Staff stability
Stable
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Högbergsskolan in Ludvika
Headmaster: Magnus Westerlund
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Skolkoll Score 41 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 32% 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 coverageMedium3/5
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.
3 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.
Högbergsskolan is a medium-sized independent upper secondary school with 360 pupils.
Högbergsskolan is a medium-sized independent upper secondary school with 360 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (72%) is below the national average of 78%.
- 360PupilsMunicipality: 980High reliability
- 72%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 13.0Graduation gradeMunicipality: 13.8 · Sweden: 13.8Moderate reliability
- 10.4Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 11.5 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 139,743 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 Ludvika with 360 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
Högbergsskolan is compared here with 3 other schools with the same school form in Ludvika municipality; it has 360 pupils versus the municipal average of 245.
The average graduation grade is 13.0, 0.8 points below the municipal average and 0.8 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 72%, 7 percentage points below the municipal average and 6 percentage points below the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 10.4, 1.1 lower than the municipal average.
Apply for a place? Use Ludvika e-service for upper-secondary application (opens in a new window).
4 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
- Certified teachers
- Cost per student
- Pupils per teacher
- Number of pupils
- 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 pointsP32
- Certified teachersP30
- Pupil-teacher ratioP62
- Eligibility (higher education)P21
- Graduated within 3 yearsP76
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 Ludvika, Östra Bergsgatan 17A, Ludvika
School performance
Results
13.0Avg. graduation gradeSweden: 13.8
Results
13.0
Avg. graduation grade
Average graduation grade is 0.8 points below the national average.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| El- och energiprogrammet | 152.5 | — | |
| Industritekniska programmet | 115 | — | |
| Naturvetenskapsprogrammet | 180 | — | |
| Teknikprogrammet | 207.5 | — |
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 | 39.4% |
| Established in the labor market (vocational programmes) | 50.5% |
| Established in the labor market (introduction programmes) | 37.3% |
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
72%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
72%
Qualified teachers
72% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 6 percentage points below the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
No active casesRecently inspected
Safety & Inspection
No active cases
Recently inspected
No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 0
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
139,743 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
139,743 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 3% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBUIndependent operator47 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
Independent operator
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 47
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Apply through Ludvika e-service for upper-secondary application.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Magnus Westerlund
- Visiting address
- Bergsgatan 12, 77134 Ludvika
- Postal address
- BOX 830, 77128 LUDVIKA
- Phone
- 0240-86500
- info@vbu.ludvika.se
- Website
- www.vbu.se/
- School unit code
69306209
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
- VBU Högbergsskolan 10 km away· 390 pupils
- Järva Gymnasium· 470 pupils
- Brinellskolan38 km away· 470 pupils
About Ludvika municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
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- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 211.4−16.3
- Certified teachers
- 57%−17 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.5−0.5
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
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In-depth metrics
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.
- El- och energiprogrammet152.5points
- Introduktionsprogram IM Anpassad
- Introduktionsprogram IM Språk
- Introduktionsprogram IM
- Introduktionsprogram IM Yrkesintro
- Industritekniska programmet115points
- Naturvetenskapsprogrammet180points
- Teknikprogrammet207.5points
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.
Graduation rate within 3 years
93%graduate within 3 years
Not graduated7%
vs national avg.11 percentage points above national average (82%)
vs Ludvika (GY avg.)In line with Ludvika (GY graduation average) (93%)
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 Högbergsskolan
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: 3 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.
- 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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