Apply for preschool and school for newly arrived children and pupils
All children and young people of school age have the right to education. If you have moved to Sweden from another country, you will need to apply for a school or preschool placement.
School for children aged 1-15
There are two different types of schools for children aged 1-15.
- Preschool (For children aged 1-5)
- Primary school grades F-9 (applies to children aged 6-15)
If your child is aged 1-5 and you want to apply for a place in a preschool or after-school care, you need to apply for that too. Information on where to find these applications can be found under the heading "How to apply".
School for students between 16-19 years old
Once a notification of a newly arrived student has been submitted, children and young people over the age of 16 will be offered a place at Baldergymnasiet in Skellefteå (upper secondary school).
How to apply
The notification is submitted via an online app. The form is different depending on the age of the child or children. When you use the app, you can click on the age that applies to the child.
All children aged 1-15 years can be included in the same notification. If you are registering both children under 15 and children over 16, you need to submit separate notifications.
All children over the age of 16 need to be registered in separate notifications. The reason for this is to ensure that the report is sent to the right person.
The application can be completed by an adult close to the child, such as a guardian, relative or staff of another authority.
If the person concerned is over 18 years old, they can fill in the application themselves.
Your application is sent directly to an administrator who will contact you and help you further.
If the child is going to primary school, he or she will be placed in the school closest to the residential address indicated in the application, that has space.
If you want to apply for a specific school, for example if you are looking for accommodation in a particular area, you can submit a school choice form. Read more here.
If the child/young person is between 6-19 years old
The child/young person between 6-19 years old will automatically receive a place in primary or secondary school once the application has been submitted.
If the child is 1-5 years old
If the child is 1-5 years old, you need to make a separate application for a preschool place if you want the child to attend preschool. Read more here.
If you want your child to attend an after-school club, you must make a separate application for a place in an after-school club. Read more here.
Newly arrived schoolchildren must be registered at Central Admissions
All new pupils in the ages from preschool to year 9 arriving in Skellefteå Municipality must be registered with Central Admissions.
After registration, the pupil and their parents will be invited to a welcome meeting.
If your child is under 6 years of age, you should contact Customer Services on 0910 73 50 00.
For our purposes, newly arrived pupils refers to any child who has been living abroad and is now living in Sweden or can be considered to be living here and has started her or his education here after the autumn term in which she or he turns seven years of age. A pupil who has already attended a minimum of four years of school in Sweden is no longer considered a new arrival.
Please note that newly arrived pupils of preschool class age (the autumn term of the year they turn six years) shall also be registered via this link. The e-service is in Swedish.
Problems with registration or other questions
Please contact Customer Services on 0910 73 50 00 or email kundtjanst@skelleftea.se.
Arrivals is a reception unit based in Sjungande Dalen School, which receives new pupils in years 5 to 9.
During an eight-week introductory period, the pupils needs are mapped using the Swedish National Agency for Education’s Stage 1 and Stage 2 material. During this mapping period, pupils are primarily taught Swedish and mathematics based on the Arrivals model. They also receive basic information about the Swedish school system. After mapping, Arrivals will hand the pupil over to their new home school.
Pupils in years 1 to 4 begin immediately at their home school and their needs are mapped there.
Our goal is to develop the Centre of Excellence for Linguistic Diversity into a knowledge hub for the entire municipality, where we can exchange experiences and benefit from one another’s competences in the field of newly arrived children and pupils. In order to ascertain relevant questions and concerns, network meetings are offered for various staff categories.
The Centre of Excellence for Linguistic Diversity also has a showroom where staff can book an appointment for themselves or their team to come and see what we can offer, discuss pedagogical issues and share their own ideas.
The rights of newly arrived children and pupils and obligations of the municipality:
- All children and young people have the right to an education regardless of their background.
- Children and young people who are seeking asylum have the same right to attend preschool, leisure-time centre and primary and secondary school as children residing in Sweden (Swedish Education Ordinance (SFS 2011:185) Chapter 4 Section 1).
- Children in preschool with a mother tongue other than Swedish have the right to develop both their mother tongue and Swedish (Swedish Education Act (SFS 2010:800) Chapter 8 Section 10).
- Children and young people in primary and lower-secondary school have the right to mother tongue tuition (Education Act Chapter 10 Section 7 and Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 10).
- In addition to mother tongue tuition, pupils have the right to study supervision in their mother tongue if they need it (Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 4).
- Pupils have the right to study Swedish as a second language
(Education Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 14).