All compulsory schools in Torsås — 5 schools

Torsås has 5 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 216.8 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Torsås

All 5 compulsory schools in Torsås sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Bergkvara skola	–	87 %	100	Municipal
Gullabo skola	–	–	10	Municipal
Söderåkra skola	–	79 %	90	Municipal
Torskolan H	216.8	73 %	180	Municipal
Torskolan LM	–	83 %	200	Municipal

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Torsås municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 216.8 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 65.7 %
Pass in mathematics: 89.6 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 69.8 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 63.5 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 53.8 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Torsås municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 79.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 10

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Torsås municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025): 79.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+5.1 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Torsås (%)

2020: 74.8 %2025: 79.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 602
Municipal / independent share: 95.4 % / 4.6 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 169,375 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 157,202 SEK/pupil

Teaching

87,990 SEK

Premises

29,311 SEK

Student health

6,574 SEK

Meals

8,915 SEK

Learning tools

4,576 SEK

Other

19,836 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Torsås municipality.

Student health, compulsory school: 6,574 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 87.2 %
Preventive work (staff): 77.6 %
Safety at school: 94.3 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Torsås municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 5.4 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 3.8 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 7.5 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 87.5 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 2 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

-8Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school

SALSA results per school in Torsås, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Torskolan H	217	225	-8

Highest merit score in Torsås

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Torskolan H	TORSÅS KOMMUN	216.8	-8	73.1 %	180

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Torsås municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 22
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 3.2 %
Cost per pupil: 428,546 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.3

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada