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The school sits along Lake Mälaren in a serene environment near the historic town of Sigtuna and Arlanda Airport. SSHL is a Swedish boarding school and high school with an international outlook. There are eight boarding houses: Backa, Berga, Björka, Haga, Midgården, Sandvreten, Skoga and Tallåsen. The campus hosts 565 students, including 205 boarders. SSHL is run by Sigtuna School Foundation and is not-for-profit.
The large indoor hall accommodates basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, badminton and more; it also provides space for dancing and fencing. The gym is adjacent to the hall, and outside there are facilities for street basketball and beach volleyball. Outdoor facilities include a tennis court, a football field and a sports ground for athletics along Lake Mälaren. Boathouses hold canoes and racing boats for rowing. The sports and activities programme offers additional organized activities, including tennis, badminton, theatre, dance, football and rowing, with SSHL teams competing in events such as SIPSI.
The IB Diploma Programme is taught in English. SSHL offers the IB Diploma Programme, the IB Career-related Programme and the IB Middle Years Programme. The language of teaching on the IB Diploma Programme is English. SSHL also runs Swedish High School Gymnasium Programmes Year 10–12. The SSHL library is a pedagogical resource with extensive print and digital reference books, magazines and other texts, and it cooperates with Sigtuna Foundation's Library and Sigtuna Municipal Library to broaden access to materials.
SSHL provides a broad extracurricular program, with a sports and activities programme that includes a large indoor hall and outdoor facilities for basketball, volleyball, tennis, football and rowing, among other activities. The House Series pits eight houses against each other in football, basketball, rowing and athletics, with a multisport option that includes table tennis, darts, chess, pool and gaming. Clubs and societies cover a wide range of interests, including the Kenya Project, Life-Link, Chess Club, Debating Society, Design and Technology, Environmental Society, Music Association and many others. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme is also available to SSHL students.
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.
