordic International School Karlstad Karlstad 257 +45.0
Celsiusskolan 7-9 Ovanåker 218 +1.0 90.8%
Skälbyskolan Västerås 231 +20.0 44.1%
Nordmarkens skola H Årjäng 224 +12.0 57.7%
JENSEN grundskola Malmö 2 Malmö 238 +24.0 59.4%
St Olofsskolan Sundsvall 204 -9.0 79.6%
Storåskolan Lindesberg 185 -29.0 50.8%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

168 Pupils yr 9
+5.6 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
79.1% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
156
Year 8
128
Year 9
168

Statistics

Number of pupils
450 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
10.6 (municipal avg: 10.4, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
57.4% (municipal avg: 67%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
201.7 (municipal avg: 201.7, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
79.1% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
11.6%
NP English yr 9
14.3%
NP Mathematics yr 9
8.5%
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
170 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
57,867 SEK
Facilities
175,400 SEK
Meals
10,600 SEK
Learning materials
13,900 SEK
Student health
4,880 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
40.8%
Permanently employed
84.6% 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
14.1%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
11.1%
Pupils per counsellor
1228
Certified in subject(s)
69.5% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
110.9
Share of female teachers
73.8%

School survey — radar chart

Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 82% +0.2 pp
Study environment 52% -4.5 pp
Anti-bullying 64% -1.1 pp
Stimulation 67% +1.1 pp
Support 74% +0 pp
Avg 68%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

NKI per year (0–10): the "nojdhet" dimension when present, otherwise the average of all survey dimensions. What does the survey measure?

5.4 2023 5.9 2025
Stable (+0.5 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
20.8%
Gender
53.0% boys, 47.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
19% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
9.5% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
47.7%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,665 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,043 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
257 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
667 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Result tracking

Eligible for upper secondary
79.1% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

BOX 201, 77628 HEDEMORA

About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
35494110
School forms
Adapted compulsory school, Adapted upper secondary school, Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Hedemora kommun
Organisation number
2120002254
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Hedemora
County
Dalarnas län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Ann Eriksson

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