School report: strong upper-secondary results and eligibility rising after holiday school
Katrineholm Municipality has published the quality report for 2025–2026. It covers education from preschool to upper secondary and highlights both what works well and where pupils risk losing momentum.
Upper secondary and eligibility
In preschool class, results in Swedish and mathematics remain strong. At upper secondary level, several vocational and university-preparatory programmes have good graduation results, although outcomes vary between programmes.
In year 8, several results have improved. The report also shows a decline in the share of pupils eligible for upper secondary. After holiday school, eligibility in year 9 rose from 74.2 to 81.2 per cent — an additional 25 pupils became eligible for a national upper-secondary programme according to the municipality.
Next steps
The municipality points to mathematics, transitions between school stages, study environment and motivation to learn as areas for continued work. The aim is to spot pupils who lose momentum in time and spread practices that work to more schools.
Safety and community are strengths in several settings, while preschool quality varies between units. The report stresses that a final grade never tells the whole story — what happens early in a pupil’s schooling matters too.
