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Schools in Skurup municipality

School profileData and statisticsMunicipal report (PDF)

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: 5 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; 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 2024/25. 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%).

28 schools3,021 pupils67.3% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Practical info

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Summary — Skurup

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Skurup municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

28Active schools25 municipal, 3 independent
3,021Total pupils10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
225.6Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
67.3%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
140,847 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9Pupils per teacherCompulsory/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 national average 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 3,021 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 Alléskolan with 245.3 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
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 ↓
4/7Merit value 2025
7/7Qualified teachers 2025
5/7Cost/pupil 2025

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 49, 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 44 out of 100. Lowest: Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup with Skolkoll score 44 out of 100.

Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup
Skolkoll score 44 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with 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 59 out of 100. Near average.
Almaröd ResursskolaCompulsory schoolAlmaWoll AB1036.6%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Below average. Limited confidence.
Anpassad gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN———
Kugghjulets resursskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN1063.8%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average. Limited confidence.
MölleskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN16057.6%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i SkurupUpper secondary schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN26060.8%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
ÖstergårdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN31076.6%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
PrästamosseskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN62070.3%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
RutgerskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN20082.3%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Near average.
RydsgårdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN29048.6%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Below average.
Slimmingeby skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN7075.2%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
VästerängsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSKURUPS KOMMUN———
Västerängsskolan anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolSKURUPS KOMMUN———
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. Colour coding: better / 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—225.667.3%140,847 SEK
Ystad19.9 km238.777.9%129,550 SEK
Svedala20.4 km237.380.7%135,843 SEK
Trelleborg22.7 km223.172%140,634 SEK
Sjöbo23.7 km183.371.8%144,969 SEK
Staffanstorp28.9 km249.177.5%136,784 SEK
Tomelilla30.8 km19777.1%142,969 SEK
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 2024/25. 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. Mölleskolan: Head changed

  2. Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning, SFI: Head changed

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Kugghjulets resursskola: Contact details changed from url: http://skurup.se/grundskolor, email: jeanette.borgstrom@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000 to url: http://skurup.se/grundskolor, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  10. Västerängsskolan: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

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

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

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

  14. Alléskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: alleskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536295 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  15. Mölleskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: molleskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-538202 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  16. Prästamosseskolan: Contact details changed from url: https://www.skurup.se/prastamosseskolan, email: prastamosseskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536311 to url: https://www.skurup.se/prastamosseskolan, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  17. Rutgerskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: rutgerskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536312 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  18. Rydsgårdsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: hallenborgskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-538163 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  19. Slimmingeby skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: slimmingebyskola@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536312 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  20. Östergårdsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: ostergardsskolan@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536178 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: skolutbildningsforvaltningen@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536000

  21. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Head changed

  22. Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  23. Nils Holgersson vuxenutbildning, SFI: Head changed

  24. Rydsgårdsskolan: Head changed

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

  26. Slimmingeby skola: Head changed

  27. Anpassad gymnasieskola: Head changed

  28. Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup: Contact details changed from url: http://www.nhgymnasietiskurup.se, email: nhgymnasiet@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536130 to url: https://www.skurup.se/barn-och-utbildning/gymnasieskola/nils-holgerssongymnasiet, email: nhgymnasiet@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536130

  29. Prästamosseskolan: Head changed

  30. Slimmingeby skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: slimmingebyskola@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536178 to url: http://www.skurup.se/, email: slimmingebyskola@skurup.se, phone: 0411-536312

… and 99 older events.

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