← Back to the rankingSvenska Skolan Gran Canaria
San Agustin, Spain · est. 1965 · Private
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Svenska Skolan Gran Canaria (Colegio Sueco) is a Swedish school abroad in San Agustín in the south of Gran Canaria, operating since 1965. It is approved by the Swedish state and inspected by Skolinspektionen, there is a Skolverket representative on its board, and on returning to Sweden a pupil goes straight into the Swedish school system. All lessons are in Swedish except Spanish and English, which start at age 3. Preschool for ages 3-5, förskoleklass and grades 1-6 are taught on site under the Swedish curriculum in small mixed-age groups (F-1, 2-3 and 4-6), with an individual development plan and written reports each term for every pupil. Pupils in grades 7-9 follow the Swedish distance programme of Sofia Distans and upper secondary pupils Hermods, while at school they work with a tutor and study in a class with peers. Pupils include children of families living on the island and children who come for a few days, weeks or months. With the Swedish Tennis Academy the school offers a way to combine schooling with tennis.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 716 a year
5 945 EUR
Programmes
Swedish programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Swedish
Languages taught
Spanish, English
Class size
small mixed-age groups: preschool class and grade 1, grades 2-3, grades 4-6 pupils
Registration fee
≈ $395
350 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 for pupils staying a full year or term without the state grant: 625 EUR per month (100 EUR in August, 220 EUR in June), 5945 EUR per year, 2690 EUR for the autumn term and 3565 EUR for the spring term. For a pupil eligible for the state grant: 425 EUR per month (70 in August, 160 in June), 4280 EUR per year, 1940 and 2480 EUR per term. Pupils staying up to two months pay 695 EUR per month, minimum one month. For pupils with municipal skolpeng the fee equals the full skolpeng. Annual fees are due by 5 September, term fees by 5 September and 10 January, monthly fees by invoice. There are no reductions for absence or holidays.
Admissions The school admits children from age 3 who are out of nappies, for periods from a few days to several years. In förskoleklass to grade 6 the child must hold a citizenship other than only Spanish (that is, another or dual citizenship), and guardians sign the school start letter. The school cannot admit children who need special support: it has no special needs teachers or assistants. Steps: an email with the guardian's and child's names, grade and period; the school replies on availability and invoices the registration fee and deposit, and once paid the place is guaranteed. Short-term registration opens on 1 May for the autumn and 1 September for the spring. For grades 7-9 and upper secondary families register both with the distance school (Sofia Distans or Hermods) and with the school for tutoring.
Stages and year groups Swedish curriculum under the Swedish Education Act and syllabi. Preschool for ages 3-5 with a focus on Swedish, Spanish and English and project work. Förskoleklass and grades 1-6 taught on site in groups F-1, 2-3 and 4-6, with an individual development plan and written reports each term. Grades 7-9 follow the Swedish distance school Sofia Distans, where all subject teachers work, with a tutor at school. Upper secondary pupils study with Hermods distansgymnasium, and the school tutors some programmes. For pupils staying up to two months the school works from the Swedish school's assignments and keeps a diary for the teacher in Sweden. The school offers no international programmes.
Address Colegio Sueco, Urb. Rocas Rojas, C/ Las Pitas 6, 35100 San Agustín, Gran Canaria
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
SkolverketSkolverket names the school as a Swedish school abroad and gives it a state grant: it teaches the Swedish curriculum.
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SkolverketSwedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)
A Swedish school abroad: the full-day Swedish curriculum, a state grant from Skolverket and checks by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Swedish school abroad: it teaches the full-day Swedish curriculum, and Skolverket gives it a state grant - this can be seen in its grant decisions. The entry is not a quality inspection. The curriculum and the qualifications are Swedish. Whom the school admits and what it charges are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Swedish school curriculum taught in Swedish: förskoleklass, the compulsory grundskola under the Lgr22 curriculum and, at some schools, the upper-secondary gymnasieskola leading to the Swedish gymnasieexamen.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Swedish state: the school follows the Swedish curriculum, receives state funding through Skolverket and is checked by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate. A child who returns to Sweden carries on without switching from another system.
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
Also on site: Playground
Campus: The school is in Rocas Rojas in San Agustín in the south of Gran Canaria, a stone's throw from the sea. There are classrooms for small groups, a school library, a dining room, a preschool playroom, a playground with palms, games tables and a hammock, an outdoor classroom and a pupils' kiosk. After-school care (fritids) runs Monday to Thursday from 15:00 to 16:00 and on Fridays from 12:00 to 15:00 with lunch and a snack, on Fridays also for children from other schools aged 4 and up. Pupils wear a school uniform. It is a day school; families arrange their own accommodation.
Clubs and activities: Swedish Tennis Academy
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 sizein the key facts above
The website lists the head, the deputy head who is also tutor of the distance class, two preschool teachers, three class teachers (F-1, 2-3 and 4-6) and a teacher of Spanish, crafts and home economics. Subject teachers for grades 7-9 work at Sofia Distans in Sweden.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data55 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 data61 "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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