THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

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THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
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The Education Act
Equal access to education
regardless of - gender - where you live -
social economic factors
Consideration to students with special needs
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Education shall provide the pupils with
knowledge
and, in co-operation with the homes,
promote their harmonius development
into responsible human beings and members of the
community

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Parliament and Government
- Curriculum
- National objectives guidelines
Municipality
- Local school plan

• funding
• organization
• development and evaluation

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Principal and school personnel
- Local work plan
National Agency for Education
- Evaluate
- Supervise
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All education throughout the public school
system is free
usually no charge - teaching materials - school
meals - health services - transport
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School from 6 or 7

• Preschool Class (age 6)

• Compulsory School (age 7-16 or 6-15)

• Upper Secondary Education (3 years)

• University and Post-Secondary Education

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The right to choose ones compulsory school
Most children municipal school closest to their
home

• You have the right to choose
• another municipal school
• an approved independent school - privately
  run
• - none in Älmhult
• - 6 of all pupils

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Upper secondary school
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20-25 pupils/class (15-28)
Year 1-3 year 4-6 2-3 teachers - a main
teacher ex. teachers in physical education and
textiles/wood work
Year 7-9 6-10 teachers - one teacher in 1-2
subjects
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Compulsory school timetable
Subjects Teaching hours (60
min) Arts 230 Home
economics 118 Physical education and
health 500 Music
230 Textiles and Wood- and metalwork
330 Swedish 1490 English
480 Mathematics 900 Geography,
History, Religion- and Civics (combined)
885 Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Technology
(combined) 800 Language options (Spanish,
German, French) 320 Student
options 382 Total guaranteed hours
of instruction 6665 whereof school
option 600
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Goal- and achievement-related grading
Nationell objectives to be achived year 5 and 9
Grades in year 8 and 9 (2 times/year)

• 3-point scale
• Pass (G)
• Pass with Distinction (VG)
• Pass with Special Distinction (MVG)

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School year
August June 40 weeks 5 days/week

• Holidays
• November 1 week
• Christmas 2 weeks
• February 1 week
• Easter 1 week

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Public child care offered to children aged 1-12

• Age 1-5
• Preschool (förskola)
• The family daycare home (familjedaghem)

• Age 6-12
• Leisure-time centre (fritidshem)

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