Mother Tongue Tuition

Mother Tongue Tuition – Compulsory School

Pupils in Compulsory School and Compulsory School for pupils with learning disabilities should be offered Mother Tongue Tuition if the following criteria are met: 

  • One or both, of the child’s caregivers have another mother tongue than Swedish.
  • The language is used for daily communication and interaction in the child’s home.
  • The child has basic knowledge of the language

 

If five or more pupils are requesting Mother Tongue Tuition in the same language the Municipality is obliged to offer tuition granted a qualified teacher is available.  For Mother Tongue Tuition in minority languages such as Finish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani chib or Sami there is no minimum requirement to start tuition.

The Municipality is also obliged to offer Mother Tongue Tuition to children who are adopted and have a different mother tongue than Swedish, even if the language is not used for daily communication and interaction in the child’s home. The pupil must have basic knowledge of the language.

Please follow the link below to apply for Mother Tongue Tuition:

Form for Mother Tounge Tuition

E-service for Mother Tounge Tuition

Mother Tongue Tuition – Upper Secondary School

Pupils in Upper Secondary School should be offered Mother Tongue Tuition when the following criteria are met: 

  • One or both, of the child’s caregivers have another mother tongue than Swedish.
  • The language is used for daily communication and interaction in the pupil’s home.
  • The pupil has good knowledge of the language

 

If five or more pupils are requesting Mother Tongue Tuition in the same language the Municipality is obliged to offer tuition granted a qualified teacher is available. For Mother Tongue Tuition in minority languages such as Finish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani chib or Sami there is no minimum requirement to start tuition.

The Municipality is also obliged to offer Mother Tongue Tuition to pupils who are adopted and have a different mother tongue than Swedish, even if the language is not used for daily communication and interaction in the child’s home. The pupil must have basic knowledge of the language.

Please follow the link below to apply for Mother Tongue Tuition

E-service for Mother Tongue Tuition

Mother Tongue Tuition – Preschool

Children attending preschool or preschool class cannot be granted Mother Tongue Tuition. The Municipality can offer language support in Finish upon a pupil or caregiver’s request.

Form for Mother Tongue Tuition

Skriv ut Senast uppdaterad : 2022-09-09