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THE SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

THE SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. 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

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THE SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

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  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. COMPULSORY SCHOOL 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

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