Björkhagsskolan in Hofors

Upper secondary schoolOperator: Hofors Municipality · Hofors, Gävleborgs County

Headmaster: Linda Karlsson

47
Below averageCompared to all upper-secondary schools nationally
Skolkoll Score 47 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs below average.
Limited confidence: the sample is small, so the score may vary more than usual.

A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.

Data coverageMedium2/5
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.

2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. The pupil sample is limited.

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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Björkhagsskolan is a small municipal upper secondary school with 20 pupils.

Björkhagsskolan is a small municipal upper secondary school with 20 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (64%) is below the national average of 78%.

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Next steps

The most important facts in 3 points

  1. Upper secondary school in Hofors with 20 pupils.
  2. The latest record is a review or decision without risk classification.
  3. Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.

Apply for a place? See Hofors school portal (opens in a new window) for information about upper-secondary application.

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3 values need extra caution

This applies only to the values listed here.

This value is missing in full or in part.

This affects

  • Eligible for higher education
  • Graduation rate
  • Grade points (upper secondary)
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

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School programmes

  • Upper secondary school

Things to look into

Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.

  • 64% qualified teachers — more than 10 percentage points below the national average (78%).

School profile

The school's strengths compared with all upper-secondary schools nationally.

Radar diagram: school profile across five dimensionsResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend
  • Certified teachersP18
  • Pupil-teacher ratioP100

Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

Aerial view of the school

Aerial view of Björkhagsskolan, orthophoto from Lantmäteriet

The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0

Hofors, Edskevägen 18, HoforsSchoolyard: approx. 12,400 m²

Entrances:1 Hofors, Edskevägen 18, Hofors

School performance

Staff

64%
Qualified teachers

Sweden: 78%

64% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 14 percentage points below the national average.

Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
64%Sweden: 78%
Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
2.2Sweden: 12.1
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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School environment

Safety & Inspection

No active cases
Recently inspected

No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate. Latest decision: Regelb. tillsyn Skolbeslut Hofors Björkhagsskolan, gymnasium, 2017 (pdf, 127 kB).

Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
0
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.

Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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Resources

159,919 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)

Sweden: 144,179 SEK

Cost per pupil is 11% above the national average.

Cost per pupil (total) Reliability: Limited history.
159,919 SEKSweden: 144,179 SEK
Teaching Reliability: Moderate reliability.
7,459 SEK
Facilities Reliability: Moderate reliability.
317,400 SEK
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.

Source: SCB & Kolada · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

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Who runs the school

Operator

HOFORS KOMMUN
Municipal operator

15 other schools in the municipality.

Hofors Municipality
Municipal operator:Hofors MunicipalityHofors Municipality · 16 schools in the municipality

HOFORS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 15 other schools.

Operator Reliability: High reliability.
HOFORS KOMMUN
Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
Municipal own operation
Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
15
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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Next step: Apply for a place

Use Hofors school portal for information about upper-secondary application.

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Contact and address

Headmaster
Linda Karlsson
Visiting address
Edskevägen 18, 81330 Hofors
Postal address
81381 HOFORS
School unit code
40991561

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
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About Hofors municipality

School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.

Schools
16
Avg. merit (yr 9)
210.1−17.6
Certified teachers
65%−9 pp
Pupils per teacher
8.7−3.3

Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).

Similar schools

The 5 most-similar upper secondary schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.

Dahlander kunskapscentrum
Säter
Merit: —Cert: 65%40 pupils
38 km away85% similarity
NTI Gymnasiet Borlänge
Borlänge
Merit: 12.4Cert: 63%100 pupils
47 km away81% similarity
Rytmus Borlänge
Borlänge
Merit: 15.6Cert: 73%110 pupils
47 km away79% similarity
Realgymnasiet Borlänge
Borlänge
Merit: —Cert: 57%160 pupils
47 km away78% similarity
Musikkonservatoriet Falun
Falun
Merit: 18.1Cert: 45%40 pupils
36 km away77% similarity

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In-depth metrics

Staff stability

Improving

65.0% qualified teachers in municipality (2025) ▲ +3.0 pp over 5 years

Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).

Inspections & decisions

The Schools Inspectorate has 3 decisions on record without critical findings.

Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗

Admissions

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.

  • Introduktionsprogram IM Anpassad
    2026
  • Introduktionsprogram IM Språk
    2026

Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.

Data coverage

What we do not know about Björkhagsskolan

Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.

  • MediumResults and score inputsMedium data coverage: 2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. The pupil sample is limited. 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.
  • MediumEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
  • UncertainResources, 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.
  • MissingSafety and study environmentWe lack current or displayable survey data about safety and study environment for this school.
  • 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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Last updated: Source: Skolverket, SALSA, Skolinspektionen, SCB, Kolada, Lantmäteriet

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