Sweden, Stockholm
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1. Boarding admission. Applications are made directly with SSHL, independent of regional or municipal processes. Applications are accepted year-round; the school prefers early submission but a boarding application can be made up to the start of the school year in August. The application is not binding. Students applying to IB programmes may be asked to pass a language test. There are three boarding options. The boarding application is a two-step process; start the process by filling in the form below. 2. Day-student Swedish gymnasium admission. Day students apply for SSHL's Swedish gymnasium via gymnasieantagningen.storsthlm.se; admission depends on the number of places available and on grades; this route is for Swedish citizens only. 3. IB programmes day-student admission.
Scholarships: Swedish boarding students and all IB students at SSHL can apply for financial means from the school's scholarship funds. The prerequisite for an application is that the student has been admitted to a SSHL programme and guaranteed a place. Scholarships cover part of the boarding fee for Swedish citizens and part of the tuition fee for IB programmes. Scholarships exist for boarding students (Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad; Scholarships from Swedish foundations) and for all students in IB MYP5, IB CP and IB DP (The Foundation for the International high school IB – Curt Nicolin 60 years).
SSHL is a Swedish boarding school and high school with an international outlook, situated along Lake Mälaren near the historic town of Sigtuna and convenient for Arlanda Airport. The school blends Swedish Gymnasium programmes for Years 10–12 with International Baccalaureate options, offering three IB programmes: DP, CP, and MYP, taught in English in the Diploma Programme while preserving a Swedish-language track within the IB and Gymnasium options. SSHL serves both boarding and day students, with eight boarding houses and a campus of 565 students (205 boarders). Facilities include a large indoor sports hall with basketball, volleyball and dance space, outdoor tennis and football facilities, rowing boathouses and a well-stocked library shared with the Sigtuna Foundation libraries. The not-for-profit Sigtuna School Foundation runs SSHL. A distinctive feature is its international projects and service culture, such as the Kenya Project and Life-Link, alongside a broad range of clubs and activities for students.