Viskaforsskolan 7-9

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

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.

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Viskaforsskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Borås, Västra Götalands län. The school has 220 pupils and 12 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 222.6 points. 66.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Borås 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 810237%

810237% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
222.6 ↓
National: 227.2 Municipality: 217.1
Pupils/teacher
12 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.5
Qualified teachers
66.9% ↓
National: 73.2% Municipality: 60.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
82.7% ↓
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Borås

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,159 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
63.2%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
52.2%
Support from student health (staff)
72.4%
Preventive work (staff)
63.6%

View all key figures for Borås · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Borås

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

Children per FTE
20.7 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
39.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
49,067 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
50.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,799

View all key figures for Borås · 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
84.5%
Senior teachers
11.5%
Qualified teachers
66.9%

Teacher turnover: 11.8% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 60.8% (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 — Borås (2024)
68.7% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +2.7 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Borås
12 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Borås (%)

2020: 66% 2024: 68.7%

All staff data for Borås

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.

223 Actual merit value
215 Modelled value
+8.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Borås): -2.6

−60 0 +60
○ Moderate certainty Standard uncertainty: ±1.0 points (220 pupils)
Medium-sized school — the SALSA score is reasonably stable but individual cohorts can have an impact.

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
4%
Share of boys
51.0%
Pass in all subjects
72% (model: 64%, score: +8)

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

+8.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 13 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -7.8

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Viskaforsskolan 7-9 Borås 223 +8.0 66.9%
Kristinebergskolan Åmål 204 -13.0 55.9%
Kastanjeskolan Tomelilla 197 -16.0 76.2%
Ängarydsskolan Tranås 203 -9.0 71.3%
Aspenskolan Tierp 197 -18.0 62%
Örkenedskolan F-9 Osby 231 +19.0 70.7%
Sjöviksskolan Trelleborg 213 -3.0 69.3%
Wendela Hellmanskolan Härnösand 201 -16.0 70.7%
Withalaskolan 2 Vetlanda 198 -17.0 54.3%
Östra grundskolan Huddinge 224 +6.0 57.2%
Vallåsskolan 7-9 – 203 -14.0 –
Smedbergsskolan 4-9 Vansbro 201 -9.0 62.3%
Byskeskolan Skellefteå 204 -14.0 81.5%
Vanstaskolan F-9 Nynäshamn 227 +10.0 65.3%
Vidhögeskolan 4-9 Varberg 203 -15.0 82.9%
Värgårdsskolan 7-9 Kinda 211 -8.0 85.4%

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
220 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
Qualified teachers
66.9%
Merit value yr 9
222.6
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
82.7%
NP Swedish yr 9
13.2%
NP English yr 9
15.9%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.1%
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
133,300 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
76,000 SEK
Facilities
23,500 SEK
Meals
7,200 SEK
Learning materials
6,700 SEK
Student health
5,160 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
64%
Permanently employed
84.5% 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
11.5%
Teacher turnover
11.8%
Pupils per counsellor
1324.8

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
810237% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
1420586% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

Share of pupils who fully or partly agree. Voluntary survey with varying response rates.

Safety, year 5
8.3%
Safety, year 8
8.1% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsSafety year 8The 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
5.9%
Study peace, year 8
5.9% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsStudy environment year 8The 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
6.7%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.8%
Stimulation, year 5
6.8%
Stimulation, year 8
5.7%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
32.1%
Gender
51.0% boys, 49.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
4% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
58.7%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
12,310 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,108 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
244 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,542 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
50756758
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Borås
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Borås kommun
Organisation number
2120001561
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Mattias Gunnander

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Addresses

Postal address

50180 BORÅS

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Inspection and review

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