Admissions Guidelines

Welcome to BSG

Joining The British School in Gothenburg should be an exciting time for students and their parents. To ensure that you can enjoy this time with your child, we do everything in our power to make our admissions process as simple as possible.

Admission Criteria

The education at our school is carried out under the supervision of the Swedish School Inspectorate (SW. Skolinspektionen) and is performed in accordance with the standards set out in the Swedish Education Act and other applicable Swedish regulations on International Schools.

To be considered for admission to The British School In Gothenburg, students must meet one of the four below criteria:

1. The student is resident in Sweden for a limited period; or
2. The student has attended school abroad for a major part of their education and therefore have a reason to fulfill his/her education in an international school in Sweden; or
3. The student is currently living in Sweden but is planning to leave Sweden for a longer period; or
4. The student speaks the language of the school daily with one or both parents/caretakers and has sufficient language skills to participate in the education.

In addition to one of the above criteria, to be awarded enrolment at BSG, Applicants must be registered with the Swedish taxation authorities (Skatteverket) as residents of Sweden and have a Swedish identification number (personal number or temporary number).

Further documentation required before the student’s start date is proof of address in Sweden which can be obtained via the Skatteverket website.