So, your child is struggling in school. Maybe the school isn’t providing enough accommodations, or the larger classroom setting simply isn’t working. You might be wondering if a resursskola (resource school) in Sweden could be a better fit.
In this post, I’m sharing the notes and research I collected while searching for a resursskola for my own child. Most of the information focuses on the Stockholm region, but I’ve included a few schools from other areas as well. This is not a complete list—new schools open, others close—but it reflects the research I personally did as of 2025.
Do You Need to Change Schools?
If your child actually enjoys their current school and just needs more accommodations, you do not have to switch schools.
But if your child becomes completely unable to attend, the pressure to find another placement starts quickly. In my experience, that pressure continued even while I was researching, applying, and trying to navigate the system.
“There is no queue system anymore. Placements go to whoever is judged as having the highest need.”
Because placements are determined behind closed doors, how your application is worded—and whether you include the right documentation—can directly affect whether you move forward.
How to Approach the Application Stage
If I could give one main piece of advice, it would be this:
“Don’t fixate on the perfect school at first. Decide how far you’re willing to travel and apply to every resursskola within that distance.”
You will have time to evaluate schools later, once you’re invited into their process.
What the Admissions Process Actually Looks Like
Every resursskola handles admissions differently. The most common patterns are:
1. Phone or in-person interviews (most common)
Most schools offer:
- A phone interview, or
- A meeting at the school, or
- An open-house-style visit
2. Multi-visit schools (less common)
One school we applied to required:
- Meeting a teacher
- Visiting the school without students
- Visiting again during a regular school day
Only after all three steps would they decide if our child “fit” the group.
3. Rejections — or silence
This part can be frustrating, but it’s normal:
“Some schools send a short email saying ‘You did not get a place.’ Others never reply at all.”
If you don’t hear back after the application window closes, it usually means you didn’t move forward.
What to Share (and Not Share) With Your Current School
To apply, you will need the current school to send:
- The åtgärdsprogram
- The follow-up documentation
However, if I could redo the process, I would keep the details private.
“Sharing about your decision-making process can affect how your current school treats you. I learned this the hard way.”
Two therapists questioned why I wasn’t forcing my child to attend a school we had stopped the application process for. Our current school even reported us to social services with claims that weren’t true. If I had stayed quieter about the process, I think the experience would have been easier.
Application Timing
Application periods vary widely:
- Many schools open applications in the fall
- Some accept applications until January
- A few have a second window in May
We only discovered the May option by accident.
“There is often a person ‘in charge’ of resursskolor for the municipality, but they usually just send the same basic list you can find online.”
How Long It Took Us
For us, it took two full years from the time our child could no longer attend regular school full-time until we finally received a resursskola placement.
Even now, we’re still navigating medical issues, and the school is pushing us toward a behandlingsskola (a school combining therapy and academics). This is not what we want—our hope is a short-day schedule at our local resursskola—but that’s a story for another time.
“Be prepared: the process is slow, confusing, and emotionally draining. You are not doing anything wrong.”
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Nacka
Skuru-Duvnäs Resursskola
Grades 1–9 • ~30 students
https://www.nacka.se/valfard-skola/skuru-duvnasresursskola
Myrsjö Resursskola
Grades 1–9 • ~30 students
https://www.nacka.se/valfard-skola/myrsjoresursskola/om-oss
Älta Resursskola
Grades 1–9 • ~30 students • All NPF
https://www.nacka.se/valfard-skola/alta-resursskola
Norrort / Täby / Åkersberga
Helleborusskolan (Åkersberga & Täby)
Grades F–9 • ~450 students across locations
Apply before February (apply to each school separately)
https://www.helleborusskolan.se
Stockholm – Hägersten
Kunskapsskolan Resursskolan Hägersten
Grades 7–9 • ~36 students
https://www.kunskapsskolan.se/skolor/resursskolan-hagersten
Stockholm – Bromma
Lunaskolan Bromma (UP Skolor)
Grades 2–9 • ~140 students
Apply 2 Sept–29 Nov
https://www.up.se/lunaskolanbromma
Stockholm – Johanneshov
Lunaskolan Södra (UP Skolor)
Grades 4–9 • ~100 students
Apply 2 Sept–29 Nov
https://www.up.se/lunaskolansodra
Solna
Svedenskolan Bergshamra (UP)
Grades 1–9 + Gymnasium • ~110 students
https://www.up.se/skola/svedenskolan-bergshamra
Magelungen Schools (multiple locations)
Application period: October 1 – December 1
Uppsala – Grades 7–9
https://magelungen.com/enheter/uppsala-grundskola/
Stockholm Långbropark (Älvsjö) – Grades 1–6 • ~11 students
https://magelungen.com/enheter/stockholm-langbropark/
Stockholm Älvsjö – Grades 7–9 • ~26 students
https://magelungen.com/enheter/stockholm-alvsjo-grundskola/
Södertälje – Grades 6–9
https://magelungen.com/enheter/sodertalje-grundskola/
Stockholm Södermalm – Grades 7–9 • ~37 students
https://magelungen.com/enheter/stockholm-sodermalm-grundskola/
Solna – Grades 7–9 • ~20 students
https://magelungen.com
Gothenburg – Grades 6–9 • ~25 students
https://magelungen.com/enheter/goteborg-resursskola/
Aprendere / Other Providers
Magitaskolan (Stora Sköndal)
Grades F–6 • 40–50 students
Apply before Feb 15
https://magitaskolan.se
Aspdammskolan / Skolgrunden (Södermalm)
Grades 6–9 • ~35 students
https://skolgrunden.se
Evia Schools
Note: Their treatment program mentions ABA techniques (I would not choose this for my own child, but others may feel differently).
Evia Södermalm – Grades 4–9
Fatburs Brunnsgata 26
https://wemind.se/hvb-och-skola/
Evia Haninge – Grades 6–9
https://wemind.se/hvb-och-skola/
Evia Victoria (Gothenburg) – Grades 4–9
https://wemind.se/hvb-och-skola/
Snitz
Hägersten / Telefonplan
Grades 7–9 • ~100 students
https://snitz.se
UP Skolor (other locations)
Balderskolan (Norrtälje)
Grades F–9
https://www.up.se/skola/balderskolan
Other Stockholm Options
Vintertullsskolan (Södermalm)
Grades 7–9
https://www.vintertullsskolan.se
Martinskolan (Farsta)
Grades F–9 • Waldorf • ~320 total students (resurs track available)
https://martinskolan.se/resursskola
Behandlingsskola Option
IOFI (Central Stockholm)
Grades F–9 • ~65 students
https://iofi.se/skola/#behandlingsskola
Gothenburg Municipal Resursskolor
Göteborg – Resursskola (Magelungen)
Grades 6–9 • ~25 students
https://magelungen.com/enheter/goteborg-resursskola/
Kannebäcksskolan (Gothenburg)
Grades 1–9 • ~60 students
https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/enhetssida/kannebacksskolan/kannebacksskolan-resursskola
Distance Education (Gymnasium)
Korr Online Gymnasium
Grades 10–12
https://www.korr.se/om-oss
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