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Here you can read about the requirements for higher education admissions. 

Special needs upper secondary school is its own form of schooling targeted towards students who are unable to meet the requirements of upper secondary school because of a developmental disorder or brain injury. There are about 300 special needs upper secondary schools in Sweden, however, many of them are connected to the municipal upper secondary schools.

To be accepted to a national programme, regardless of whether it is a vocational programme or a university entrance programme, you need a passable grade in Swedish or Swedish as a second language, English and mathematics. For the vocational programme you need a passable grade in an additional five subjects, meaning eight subjects in total. For the university entrance programme you need a passable ...

Since the fall semester of 2011 Sweden has the grading system A through F. For every course syllabus, The Swedish National Agency for Education has formulated a clear objective as well as a description for how the subject contributes to the student’s education. Also, the course syllabus should partly describe what you will learn and what concepts are included.

When you apply to an upper secondary school and an upper secondary school programme, you do it based on your grades from secondary school. You need to be qualified to apply for a national or a specially designed upper secondary program, which means that you need to have a passable grade in Swedish or Swedish as a second language, mathematics and English.

Preliminary admission to upper secondary school takes place in the middle of April. How the final admission is delivered is different depending on the admission office. Read more about admission to upper secondary school here.