Applying to Kungsholmens gymnasium
If you would like to start studying at Kungsholmens gymnasium and Stockholms musikgymnasium, there are different ways of applying, depending on the school year you are applying to.
Kungsholmens gymnasium is an Upper Secondary school that follows the Swedish syllabus. We have three programmes in English:
- The Social Science Programme
- The Natural Science Programme
- The International Business Programme.
Programmes at Kungsholmen's gymnasium
Admission criteria
In order to be eligible to our programmes, a passing grade in the Swedish language from year 9 is required. (For IB students: Language & Literature or Language Acquisition, minimum phase 4). Also, please note that you need to be registered in the Stockholm region in order to attend Kungsholmens gymnasium.
Transferring to Kungsholmens Gymnasium in year 2 or 3
In order to be on our waiting list to year 2 and 3, please fill in our digital form on our website. If a vacancy arises, we look at the applicants’ grades and study plan, and contact students in turn based on these criteria.
Please note that you will only be contacted if we are able to offer you a spot and are unfortunately not able to answer questions regarding your current position on the waiting list.
Changing to Year 2 or Year 3 (in Swedish)
Applying for Year 1
Thank you for your interest in being placed on the waiting list for Kungsholmen's Gymnasium. Below is a brief overview of how the waiting list admission process works:
Until August 31, we follow “Gymnasieantagningens” reserv list and contact students in turn via sms. After this date, we welcome you to fill in our web form in order to be placed in our queue system. Please note that the link to the web form will be published on this page on the 31 August. Should a place become available, the merit scores from year 9 will be reviewed and students contacted in turn via sms. Due to a significant workload at the beginning of the term, we are unfortunately not able to respond to inquiries concerning queue placement.
If you are without a school placement, please contact your municipality for further assistance.
Changing to Year 1 (in Swedish)
Gymnasieantagningen (High School Admissions)
You can find all the information about applying to high school on the Gymnasieantagningen website.
Gymnasieantagningen (in English)
For those currently not enrolled in a Swedish school and wishing to apply to year 1:
At Gymnasieantagningen, you can learn more about how the admission process works if you are not registered in Sweden. Applications should be submitted via the High School Admission; Gymnasieantagningen.
Applicants from other countries, Gymnasieantagningen
Applying to a Language Introduction Programme
For students wishing to apply to a Language Introduction Programme in the Stockholm Region, (main focus here is on learning the Swedish language and being eligible to apply to an Upper Secondary School), please contact Start Stockholm.