Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet is the oldest upper secondary school in Borås, a municipal school of Borås Stad. Its history begins in 1856 ('vilar på en historisk grund från 1856'), when the technical school Tekniska Elementarskolan opened with ten students; that is why the school is still called Teknis locally, and it has carried its current name, after the local entrepreneur Sven Erikson, since 1997. Today it has about 1370 students, 120 teachers and about 150 staff; its motto is 'Bildning och gemenskap - Tradition och framtid' (education and community - tradition and future). The school runs university-preparatory programmes in Swedish (Business, the Entrepreneur specialist programme, Technology, Technology Specialist, the T4 fourth year for upper secondary engineers), the Leisure and Health programme, introductory programmes and sports programmes, and since 2000 the IB Diploma programme in English: a preparatory Pre-DP year with Swedish courses taught in English and two years of the Diploma Programme. The school counts the IB as one of its three advanced programmes and says the IB has fewer subjects and smaller classes. There are 14 student associations.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Swedish, English
Languages taught
German, French, Spanish
Class size
small classes in grades 11-12, exact size not stated
About the fees Tuition is free: this is a municipal upper secondary school of Borås Stad, and the school states directly 'Undervisningen är avgiftsfri' (teaching is free of charge). Every student gets a computer or tablet; the first library card is free and a replacement costs 10 SEK.
Admissions Admission to the preparatory IB year (Pre-DP) is primarily based on grades from year 9 of Swedish compulsory school: formally, grade E or higher in English, mathematics, Swedish and nine other subjects is required, but the school recommends at least C in English and mathematics. Everyone who lists the IB among their first three choices takes entrance tests in English and mathematics in March, or in June for late applicants; the school uses the results to recommend whether the IB suits the student. For students without Swedish year 9 eligibility there are up to five quota places ('We have a maximum of five quota places'): application through the Sjuhärad admissions unit, then entrance tests, with the five best accepted; students with grades the school can validate (e.g. MYP or GCSE) may be accepted without tests if there is no competition. Students who have finished year 10 in another school system can enter the second year (DP1) directly if they have a place to live in Borås: contact with the IB coordinator, evidence of school results and tests in English and mathematics, which can be taken in their own country through a school or public institution; 'The school does not offer and cannot assist with finding accommodation'. Moving from Pre-DP to DP1 requires passing all subjects.
Stages and year groups Three-year gymnasieskola leading to the gymnasieexamen: Ekonomiprogrammet (Ekonomi, Juridik), Entreprenörsprogrammet (a specialist programme with a university course at Högskolan i Borås), Teknikprogrammet, Teknik-Spets, T4 (fourth year, gymnasieingenjör), Barn- och fritidsprogrammet (Fritid och hälsa), introductory programmes, NIU and LIU sports programmes. IB: a first Pre-DP year of Swedish courses taught in English (Swedish or Swedish as a second language, English 1 and 2, an optional modern language, history, physical education, mathematics 1c, optional biology) plus Pre-DP introductory courses in social science, psychology, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and Model UN; then the IB Diploma Programme in years 2-3: six subjects, three at Higher Level (240 hours) and three at Standard Level (150 hours): language and literature (Swedish or English), language acquisition (English, Swedish, Spanish, French), history, psychology or business management, biology, physics or chemistry, mathematics and one more subject; plus TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay. The school mentions no other IB programmes.
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
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
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
Clubs and activities: Elevkåren (student union) · SSF (school music band) · TAK (break-time competitions) · Kortegen (Walpurgis Night carnival procession) · Model UN
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers120
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The school has 120 teachers and about 150 staff, organised in programme teams and subject teams. The IB language policy requires all IB teachers to be proficient in English. Swedish teacher Aline Sjögren received the Swedish Academy's prize for teachers of Swedish. On the IB, according to the school, classes are smaller than on other programmes.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The student health service works in two teams by programme: counsellors, special needs educators and teachers, school nurses and careers advisers; a school psychologist by arrangement with the team. The nurse offers a health talk to all first-year students and runs an open clinic. School plans, routines and rules are published on the about page; on Thursdays the Pluggstugan study hall is staffed by language teachers.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data73 "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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