1. THE SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

2. THE SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
CHILDCARE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
LEISURE TIME CENTRES
FAMILY DAYCARE (AGE 6-9)
OPEN LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGES
UPPER SECONDARY
SCHOOL
17 NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
3 YEARS
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
PRESCHOOL
FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
AGE 1-5
NURSERY SCHOOL
AGE 1 ½-5/6
OPEN PRESCHOOL
PRE-SCHOOL
CLASS
FROM 5-6
YEARS OF AGE
COMPULSORY SCHOOL
9 YEARS
ADVANCED VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
TARGET
GROUP
IV-PRO
SAMI SCHOOL 6 YEARS
LABOUR
MARKET
UPPER SECONDARY
SCHOOL FOR PUPILS
WITH LEARNING
DISABILITIES
4 YEARS
SPECIAL SCHOOLS 10 YEARS
SWEDISH FOR IMMIGRANTS
SHELTERED
WORK
COMPULSORY SCHOOL FOR PUPILS WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES
BASIC ADULT EDUCATION
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
AND
SWEDISH FOR IMMIGRANTS
MUNICIPAL ADULT EDUCATION
FOLK
HIGH SCHOOLS
UPPER SECONDARY
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
SUPLEMENTARY
STUDIES
BASIC EDUCATION
FOR ADULTS
SFL

3. AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM BUILT UPON EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF
GENDER
PLACE OF DOMICILE
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS

4. NON-COMPULSORY SCHOOL

5. COMPULSORY SCHOOL REGULAR COMPULSORY SCHOOL (9 YEARS)
SAMI SCHOOL (6 YEARS) + 3 YEARS AT LOWER SECONDARY PROVIDED BY REGULAR COMPULSORY SCHOOL
SPECIAL SCHOOL (10 YEARS)
PROGRAMMES FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (SEVERE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES)

6. NON-COMPULSORY SCHOOL
PRE-SCHOOL CLASS
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL
UPPER SECONDARY FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
MUNICIPAL ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
FOLK HIGH SCHOOLS
POST-SECONDARY TRAINING
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

7. RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNANCE
RIKSDAGEN/PARLIAMENT
THE SCHOOL CHART
TIME PLAN/ CURRICULA/ SYLLABI
THE MUNICIPALITIES
THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR EDUCATION

8. SCHOOL – A MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SWEDEN
RIKSDAGEN/PARLIAMENT PROVIDES THE MINIMUM FRAMES TO BE RESPECTED
THE MUNICIPALITIES CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS PROVIDED IN THE SCHOOL CHART
RICH MUNICIPALITIES PROVIDE FOR MORE
POOR ONES GET EXTRA FINANCING TO COUNTERBALANCE THE DEFICIT

9. PRE-SCHOOL
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION FROM THE YEAR THE CHILD TURNS 6
A MINIMUM OF 525 H/P/Y
AIMED AT STIMULATING THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD
USUALLY ORGANIZED AND LOCATED IN CONNECTION TO A COMPULSORY SCHOOL

10. COMPULSORY EDUCATION
9-YEAR COMPULSORY PROGRAMME FOR CHILDREN IN THE AGE RANGE 6-16
10-YEAR COMPULSORY PROGRAMME FOR SPECIAL SCHOOL PUPILS
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES FOR PUPILS WITH SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITIES
6-YEAR PROGRAMME FOR SAMI-CHILDREN

11. UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
17 NATIONAL 3-YEAR PROGRAMMES
BROAD GENERAL EDUCATION
BASIC ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDIES AT POST-SECONDARY LEVEL
SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMMES
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING OFFERS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES FOR LEARNING DISABLED (4 YEARS)

12. ADULT EDUCATION TARGET GROUP 20 +
MUNICIPAL ADULT EDUCATION CORRESPONDING TO BASIC AND UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION (KOMVUX)
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS CORRESPONDING TO BASIC AND UPPER SECONDARY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (SÄRVUX)
CONTINUING PROGRAMMES THAT PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SKILLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD (KY)

13. ADULT EDUCATION
S F L – THE AGENCY FOR FLEXIBLE LEARNING PROVIDES DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES FOR ADULTS THAT ARE UNABLE TO STUDY IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE
S F I – SWEDISH FOR IMMIGRANTS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEWCOMERS WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF THE SWEDISH LANGUAGE AND SWEDISH SOCIETY

14. UNIVERSITY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
AROUND 40 % OF THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE ATTAINED UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATION CONTINUE ON TO STUDY AT POST-SECONDARY LEVEL
SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES OR INDIVIDUAL COURSES OF STUDIES
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
BACHELOR DEGREE
MASTER DEGREE
MASTER DEGREE WITH SPECIALISATION
LICENTIATE
DOCTORATE (Ph D)

15. SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION
THE FOLLOW UP AND SUPERVISION OF SWEDISH SCHOOLS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION
AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS PRESENTED EVERY THREE YEARS TO PARLIAMENT
THIS FORMS THE BASIS OF A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SCHOOLS