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Preschool and school for refugees and other children without personal number

Children under the age of 18 have the right to go to preschool and school once they have received a permit under the EU’s temporary Protection Directive or applied for asylum.

Also other children living in Sweden without personal number from the Swedish Tax Agency can apply for preschool and school

We need to determine your child's status in Sweden

The right to an education is different depending on your child's status in Sweden.

Right to Education in Sweden for new arrivals (in Swedish) Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster.

You apply to preschool, compulsory school or upper secondary school in our e-service.

Please attach:

  • a copy of the child’s passport or ID and
  • a copy of the child’s residence permit or
  • a receipt of the child’s asylum application or LMA card
  • other that is relevant to your child's status in Sweden

Once we have confirmed the child’s right to education you will receive an offer of school place.

First we confirm the child’s right to education and residence in Håbo municipality. We manage all applications centrally.

Preschool - for children 1- 5

If you have requested specific preschool your wish will be taken into consideration but placement is mainly based upon availability.

You will receive an offer within four month from your application.

The child’s parent or guardian need to accept the offer. If there are two parents or guardians both need to approve.

The preschool will contact you to book an initial meeting.

Compulsory school- for children 6- 15

If you have requested a specific school your wish will be taken into consideration but placement is mainly based upon availability.

Once we have confirmed the child’s right to education you will receive an offer of school place.

The child’s parent or guardian need to accept the offer. If there are two parents or guardians both need to approve.

The school will contact you to book an initial meeting.

Upper secondary school- for children between 16- 19

Youths between 16-17 years who need to learn Swedish will be offered a place at Fridegårdsgymnasiet’s introductory programme.

The school will contact you to book an initial meeting.

Students in pre-school or compulsory school can get school transport.

You can only get school transport between your home and your school. To get school transport you need to meet certain conditions.

  • School transport is organised only between the student’s home and the student’s school according to when the school day normally begin and end.
  • School transport is not granted to och from leisure-time centre.
  • School transport is primarily organized with public transport.
  • School transport is organized with taxi when a student for some reason cannot use public transport.
  • A student who chooses a different school than the one they have been placed in by Håbo Municipality does not have the same right to school transport as students who choose to go to the school they have been placed in by Håbo Municipality
  • You cannot get school transport to a guardian who lives in another municipal.
  • The possibilities to get school transport can change between school years.
  • If you need to change the information filled out in an application you have already handed in, you need to need hand in a new application.
  • School transport can be withdrawn if the conditions are changed.
  • People with protected identity should not use online services. Instead, you should contact Håbo Municipality contact centre for information regarding how to apply for school transport.

Click to reach the online service to fill out your application (in swedish) Länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster.

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