Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Birger Sjöberggymnasiet in Vänersborg
Headmaster: Sara Karlsson
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Skolkoll Score 46 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 9% of Sweden’s upper secondary schools.below the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all upper-secondary schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageHigh4/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
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Foto: Julle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Modifierad
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Report an issue with this imageBirger Sjöberggymnasiet is a large independent upper secondary school with 770 pupils.
Birger Sjöberggymnasiet is a large independent upper secondary school with 770 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (89%) is above the national average of 78%.
- 770PupilsMunicipality: 1,200High reliability
- 89%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 71% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 11.9Graduation gradeMunicipality: 12.9 · Sweden: 13.8Moderate reliability
- 11.2Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 10.0 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 150,321 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Upper secondary school in Vänersborg with 770 pupils.
- No current inspection decision is available in the open Schools Inspectorate data.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Birger Sjöberggymnasiet is compared here with 3 other schools with the same school form in Vänersborg municipality; it has 770 pupils versus the municipal average of 300.
The average graduation grade is 11.9, 1.0 point below the municipal average and 1.9 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 89%, 18 percentage points above the municipal average and 11 percentage points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 11.2, 1.2 higher than the municipal average.
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7 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 upper sec. year 2
- Certified teachers
- Cost per student
- Safety upper sec. year 2
- Pupils per teacher
- Study environment upper sec. year 2
- Number of pupils
- The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
- This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
- Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
- 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.
School programmes
- Upper secondary school
Things to look into
No clear flag.
No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all upper-secondary schools nationally.
- Grade pointsP9
- Certified teachersP68
- Pupil-teacher ratioP55
- Eligibility (higher education)P4
- Graduated within 3 yearsP10
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Vänersborg, Idrottsgatan 3, Vänersborg
School performance
Results
11.9Avg. graduation gradeSweden: 13.8
Results
11.9
Avg. graduation grade
Average graduation grade is 1.9 points below the national average.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barn- och fritidsprogrammet | 162.5 | — | |
| El- och energiprogrammet | 150 | — | |
| Ekonomiprogrammet | 200 | — | |
| Estetiska programmet | 142.5 | — | |
| Fordons- och transportprogrammet | 155 | — | |
| Naturvetenskapsprogrammet | 257.5 | — | |
| Naturbruksprogrammet | 122.5 | — | |
| Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet | 135 | — | |
| Teknikprogrammet | 177.5 | — | |
| Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet | 85 | — |
Lowest admitted merit score from latest admission round. Smaller programmes (under 20 places) have larger year-to-year variation.
After graduation (3 years)
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Studying in higher education | 54.3% |
| Established in the labor market (vocational programmes) | 37.0% |
| In further studies (introduction programmes) | 31.0% |
| Established in the labor market (introduction programmes) | 20.0% |
Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (per school unit, 3 years after graduation). Rows are independent outcome metrics and do not sum to 100%. One-year follow-up and a university-vs-other-studies split are not published in open data per school.
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: results reported directly by the school operator; post-graduation outcomes (3 years) from Skolverket Statistikdatabasen.
Staff
89%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 71% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
89%
Qualified teachers
89% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 11 percentage points above the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
No active casesRecently inspectedSafety index: 72 / 100
Safety & Inspection
No active cases
Recently inspected
No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 0
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 72 / 100Safety: 83% · Study peace: 63% · Anti-bullying: 65%
Safety index
72/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety83%(national 84)
- Study peace63%(national 64)
- Anti-bullying65%(national 63)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (gy 2) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 6.5 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 6.7 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
150,321 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
150,321 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 4% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
Kunskapsförbundet VästIndependent operator72 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
Kunskapsförbundet Väst
Independent operator
Kunskapsförbundet Väst operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- Kunskapsförbundet Väst
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 72
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Sara Karlsson
- Visiting address
- Idrottsgatan 3, 46236 Vänersborg
- Postal address
- 46285 VÄNERSBORG
- Phone
- 0521-721811
- Website
- www.kunskapsforbundet.se/
- School unit code
50133877
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Nearest and similar schools
- Nils Ericsonsgymnasiet 110 km away· 730 pupils
- Magnus Åbergsgymnasiet 110 km away· 840 pupils
- Lerums Gymnasium, skolenhet 566 km away· 620 pupils
About Vänersborg municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 73
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 208.3−19.4
- Certified teachers
- 75%in line
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6in line
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar upper secondary schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Nils Ericsonsgymnasiet 1
Trollhättan
Merit: —Cert: 91%730 pupils
Magnus Åbergsgymnasiet 1
Trollhättan
Merit: 12.4Cert: 83%840 pupils
Lerums Gymnasium, skolenhet 5
Lerum
Merit: —Cert: 92%620 pupils
Drottning Blankas Gymnasieskola Göteborg Odin
Göteborg
Merit: 14.0Cert: 86%830 pupils
De la Gardiegymnasiet, enhet 3
Lidköping
Merit: 14.3Cert: 96%500 pupils
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In-depth metrics
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 1 displayed year group · year 2026.
Strongest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Safety: 83 (national 84)
- Support: 67 (national 67)
Weakest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Stimulation: 62 (national 61)
- Study environment: 63 (national 64)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Admissions pressure & cutoffs
Applicants per place and latest admission cutoff per programme (2026).
High demand reflects popularity, which depends on location and reputation as well as quality. Cutoffs measure entry difficulty, not school quality.
- Barn- och fritidsprogrammet162.5points
- El- och energiprogrammet150points
- Ekonomiprogrammet200points
- Estetiska programmet142.5points
- Fordons- och transportprogrammet155points
- Introduktionsprogram IM
- Naturvetenskapsprogrammet257.5points
- Naturbruksprogrammet122.5points
- Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet135points
- Teknikprogrammet177.5points
- Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet85points
- VOVO0
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.
Graduation rate within 3 years
63%graduate within 3 years
Not graduated37%
vs national avg.19 percentage points below national average (82%)
vs Vänersborg (GY avg.)24 percentage points below Vänersborg (GY graduation average) (87%)
Source: Skolverket (graduation rate within 3 years). Updated annually.
After upper secondary
Source: Skolverket (higher-education eligibility).
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Data coverage
What we do not know about Birger Sjöberggymnasiet
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- PartialResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- PartialAdmissions, placement and important datesAdmission data is available for upper-secondary programmes where sources publish it, but it is historical and not a forecast.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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