You will find below a list of the most popular international and bilingual schools for expats in Sweden with fee information. The list includes nursery schools, primary and secondary (high) schools for you to find the right school to prepare for the International Baccalaureate and other accreditation in Sweden. Some schools may follow the American or British curriculums with English speaking programs while others are regulated under the French and German language and system.

Education in Sweden

In the Swedish school system, children go to school for at least ten years from the year they turn six, as mandated by the Swedish Education Act.

• Nursery school: Förskola (nursery school, or preschool) is provided by Swedish municipalities for children ages one to five. The amount of municipal subsidy for preschool depends on the child's age and whether the parents work, study, are unemployed or on parental leave for other children.
• Compulsory schooling: Swedish compulsory schooling consists of four stages: förskoleklass (‘preschool year' or year 0), lågstadiet (years 1–3), mellanstadiet (years 4–6) and högstadiet (years 7–9).
  Children between ages six and thirteen are also offered out-of-school care before a Upper secondary school
  Compulsory education also includes sameskolor (Sami schools) for children of the indigenous Sami people.
• Gymnasium (upper secondary school, sixth form or high school, years 10–12) is optional.
  There are eighteen regular national programmes of three years to choose from, six of which are preparatory for higher education such as university, and twelve of which are vocational.
  While entrance requirements vary between programmes, all of them demand students to have passing grades in Swedish, English and mathematics from their final year of compulsory schooling.

In 2021, about 86 per cent of Swedish ninth-year students qualified for a vocational programme and 82–85 per cent for a national programme.nd after school hours.

More information on the stages of education and schools can be found in the EasyExpat.com Guide to Sweden.

International Schools

International schools can be the perfect solution for an expat student (multinational corporation executives, children of diplomats, NGO staff) in Sweden. Many schools provide similar standards of schooling around the globe, providing for an easy transition between schools whether they are in France or Vietnam. There may be some local population, but the schools are usually geared for an international student body. Schools may follow a curriculum model from the US, UK, France, etc. Primary instruction may be any language (and multiple languages are usually taught), but it is usually in English, French, Spanish, German, or Japanese. Schools also provide internationally accepted accreditation such as the international baccalaureate.

Admission and enrolment procedures vary from school to school. Space is often limited and preference may be given to students based on nationality. Tuition tends to be expensive based on local standards, but offers high standards of learning, boast smaller class sizes, first-rate facilities, and extracurricular. Boarding facilities are available at some schools, but most only provide day classes.

Accreditation & Membership

• The CoIS (Council of International Schools) is a non-profit association of international schools and post-secondary institutions which provides educational accreditation, teacher and leadership recruitment services, links to higher education, governance assistance and help with founding new schools.
• European Council of International Schools (ECIS) is a collaborative network promoting the ideals and best practice of international education, complemented by grants and awards.
• Council of British International Schools (COBIS) is a responsive organisation that serves, supports and represents its member schools.
• New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) is a regional accrediting association which establishes standards for all levels of education, from pre-K to doctoral.
• Agency for French Education Abroad (Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger, AEFE) is a national public agency under the administration of the French government that assures the quality of schools teaching the French national curriculum outside France.
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) represents over 1100 independent schools and associations in the United States and abroad.

International schools in Stockholm

Stockholm International School
Address: Johannesgatan 18
SE-111 38 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 412 4000
Email: info@intsch.se
Tuition Rates: From 110,000 SEK ($10,540) to 152,000 SEK ($14,560) [school year 2021-22]

Stockholm International School (SIS) provides an international education in English to approximately 700 students aged 3–18 in the heart of Sweden's capital. Offering the International Primary Curriculum and International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, the school year takes place between mid-August to mid-June and has a minimal instructional period of 178 days, divided into two semesters.

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet
Address: Allhelgonagatan 4,
11858 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 562 287 00
Email: info.sodermalm@engelska.se / admissions.sodermalm@engelska.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire to school

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet is located in the heart of Södermalm with a strong academic and multicultural tradition, committed to helping students develop to their full potential. IEG currently offers four Swedish national programmes and the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, which all qualify students for university studies in Sweden or abroad. All courses, with the exception of Swedish, Civics A, Law and Modern Languages, are taught in English.

Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm
Address: Erik Dahlbergsgatan 58-62
115 57 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 767 24 28 97
Email: international@futuraskolan.se  
Tuition Rates: Application fee of 1500 SEK ($160). For annual fees, please inquire to school [school year 2021-22]

Futuraskolan AB is a private company that currently operates 14 pre-schools and schools in Stockholm and the Greater Stockholm region. 13 of these units follow the Swedish curriculum, seven of which are preschools and six of which are schools ranging from F – 9. Futuraskolan prides of their International profile and to supplement the Swedish National Curriculum Lpfö 18 and LGR11 with the international curriculum supplied by Fieldwork Education. Lessons are carried out in a bilingual manner, utilising both English and Swedish.

Engelska Skolan Norr
Address: Roslagstullsbacken 4,
114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 084 41 85 80
Email: info@esn.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Engelska Skolan Norr was founded in 1993 to offer its students the very best quality bilingual education from Primary School to Grade 9.
ESN teaches Swedish curriculum with equal amounts of English and Swedish lessons. Each year, ninth-grade students are given the opportunity to take the Cambridge Exam in English.

Europaskolan
Address: Gotlandsgatan 43
116 65 Stockholm, Sweden
Email: info@europaskolan.nu
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Europaskolan is an International Baccalaureate® World School that meets all the requirements of the Swedish national curriculum. The school welcomes students from the Primary Years (PYP) to Middle Years Program (MYP). The school also provides After School Care (ASC) for PYP Year 1 to Year 4 pupils, ‘förskolklassen' to Year 3 in the Swedish educational system, equivalent to Sweden's “fritidshem”.

International School of the Stockholm Region
Address: Bohusgatan 24–26
116 67 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 508 402 45
Email: issr@edu.stockholm.se
Tuition Rates: There are no tuition fees at ISSR. School lunches and classroom supplies are also free. There is a fee for after school care, and if you would like to participate in extra curricular activities there is also a smaller fee. Members of diplomatic missions who are not EU/EEA or Swiss citizens will have to pay the tuition fee for students in Grade10 to DP2 as The Swedish National Agency for Education has decided that municipalities (Education Board of Stockholm) do not receive any government grant for these students.

The International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) is a publicly funded English speaking school founded by the City of Stockholm in response to the growing demand for a truly international education. ISSR is an accredited continuum school offering all three IB programmes; Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme.

The Tanto International School
Address: Flintbacken 20
118 42 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 669 71 71
Email: tantoschool@me.com
Tuition Rates: From 44,600 SEK ($4,820) to 46,600 SEK ($5,040) [school year 2021-22]

The Tanto International School is one of a very few private schools in Stockholm that has been granted the license to offer a complete international education in English following the core learning goals set out in the English National Curriculum. TIS educates students from the age of 6-12 years (English Nursery caters for children from 1-6 yrs) and remains committed to offering the very best support and development through small classes and high quality teaching.

Kungsholmens Gymnasium
Address: Hantverkargatan 67-69
112 31 Stockholm - Box 12601, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 508 38 000
Email: funktion.kungsholmensgymnasium@edu.stockholm.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Kungsholmens Gymnasium is an upper secondary school (Swedish: gymnasium) located on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. The school is divided into a Swedish Section, an English-speaking International Section, and a Choir Section which uses the name Stockholms Musikgymnasium. The International Section offers three different Upper Secondary School programmes. The programmes follow the Swedish syllabus but use English as the language of instruction: The International Business Programme, The Natural Science Programme, The Social Science Programme.

Vasa International School of Stockholm
Address: Luntmakargatan 101
113 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 73 313 68 29
Email: contact@vasaintschool.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Vasa International School of Stockholm offers a bilingual International IB programme with both Swedish-speaking and English-speaking lessons.
VISS offers two streams: The International Bilingual stream​ (50% teaching in English and 50% in Swedish, following the Swedish and the IB curriculum) and, the International English stream ​(100% teaching in English and following the IB curriculum only).

Dibber International Schools
Address: Dibber Sverige AB (Headquarters)
Box 2044, 191 02 Sollentuna, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 684 468 00
Email: info@dibber.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Dibber International Schools (DIS) are a group of bilingual Swedish & English schools located in Stockholm and Helsingborg. DIS schools offer an international profile integrating the Swedish national curriculum & the International Baccalaureate's (IB) pedagogical framework to create a learning environment where pupils can grow as individuals and world citizens. Dibber has three Dibber International Schools in the Municipalities of Sollentuna (20 minutes from Stockholm Central Station), Helsingborg (5h south of Stockholm, on the side of the Øresund Strait) and Nacka (Älta - 20 minutes South of Stockholm).

French Schools in Stockholm

French Lycée (Lycée Français) Saint Louis de Stockholm
Address: Essingestråket 24
112 66 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 441 30 30
Email: secretariat@lfsl.net
Tuition Rates: From 11,000 SEK ($1,190) to 13,750 SEK ($1,490) for children with a valid personnummer* ( Swedish registration number ).
For children at high school level whose parents are not EU/ESS/Swiss nationals as well as for children whose establishment has not obtained a guarantee of funding  from the municipalities, the annual price is 140,000 SEK ($15,120) [school year 2021-22]

The educational offer of the LFSL is consistent with the French National Education programs with an opening to the host country through the establishment of a Swedish International Section. More specifically in the Lycée, 3 courses are offered to students: Baccalaureate course, Baccalaureate course International option, Baccalaureate course and Gymnasium exam.

German Schools in Stockholm

Deutsche Schule Stockholm
Address: Karlavägen 25,
SE-114 31 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 409 194 00
Email: dss@tyskaskolan.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Deutsche Schule Stockholm is a German international school in Stockholm. It offers education to children from 3 to 18 years of age under the German National curriculum. Depending on their language skills, the children are taught German and Swedish as their mother tongue or second language. The language of instruction, German, is a basic requirement and becomes more and more important over the course of the school years.

International schools in Helsingborg

The International School of Helsingborg
Address: Östra Vallgatan 9,
254 37 Helsingborg, Sweden (Headquarters)
Tel: +46 4 210 50 00
Email: ish@helsingborg.se / kontaktcenter@helsingborg.se / julie.little@helsingborg.se (admissions)
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

ISH is an international school registered with the Swedish School Inspectorate. Nowadays, International School of Helsingborg welcomes approximately 825 students between 2 and 19 years of age attending our Pre-Early Years, Early Years, Primary School, Middle School and Diploma Programme with International Baccalaureate. ISH compulsory school (PYP, MYP) only teaches the IBO curricula. This means that students in PYP & MYP, are only assessed and awarded grades according to the IBO curricula. The Swedish curriculum is not taught at the school and grades according to the Swedish curriculum are not awarded.

International schools in Malmö

Malmö Borgarskola
Address: Malmö Borgarskola
205 80 Malmö, Sweden
Tel: ++46 4 034 67 04
Email: borgarskolan@malmo.se  
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Malmö Borgarskola is renowned for its International Baccalaureate programme, which consistently produces high achieving students. In addition, the students and the faculty have also won several national and international prizes and awards. The school also has strong ties abroad. It hosts official education advising centres for students who are interested in studying in the USA (EducationUSA) and in the UK (EducationUK). The school is also home to a wide variety of student associations. MBIF, Malmö Borgarskola Sports Association, is one of the oldest sports associations in Sweden. Other associations includes MBEF, Malmö Borgarskola Aesthetics Association, and MBMF, Malmö Borgarskola Mathematics Association.

International schools in Uppsala

Uppsala International School
Address: Thunmansgatan 47
754 21 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 727 59 00
Email:yvonne.granroth@uppsala.se / mia.x.nilsson@uppsala.se
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Kvarngärdet school is a public school with many different programs. They offer Swedish classes from Junior School to Grade 5 and bilingual classes both English and Swedish from Junior School to 9th Grade and preparatory classes. Kvarngärdet school is the only school in Uppsala where English tuition is offered already at Junior school.

British International School of Uppsala (BISU)
Address: Ulleråkersvägen 38
SE- 756 43 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 18 700 11 20
Email: bisu@steameducation.se.
Tuition Rates: From 108,000 SEK ($11,665) to 156,000 SEK ($16,845) [school year 2021-22]

The British International School, Uppsala (BISU) offers a world-class British and international education for students aged 5-18 in Uppsala. The British international school offers the National Curriculum for England and also integrates technology, features hands-on project-based learning, innovative teaching methods, technology initiatives and worldwide partnerships with leading experts and organizations in technology-related research and practice.

International schools in Lund

Lund International School (LIS)
Address: Warholmsväg 3,
224 65 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 8888 499
Email: info@lundinternationalschool.se
Tuition Rates: For those families who live within Lund's Municipality there is no school fee. For families who live outside of Lund the IB cost is 2000 sek per month from PYP1 and up. For the Preschool, families pay 2.4% of their combined incomes, capped at a maximum of 1208 sek per month. For the International Daycare, families pay 3% of their combined incomes, capped at a maximum of 1510 sek per month. [school year 2021-22]

LIS is an International Baccalaureate World School, authorised in May 2009. The school offers the Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes for students from 3 to 16 years of age. In addition to the PYP and the MYP, the school provides an international daycare where children from the age of 2 can start. Families choose Lund International School because it limits class sizes to 16.

ISLK International School of Lund Katedralskolan
Address: Linnégatan 2,
224 60 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 46 359 45 42
Email: islk@lund.se
Tuition Rates: There are no tuition or school fees, however, interested families must meet specific intake criteria established by the Swedish Education Act and students are prioritized according to the requirements below. [school year 2021-22]

ISLK is an international school registered with the Swedish School Inspectorate to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) and Middle Years Program (MYP) to children from the age of 3 to 15-16. ISLK is funded by the City of Lund and exists primarily to serve the educational needs of the transient and / or international community of Lund.