Rudbecksgymnasiet is a municipal upper secondary school (gymnasieskola) in central Örebro, one of the municipality's five upper secondary schools. Its history begins in 1857, when the technical school Örebro Tekniska Elementarskola opened on 5 October; in 1901 it moved into a new building, and with the 1971 reform it became a general upper secondary school. Today about 1100 students aged 16-19 attend. The school runs Swedish national programmes in Swedish (Business Management and Economics, Natural Science, Social Science, Business and Administration, Health and Social Care, introductory programmes), the national upper secondary school for deaf and hard of hearing students (Riksgymnasiet för döva och hörselskadade), and a three-year IB programme: a preparatory PreDP year following Swedish syllabuses but taught in English, and two years of the IB Diploma Programme. Original: 'På IB-programmet är all undervisning på engelska' (on the IB programme all teaching is in English). The school cooperates with Örebro University, runs exchanges with schools and universities in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and China, has been an Amnesty International partner school since 2018 and a certified teacher training practice school since 2017.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Swedish, English
Languages taught
French, German, Italian, Spanish
About the fees Tuition is free: this is a municipal upper secondary school of Örebro municipality, and the website mentions no tuition fees anywhere; the school writes: 'När du väljer en kommunal gymnasieskola får du som elev en egen dator eller surfplatta till ditt skolarbete under dina tre år på skolan' (when you choose a municipal upper secondary school you get your own computer or tablet for your schoolwork for all three years). Students over 16 receive the state study grant (studiebidrag) from CSN, and those living in Örebro municipality more than 6 kilometres from school get a free bus pass.
Admissions Admission to the Swedish programmes and to the first, preparatory IB year (PreDP) is through the county's common upper secondary admissions (Gymnasieantagningen) based on compulsory school grades, with the same requirements as for the Natural Science and Social Science programmes. Applicants with a foreign education or equivalent knowledge can apply directly to the second year, the IB Diploma Programme: no Swedish is required ('Här finns det inga krav på färdigheter i det svenska språket'), the application is made via the school's form by 1 April, followed by entrance examinations set by the school and an interview with the applicant and parents, in which the student presents themselves in English. If places are limited, priority goes to residents of the Örebro region with a right to upper secondary education, then to those with a right to reside in Sweden (Scandinavian residents, EU citizens with right of residence), and to children of parents on work assignment in the region; for them the deadline is extended to 31 July with documentation from the employer. The school describes itself as 'an open, co-educational and State-funded school that provide for the citizens of the area' that can also 'cater for temporary students'; applicants under 18 need a registered parent or guardian in the region. The final decision is made by the Head of School.
Stages and year groups Grades 10-12 (gymnasieskola, årskurs 1-3). Three-year gymnasieskola. National programmes in Swedish leading to the gymnasieexamen: Ekonomiprogrammet, Naturvetenskapsprogrammet, Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet, Försäljnings- och serviceprogrammet, Vård- och omsorgsprogrammet, introductory programmes (Introduktionsprogram) and Riksgymnasiet för döva och hörselskadade. The IB programme lasts three years: the first PreDP year follows Swedish syllabuses in English with Swedish grades F-A, then two years of the IB Diploma Programme (three Higher Level and three Standard Level subjects plus TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay); graduates receive both the gymnasieexamen and the IB Diploma. The school does not mention any other IB programmes (PYP, MYP, CP).
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme. The IB track runs inside a Swedish upper-secondary school, alongside the Swedish national programmes.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results According to the IB programme quality report for the 2025-2026 school year, 85% of Diploma Programme graduates met the requirements and received the diploma ('I år var denna andel 85 %'); three students will retake exams next year. In the preparatory PreDP year the share of failing grades fell from 16% to 9%, and the grade average rose from 12,2 to 13,9. The school does not publish an average IB score.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school is in central Örebro. It has a library on the ground floor next to the dining hall, with books in Swedish and English, study spaces and two group rooms; a restaurant where all food is cooked from scratch, with three hot dishes daily, one of them vegetarian, and a seasonal salad buffet; and Café Rudbeck for students and staff. Every student gets their own laptop or tablet for all three years. There is no boarding: for international IB applicants the school states directly that it does not offer boarding arrangements or assume guardianship roles.
Clubs and activities: Teknis Elevkår (student union) · Stjärnparaden (spex and revue) · Amnesty ungdomsgrupp (Amnesty youth group)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
Since autumn 2017 Rudbecksgymnasiet has been a certified practice school for teacher training students; most teachers supervise student teachers from time to time, and about 20 teachers have completed the university's supervisor training. The school itself describes its teachers as experienced and committed. Staff numbers and class sizes are not published.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
A joint student health service with two teams: programme principals, special needs teachers, school nurses, a school doctor, counsellors, careers advisers, a school psychologist, a student coordinator and a student support worker who are present in the corridors and library. There is a plan against discrimination and degrading treatment, a safety council (Trygghetsråd) of students and staff, mobile-free lessons, and drug-free and smoke-free school rules; police dogs search the building a few times per term. Outside visitors are only allowed with the principal's approval.
Reviews
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Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data67 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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Orebro, Sweden · est. 1857 · State