Since 1967 Svenska Skolan Mallorca has taught the Swedish curriculum in an old palace in El Terreno in Palma. About 185 pupils attend from förskoleklass to upper secondary, in small classes of usually 12-16. The school language is Swedish, but from the first year everyone studies Spanish and English; Spanish is daily, in four level groups per stage, taught mainly by native speakers, and some other subjects are partly taught in Spanish. German, French and Catalan are optional if a group of at least 5 forms. The school awards Swedish grades for grades 0-9 itself and receives the Skolverket state grant. The upper secondary school works with Hermods distansgymnasium but with lessons led by teachers, and has a sports profile for tennis players, riders and other athletes. Each year grades 1-9 stage a big musical, and the school's Santa Lucia procession is held in Palma cathedral. Most graduates go on to upper secondary schools and universities in Sweden.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 829–10 506 a year
8 700–9 300 EUR
Programmes
Swedish programme
Languages of instruction
Swedish
Languages taught
Spanish, English, German, French
Class size
usually 12-16 pupils per class
Registration fee
≈ $226
200 EUR
About the fees Annual fees for 2026-2027, including teaching, lunch, textbooks and insurance: förskoleklass to grade 9 8700 EUR, 6500 EUR for pupils found eligible for the state grant by Skolverket; upper secondary 9300 EUR, 7100 EUR with state grant eligibility (the upper secondary fee includes the Hermods fee). All new pupils pay the full rate until Skolverket decides; if eligibility is granted, the difference is credited to the next year or refunded. The annual invoice is sent in March and can be paid in two parts by 20 April and 15 October. A 10% discount applies for three or more children. A few Swedish municipalities transfer skolpeng, which the school then refunds to the family afterwards.
Admissions The school admits children with a connection to Sweden or the other Nordic countries; Swedish is needed to follow lessons, increasingly so with age: a teenager without Swedish has little chance of following the teaching. If a child has no Swedish personal number, a placeholder code is entered in the form. Grundskola has a waiting list: siblings of pupils first, then by application date. Applications are made online with a waiting list fee; first decisions are in March and a second round in May, and on admission the family sends documents from the current school, passport and Spanish foreigner number (NIE). The minimum stay is one year; mid-year entry is possible if places become free. Provision for children with special needs is limited. Upper secondary admits pupils eligible for upper secondary: admission opens in November, decisions are based on grades, a personal letter and an interview, with answers in March; pupils can stay one year or complete upper secondary, including coming alone.
Stages and year groups Grades Förskoleklass, 1-9, gymnasieskola 1-3. Swedish curriculum with extended Spanish: förskoleklass for 6-year-olds in Swedish and Spanish with Swedish and Spanish teachers, grundskola grades 1-9 under the Swedish curriculum, national tests in grades 3, 6 and 9, Swedish grades awarded by licensed teachers. Upper secondary with Hermods distansgymnasium under Swedish law and syllabi, qualifying for university: Ekonomiprogrammet (Ekonomi and Juridik orientations) and Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet (Samhällsvetenskap and Beteendevetenskap), lessons taught by the school's teachers, with a sports profile. Subjects are the same as in Sweden plus about 10% Spanish; for study at Spanish universities grades are recognised through convalidación. The school offers no international programmes.
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
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school is housed in an old early 20th century palace in El Terreno, south-west of central Palma, among palm and lemon trees, on the cul-de-sac Calle Infanta. Its own kitchen with cooks serves lunch from fresh local produce with a salad bar and a vegetarian option, fruit during the day and an afternoon snack. Since 2010 every pupil in the middle and upper grades has had their own computer, and younger pupils have tablets. For PE pupils go by bus to a well-equipped sports facility, and also use the beach and the Bellver forest; upper secondary pupils train with a health coach at Palma Tennisklubb. Lessons run from 9:00 to 16:00 (from 10:00 on Mondays, until 15:00 on Fridays). It is a day school; upper secondary pupils who come alone find their own accommodation with the school's help.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Teachers are qualified under Swedish rules (behöriga lärare); Spanish is taught mainly by native speakers.
Grades are set by licensed teachers under the Swedish curriculum; in upper secondary all courses are taught by qualified teachers and lessons are always teacher-led. Spanish teachers are usually native speakers. High teacher density is a hallmark of the school.
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 roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a student health team (EHT), a safety team (THT), a student council and class councils, and a plan against discrimination and degrading treatment. Every month all classes answer a survey on mood and wellbeing, and learning is checked every six weeks. Complaints go in order to the staff member, the head and the board.
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Palma, Spain · est. 1967 · Private