Facts about home language tuition
First or home language is a subject by its own right both in compulsory school and in upper secondary school and has a curriculum like any other subject.
| Number of home language teachers | 24 |
| Number of schools | 25 |
| Number of pupils | 1186 |
| Waiting list for different languages, number of pupils | 262 |
| Pre-schools | First language tuition for groups of three to five children. |
| Primary school | Mother-tongue teachers give support or translate within the regular class. |
| Lower secondary school | Mother-tongue teachers |
Compulsory school
| Native language tuition: | approx. 3 to 5 pupils/group |
| Support: | approx. 2 to 5 pupils/group (outside or within regular class) |
Upper secondary school
| Native language tuition: | Approx. 5-15 pupils/group (sometimes including pupils from forms 8-9) from different programsApprox. 5-15 pupils/group (sometimes including pupils from forms 8-9) from different programs |
| Support: | approx. 3 to 5 pupils/group |
Organization of home language tuition:
| Elementary and lower secondary school: | Within or outside scheduled school days |
| Forms 6-9: | Mostly outside scheduled school daysHome language as a language option is provided if the school time table allows it, and if there are at least 5 pupils. |
| Upper secondary school: | Outside scheduled hours, as an individual option or as a further language beside Swedish and English. There are three categories of credits for the mother-tongue in upper secondary school i.e. A, B and "Active bilingualism" with en total credits of 250. |
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Mother-tongue course Active bilingualism: 50 credits Mother-tongue course A: 100 credits Mother-tongue course B: 100 credits |