More than 90% of students at the best school in Swedish capital are of Somali origin
Kista International School has been named the second best school in Sweden, while in the Swedish capital it ranked first. This would not be surprising if it were not for the fact that almost all of its students (94%) are of Somali descent and only one out of 540 of all students speaks Swedish as...
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Kista International School was ranked as the second best school in the country. It is also ranked first in the capital. This conclusion was based not only on the academic performance. The socio-economic conditions of the students in grade 9 are also considered. Taking into account only the grades, the students in the last grade of Kista International School have about 10% better results than the national average.
Kista International School is located in the Akalla district. Many of its’ students live in nearby neighborhoods that are considered particularly vulnerable. One of them – Rinkeby – is called “little Mogadishu” due to the large community of inhabitants with Somali origin
Despite the worrying figures nationwide, headmaster Johan Segerfedt seems satisfied. He has good reasons to be so – last year all of his pupils were accepted into secondary schools. By comparison, only 48% of students were accepted at a school located in a nearby district