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Schools in Vellinge municipality

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42 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 Vellinge, Skåne County. The three most common school forms: 24 preschool, 15 compulsory school, 14 after-school care (+4 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 Vellinge

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
15
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
24
Municipal
18
Independent
24

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.

Vellinge has 42 schools with a merit value of 254.4 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is above the national average. Teacher qualification: 77.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

42 schools7,508 pupils77.4% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Vellinge

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Vellinge municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

42Active schools18 municipal, 24 independent
7,508Total pupils15 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
254.4Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
77.4%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
133,602 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
12.4Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Vellinge municipality has 42 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 254.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (77.4%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Vellinge

How many schools are there in Vellinge?
Vellinge municipality has 42 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 15 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 24 offer preschool. 18 of the units are municipal and 24 are independent. A total of 7,508 pupils attend schools in Vellinge.
What are the merit values in Vellinge?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Vellinge is 254.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Ljungenskolan with 271.5 points.
Which school in Vellinge has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Sundsgymnasiet has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Vellinge at 91.4%. The municipality value is 77.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Vellinge?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vellinge is 133,602 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 141,882 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Vellinge 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 Vellinge
Mother-tongue tuition

14.3% 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: 4,764 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 Vellinge compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
2/7Merit value 2025
4/7Qualified teachers 2025
2/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Vellinge

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 Vellinge
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Vellinge: 14 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Tångvallaskolan with Skolkoll score 73 out of 100. Municipal average 58, neutral midpoint 50.

14 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Vellinge
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Vellinge: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Sundsgymnasiet with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Lowest: Sundsgymnasiet with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100.

Sundsgymnasiet
Skolkoll score 66 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

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Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Vellinge

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Vellinge with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
ÄngdalaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classDeMina Holding AB50075.7%Skolkoll score 62 out of 100. Near average.
Bärnstenen - Vellinge resursskolaCompulsory schoolVELLINGE KOMMUN———
Håslövs byaskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classPimapos skola och fritids AB4057.7%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
HenriksdalskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN18070.5%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
HerrestorpskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN42074.2%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Hököpinge skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN25081.1%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
LjungenskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN49076%Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Near average.
Noblaskolan Västra IngelstadAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAcadeMedia AB41068.5%Skolkoll score 53 out of 100. Near average.
Noblaskolan VellingeAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAcadeMedia AB42087.7%Skolkoll score 72 out of 100. Near average.
SandeplanskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN44072.3%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
Skanör Falsterbo Montessorisk.After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSkanör Falsterbo Montessoriskola AB13065.4%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
Skanörs skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN38076.1%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Near average.
SödervångskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN40086%Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Near average.
Stora Hammars skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN43082.3%Skolkoll score 67 out of 100. Near average.
SundsgymnasietUpper secondary schoolVELLINGE KOMMUN90091.4%Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Near average.
TångvallaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVELLINGE KOMMUN30088.9%Skolkoll score 73 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in VellingeVellinge has 24 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 Vellinge with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Vellinge you—254.477.4%133,602 SEK
Trelleborg14.7 km223.172%140,634 SEK
Malmö18.2 km233.971.2%140,833 SEK
Svedala18.2 km237.380.7%135,843 SEK
Burlöv22.8 km221.363.6%137,231 SEK
Staffanstorp26.2 km249.177.5%136,784 SEK
Lomma28.5 km269.782.6%131,768 SEK
Neighbour avg239.174.6%137,182 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 Vellinge municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Vellinge

  1. Tångvallaskolan: Head changed

  2. Henriksdalskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  3. Hököpinge skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  4. Tångvallaskolan: Address changed from Storevångsvägen 19, 23936 Skanör to Råbockavägen 3, 23941 Falsterbo

  5. VÄSTRA INGELSTAD FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from PRÄSTAGÅRDSVÄGEN 2-0 A, 23594 VELLINGE to DJURSÄTERSVÄGEN 9, 23541 VELLINGE

  6. VÄSTRA INGELSTAD FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from PRÄSTAGÅRDSVÄGEN 2-0 A, 23594 VELLINGE to DJURSÄTERSVÄGEN 9, 23541 VELLINGE

  7. Håslövs byaskola: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN

  8. ARRIE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  9. SKOLGÅNGENS FÖRSKOLA I HÖLLVIKEN AB: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  10. VÄSTRA INGELSTAD FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  11. Bärnstenen - Vellinge resursskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425805 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  12. Central Insamlingsenhet: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425214 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425046

  13. Henriksdalskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425810 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  14. Herrestorpskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425021 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  15. Hököpinge skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425021 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  16. Sandeplanskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: sandeplan@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425810 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: sandeplan@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  17. Skanörs skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425531 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  18. Stora Hammars skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425451 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  19. Södervångskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425011 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  20. Tångvallaskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425571 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: vellinge.kommun@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  21. Vellinge Lärcenter: Contact details changed from url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: sundsgymnasiet@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425602 to url: http://www.vellinge.se, email: sundsgymnasiet@vellinge.se, phone: 040-425000

  22. Skanör Falsterbo Montessorisk.: Address changed from Tångvallavägen 3, 23941 Falsterbo to Bävervägen 8, 23941 Falsterbo

  23. ARRIE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  24. Skanör Falsterbo Montessorisk.: Address changed from Tångvallavägen 3, 23941 Falsterbo to Bävervägen 8, 23941 Falsterbo

  25. SKOLGÅNGENS FÖRSKOLA I HÖLLVIKEN AB: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  26. VÄSTRA INGELSTAD FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  27. ARRIE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  28. GYATROLLETS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from GYATROLLETS FÖRSKOLA AB to GYATROLLETS FÖRSKOLA

  29. HENRIKS HAGE, NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR: Renamed from HENRIKS HAGE FÖRSKOLA to HENRIKS HAGE, NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR

  30. KÄMPINGESTUGAN, NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR: Renamed from KÄMPINGESTUGAN to KÄMPINGESTUGAN, NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR

… and 167 older events.

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