Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Viskastrandsgymnasiet in Borås
Headmaster: Jesper Henriksson
52
Skolkoll Score 52 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 38% 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.
Viskastrandsgymnasiet is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 250 pupils.
Viskastrandsgymnasiet is a medium-sized municipal upper secondary school with 250 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (87%) is above the national average of 78%.
- 250PupilsMunicipality: 5,440High reliability
- 87%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 81% · Sweden: 78%High reliability
- 13.2Graduation gradeMunicipality: 13.7 · Sweden: 13.8Moderate reliability
- 12.0Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 11.7 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 138,648 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 Borås with 250 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
Viskastrandsgymnasiet is compared here with 23 other schools with the same school form in Borås municipality; it has 250 pupils versus the municipal average of 237.
The average graduation grade is 13.2, 0.5 points below the municipal average and 0.6 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 87%, 6 percentage points above the municipal average and 9 percentage points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 12.0, 0.3 higher than the municipal average.
Apply for a place? Use Borås e-service for upper-secondary application (opens in a new window).
8 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
- Graduation rate
- 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.
- This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
- 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 pointsP38
- Certified teachersP61
- Pupil-teacher ratioP48
- Eligibility (higher education)P15
- Graduated within 3 yearsP64
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 Borås, Viskastrandsgatan 10, Borås
School performance
Results
13.2Avg. graduation gradeSweden: 13.8
Results
13.2
Avg. graduation grade
Average graduation grade is 0.6 points below the national average.
Admission scores per programme
| Programme | Avg. | Sweden | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| El- och energiprogrammet | 177.5 | — | |
| VVS- och fastighetsprogrammet | 162.5 | — |
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 | 47.7% |
| Established in the labor market (vocational programmes) | 40.9% |
| In further studies (introduction programmes) | 28.8% |
| Established in the labor market (introduction programmes) | 23.3% |
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
87%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 81% · Sweden: 78%
Staff
87%
Qualified teachers
87% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 8 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: 65% · Anti-bullying: 61%
Safety index
72/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety83%(national 84)
- Study peace65%(national 64)
- Anti-bullying61%(national 63)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (gy 2) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.5 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 6.1 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.1 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 6.6 / 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
138,648 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
138,648 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 4% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
BORÅS KOMMUNMunicipal operator156 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
BORÅS KOMMUN
Municipal operator
BORÅS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 156 other schools.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- BORÅS KOMMUN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Municipal own operation
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 156
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Apply through Borås e-service for upper-secondary application.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Jesper Henriksson
- Visiting address
- Viskastrandgatan 8, 50630 Borås
- Postal address
- 50180 BORÅS
- Phone
- 033-353120
- Website
- boras.se/viskastrand
- School unit code
67692516
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
- Viskastrandsgymnasiet A0 km away· 270 pupils
- Almåsgymnasiet A1 km away· 190 pupils
- Bäckängsgymnasiet A1 km away· 350 pupils
About Borås municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 157
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 217.1−10.6
- Certified teachers
- 74%in line
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6+0.6
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
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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: 66 (national 67)
Weakest (Upper-sec. year 2)
- Stimulation: 61 (national 61)
- Anti-bullying: 61 (national 63)
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.
- El- och energiprogrammet177.5points
- Introduktionsprogram IM
- VVS- och fastighetsprogrammet162.5points
Source: Gymnasieantagningen (regional admission databases). Latest year: 2026.
Graduation rate within 3 years
89%graduate within 3 years
Not graduated11%
vs national avg.7 percentage points above national average (82%)
vs Borås (GY avg.)6 percentage points above Borås (GY graduation average) (83%)
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 Viskastrandsgymnasiet
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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