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Schools in Skurup municipality

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28 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Skurup, Skåne County. The three most common school forms: 12 preschool, 10 compulsory school, 9 after-school care (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 6 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Skurup

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
10
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
12
Municipal
25
Independent
3

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2025/26. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Skurup has 28 schools with a merit value of 225.6 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is near the national average. Teacher qualification: 67.3% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

28 schools3,011 pupils67.3% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Municipality overview (PDF)

Summary — Skurup

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Skurup municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
28
25 municipal, 3 independent
Total pupils
3,011
10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
225.6
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
67.3%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
140,847 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
9
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Skurup municipality has 28 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 225.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (67.3%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Skurup

How many schools are there in Skurup?
Skurup municipality has 28 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 10 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 12 offer preschool. 25 of the units are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 3,011 pupils attend schools in Skurup.
What are the merit values in Skurup?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Skurup is 225.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Prästamosseskolan with 229.4 points.
Which school in Skurup has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Rutgerskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Skurup at 82.3%. The municipality value is 67.3% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Skurup?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Skurup is 140,847 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 137,709 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Skurup organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Skurup
Preschool application

The municipality has an e-service for the preschool queue and place applications.

Preschool in Skurup
Mother-tongue tuition

12.8% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 6,409 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Skurup compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
4/7
Qualified teachers 2025
7/7
Cost/pupil 2025
5/7

Skolkoll score in Skurup

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Skurup
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Skurup: 9 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Rutgerskolan with Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Municipal average 47, neutral midpoint 50.

9 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Skurup
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Skurup: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup with Skolkoll score 36 out of 100. Lowest: Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup with Skolkoll score 36 out of 100.

Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup
Skolkoll score 36 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

See compulsory schools in Skurup ranked by Skolkoll score →

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Skurup

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Skurup with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
AlléskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN19074.7%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Composite index.
Almaröd ResursskolaCompulsory school55904745151036.6%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Composite index. Limited confidence.
Anpassad gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN——No score
Kugghjulets resursskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN1063.8%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Composite index. Limited confidence.
MölleskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN16057.6%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Composite index.
Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i SkurupUpper secondary schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN25060.8%Skolkoll score 36 out of 100. Composite index.
ÖstergårdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN31076.6%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Composite index.
PrästamosseskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN62070.3%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Composite index.
RutgerskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN20082.3%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Composite index.
RydsgårdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN29048.6%Skolkoll score 30 out of 100. Composite index.
Slimmingeby skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN7075.2%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Composite index.
VästerängsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN——No score
Västerängsskolan anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN——No score
Preschools in SkurupSkurup has 12 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Skurup with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Skurup you—225.6In line with neighbour average67.3%Worse than neighbour average140,847 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Ystad19.8 km238.7Better than neighbour average77.9%In line with neighbour average129,550 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Svedala20.6 km237.3Better than neighbour average80.7%Better than neighbour average135,843 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Trelleborg22.7 km223.1In line with neighbour average72%Worse than neighbour average140,634 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Sjöbo23.6 km183.3Worse than neighbour average71.8%Worse than neighbour average144,969 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Staffanstorp29.1 km249.1Better than neighbour average77.5%In line with neighbour average136,784 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Tomelilla31.3 km197Worse than neighbour average77.1%In line with neighbour average142,969 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Neighbour avg221.476.2%138,458 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Skurup municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Skurup place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Skurup

  1. Slimmingeby skola: Address changed from Slimmingeby, 27492 Skurup to Slimminge 411, 27492 Skurup

  2. Prästamosseskolan: School types changed from FTH, GR to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  3. Prästamosseskolan: Grades changed from 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  4. Anpassad gymnasieskola: Register field changed from false to true

  5. Prästamosseskolan: School types changed from FTH, GR to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  6. Prästamosseskolan: Grades changed from 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  7. Västerängsskolan anpassad grundskola: Register field changed from false to true

  8. Västerängsskolan: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  9. Västerängsskolan: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-01-01

  10. Västerängsskolan anpassad grundskola: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  11. Västerängsskolan anpassad grundskola: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-01-01

  12. Rydsgårdsskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  13. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  14. Slimmingeby skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  15. Almaröd Resursskola: Operating name changed from Almaröd Friskola to Almaröd Friskola AB

  16. Almaröd Resursskola: Renamed from Almaröd Friskola to Almaröd Resursskola

  17. Almaröd Resursskola: Grades changed from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  18. Almaröd Resursskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Almaröd Friskola

  19. Rydsgårdsskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

  20. Anpassad gymnasieskola: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  21. Anpassad gymnasieskola: Start date changed from 2017-01-01 to 2023-12-26

  22. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  23. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Start date changed from 2013-10-01 to 2023-12-26

  24. Anpassad gymnasieskola: Status changed from AKTIV to PLANERAD

  25. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Status changed from AKTIV to PLANERAD

  26. Kugghjulets resursskola: School types changed from GR to FTH, GR

  27. Kugghjulets resursskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Kugghjulets resursskola

  28. Mölleskolan: Operating name changed from unknown name to Mölleskolan

  29. Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning

  30. Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning, SFI: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning, SFI

… and 55 older events.

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