The Swedish Education System

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1 The Swedish Education System Skriv text här Preschool Compulsory class school (9 years) Sami School (6-yr) Special-needs school (10-yr) Compulsory school I.I.* Swedish. for Immigr. (SFI) Upper secondary school (3 years) Upper secondary school I.I.* *for t he Intel lectually Impaired University College Working l ife Advanced Vocati onal Education Municipal adult education Basic adult education Upper secondary adult education Supplementary studies Adult education I.I.*

(SFI) Upper secondary school (3 years) Upper secondary school I.I.* *for t he Intel lectually Impaired University

2 The Swedish school system The Swedish school system is a goal-based system with a high degree of local responsibility. The main responsibility lies with the municipalities and authorities responsible for independent schools. The overall national goals are set out by Swedish Parliament and Government in: The Education Act Curricula Course syllabi for compulsory school etc. Program goals for upper secondary school

The main responsibility lies with the municipalities and authorities responsible for independent

3 Upper secondary School Non-compulsory Free of charge Integrated theoretically and vocationally-oriented study paths 17 national 3-year programmes 8 common core subjects and program-specific subjects General entrance requirements to higher education

paths 17 national 3-year programmes 8 common core subjects

4 The Swedish school system The National Agency for Education draws up and takes decisions on: Course syllabi for upper secondary school etc. Grading criteria for all types of Swedish school General recommendations The municipalities are to distribute resources and organize education such that students are able to achieve the national goals. Individual schools, preschools and leisure-time centres can then choose work methods suited to their local conditions. This work is followed up in annual Quality reports.

Grading criteria for all types of Swedish school General recommendations The municipalities are to distribute resources and

5 Curriculum for Upper secondary School Lpf 94 Curriculum for the Non-compulsory School System

6 The grades given in the Upper secondary School are: Pass with Special Distinction MVG Pass with Distinction VG Pass G Fail IG

7 Child and Recreation Construction Electricity Energy Vehicle Natural Resource Use Business and Administration Handicraft Health Care National programmes Hotel and Restaurant Industry Food Media Arts Technology Natural Science Social Science

Handicraft Health Care National programmes Hotel and

8 Upper secondary School Individual programs For the student to later transfer into a national- or specially designed program Determined by the needs of the individual student Varies in length and content

specially designed program Determined by the needs

9 The Gothenburg region

10 Basic conditions for cooperation hstrong political signals aiming at regional cooperation in the 1990s hgothenburg motor in regional development concerning upper secondary schools hactive net works at all levels hinteractive work hclear definition of roles and responsibility hcommon use and development work hthe needs of the student in focus hconcrete results straight away

hactive net works at all levels hinteractive work hclear definition of roles and

11 Cooperation agreement The Gothenburg Region cooperation agreement for the Upper secondary school system - Quite unique in Sweden Over ten years experience of the cooperation system Quality assurance through competition and cooperation Regional voluntary cooperation but decisions made by local politicians

experience of the cooperation system Quality assurance through competition

12 Upper secondary schools including VET in the Gothenburg Region 30 municipally run Upper secondary schools 45 schools run by private mandators students at the age of A free choice of school 98 % of those who apply and are eligable, enter into Upper Secondary school

mandators 40 000 students at the age of 16-19 A free choice of school

13 Advantages All programmes available within the region Competition and cooperation at the same time Good use of economic resourses Good results (compared to other major regions in Sweden)

14 Advantages ha free choice of education and training programmes hunique range of courses and programmes ha way of developing the social skills of each student hmunicipally run schools are operating under the same conditions as schools run by private mandators hbenchmarking for quality development hspecific profiles among programmes hstudents don t have to give special reasons for choosing another school

operating under the same conditions as schools run by private mandators hbenchmarking for quality

15 Regional cooperation Upper secondary school system In-service training Human resourse development Regional development work Quality assurance Cooperation School-Working life Internet based tool Cooperation agreement Upper Secondary School Interregional Price list Regional admission system Career guidance Information Regional follow-up system Net works and working groups Programmes with regional guarantee Regional evening courses

agreement Upper Secondary School Interregional Price list Regional admission system Career guidance

16 Contact? More information:

Overview of the Swedish upper secondary school

Overview of the Swedish upper secondary school All youth in Sweden who have completed compulsory school have the right to a three-year upper secondary education. Upper secondary education should provide