School Options for Non-Swedish Speaking 14yr old

Hello,

The Swedish model is this; Förskoleklassen/sexårs verksamheten is the start of 10 year long mandatory education, it is a year of pre preparation for school studies for six year old children.

By the time they are seven years old they start at year one. year one to year three is called lågstadium can be translated as primary level. For seven year old to nine year old students.

Then from year four stats a new level which is called mellan stadium literally means "the level in between" since it is the level in between primary level and the high level. This level is from year four to six which means for ten year old to twelve year old students.

Then the final level of this ten year long compulsory education starts at year seven to nine which is called hög stadium high level or can also be translated as high school (if you like it better). This level is for thirteen year old to fifteen year old students. So supposedly your 14 year old son will start in the middle year of the three high school years which is year eight and not something called "middle years" as you have understood it. I hope this would clarify things better.

And answer to your other question is NO they don't allow any other way than traditional school attendance and all that come with it. All the best!