the Swedish schools Inspectorate has received a total of 212 applications to start or expand independent school before the academic year 2020/21, which is a decrease of 33 percent compared with the previous year.
Applications to nyetablera are 86 pieces and it is the lowest number since the schools Inspectorate took over responsibility for licensing in 2009. The remaining 126 applications are, therefore, expansion of already existing private schools.
turns out in a period when elevkullarna grows. There seems to be other factors than demographics which created the cautious approach.
“We have no given answers, but we know that the application from with in the year is subject to a fee,” says Ole Ulnes, investigators at Skolinspektionens licensing.
An application for the start-up costs 35,000 crowns while the extension application costs 25.000 sek.
” We saw several examples of schools that applied for and were granted a permit but then never came to the start. It meant quite costly investigations never gave me anything. There will also be an uncertainty in the system, then you don’t know which schools will be up and running, ” explains Ole Ulnes.
is the law of fitness, which was introduced at the end of the year. It means that the owners and managers of private schools shall be examined before they are given the green light, which is done with the controls from the Swedish Tax agency and Bailiff.
– now We can not say that there is such an effect, but it can happen that you want to wait and see how the schools Inspectorate, applies the new law before you come in with an application, ” says Ole Ulnes.
