Kvarngymnasiet is an upper secondary school with 300 students and approximately 85 members of the staff, teachers, counsellors, social workers, assistants and administrationstaff.
The students get their education in different groups depending on their interests and their capacity. Each student has an individual syllabus within the set frames of the syllabus.
The staff is working in six different teams and every team consists of teachers, counsellors, assistants and social workers.

This is what we offer our students:

Preparatory courses for upper secondary school education (1 year)
The students who don´t have enough grades to attend the Upper Secondary school are given the opportunity to study  matematichs, Swedish and  English to repair and strengthen their grades. They can also choose to study other subjects e.g sportactivities, art education, music, dance, health and handicraft.

Vocational training (1 year)
The course is designed for a student who wants to prepare himself for a programme in a special vocational field.
The students can combine studies and practical work in order to be able to decide what programme to choose in the Upper Secondary School.
1-2 days a week the students learn Swedish, English, civics and mathematics.
3-4 days are spent at an enterprise.

Small tuition groups (1-4 years)
Students who have different disabilities such as learning-disabilities, social-disabilities, Aspbergersyndrome, Autism are taught individually in small groups.Together with the counsellors we aim at finding a way into the labourmarket for these students. We cooperate with other organizations and local authorities. T

SFI - Swedish for Immigrants (1-3 years)
This is a course for immigrants who have recently arrived in Sweden or have been here a short time.
The students study mainly Swedish but also civics and practical subjects such as woodwork, textile craft, cooking and visual arts.

IVIK - The individual programme preparatory course for the upper secondary school (1-3 years)
A course for anyone whose original language is not Swedish and who wants to improve his or her knowledge of Swedish to be able to complete a theoretical or practical education in the upper secondary school.

The subjects the students study are Swedish as a second language, mathematics, civics, science and physical education. The main focus is on Swedish.

Boating and Life at Sea/ Wood- and Furniture Construction (3-4 years)
A specially designed programme.
The mainsubjects are: navigation,theoretically and practically life, woodwork, welding, boatrepairing, enginemechanics, sailing. At our disposal we have several big and small boats, which we repair and improve during the winter season. We also have a big machinery for woodwork and welding.

Of course the students also study subjects as Swedish, English, mathematics, civics, science, religion and sports.
The educational aim is:
- General competence for further studies with an opportunity of supplementary studies to obtain special competence.
- Nautical competence - general and advanced.
- General knowledge of how to handle special tools and machines needed when having the boat serviced.
- Knowledge of sailing equivalent to the requirements for step two by NFB.
- Basic knowledge of different woodmaterials and how to work with them.
- Basic knowledge of different methods of measurements.
- Basic knowledge of tools and how to handle machines safely.

Tourism and Service (3-4 years)
A Specially Designed Programme.
This programme aims at, after three-four years of studies, having given the student good knowledge and basic skills to apply for a job within the growing tourism- and service branches.
The students study subjects as as marketing, tourismgeography,  otel-knowledge.

Of course the students also study subjects as Swedish, English, Mathematics, Civics, Science, Religion and Sports.

Performing Arts (3-4 years)
A Specially Designed Programme.
The students study various subjects within dance, music, acting, stageproduction.
Of course the students also study subjects as Swedish, English, mathematics, civics, science, religion and sports.
The students perform their own productions at special occations.
 

Upper secondary Apprenticeship Training (3 years)
A Specially Designed programme.
The education is an combination of 2 days’ school studies and 3 days’ vocational training.At school the students study subjects as Swedish, English, Mathematics, Science, Civics, Religion.
The vocational training takes place at an enterprise.

Kvarngymnasiet is designed to give the students the best possibilities to succeed in their studies.

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