Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm

What Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm does

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm is the Södermalm (Stockholm) gymnasium site within Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES), Sweden's largest bilingual K-12 school network. IES was founded in 1993 to deliver Swedish-English bilingual education and has grown to 46 schools serving approximately 30,000 students across Swedish municipalities from Skellefteå in the north to Trelleborg in the south. The Södermalm gymnasium site itself shows 51 employees.

The core product is a bilingual education program in which roughly half of instruction is delivered in English by native English-speaking teachers, layered on the Swedish national curriculum. On top of the core offering, IES bundles Cambridge IGCSE as an academic-challenge add-on, plus integrated student services (school doctors, nurses, counselors, psychologists, special educators, career counselors), before/after-school Fritids and Junior Club care, and daily school meals. Admissions are managed through SchoolSoft, a third-party SIS with an online queue system authenticated via Sweden's BankID digital identity; families can register children from a very young age and apply to multiple schools simultaneously.

IES operates as a fristående skola (independent school) under the Swedish voucher (skolpeng) system, meaning there are no tuition fees and funding is per-pupil public money allocated by municipalities, the same as for municipal schools. Customer acquisition is essentially organic: website, Facebook organic social, and word-of-mouth; there is no paid marketing channel disclosed. The unit economics are therefore driven by skolpeng per student, the cost of recruiting native English-speaking teachers (85% of teachers are qualified as of the 2024/2025 academic year), and operating leverage as the network fills each additional classroom.

Name

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm

Legal name

Internationella Engelska Skolan

Website

https://engelskagymnasiet.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm is one of 46 bilingual Swedish-English schools in the IES network, serving Stockholm students with Swedish national curriculum taught partly in English by native English-speaking teachers and funded via the public school voucher (skolpeng) system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Private Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Language Schools (61163)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Language Immersion & Bilingual Private Schools (EDAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG), World Languages Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAJ)

Keywords

• Bilingual education services
• Upper secondary school
• Language immersion programs
• Independent school network
• K-12 private education

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm is an upper secondary school within the Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) network that delivers bilingual Swedish-English education. Up to half of instruction is provided through English by native English-speaking teachers, following the Swedish national curriculum. The school supplements core academics with the Cambridge IGCSE qualification, student health services, before/after-school care (Fritids/Junior Club), and daily meals.

Product overview

Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) operates as a unified school network offering bilingual Swedish-English education across 46 schools in Sweden. The core product is the bilingual education program where approximately half of instruction is delivered in English by native English-speaking teachers. This is supplemented by the Cambridge IGCSE program for additional academic challenge, along with student health services, before/after-school care (Fritids/Junior Club), and school meal services. All schools follow a common ethos centered on English language immersion, high academic expectations, and a safe learning environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bilingual Swedish-English Education Program Core educational offering providing bilingual instruction in Swedish and English for students, with up to half of teaching delivered through English by native English-speaking teachers. Follows the Swedish national curriculum with an international profile and is available free of charge to families.
• Cambridge IGCSE Program International qualification program providing extra academic challenge for IES students, aligned with the Cambridge International Education framework.
• School Health Services Comprehensive student health support including school doctors, nurses, counselors, psychologists, special educators, and career counselors, available to IES students.
• Fritids and Junior Club Before and after-school care program for younger IES students, providing supervised activities and care outside regular school hours.
• School Food Service Daily meals provided to IES students as part of the standard Swedish school offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of Year 9 students qualify for gymnasiet (upper secondary school)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kunskapsskolan: Kunskapsskolan is one of Sweden's largest free-school (fristående skola) chains, operating multiple gymnasiums and compulsory schools funded through the Swedish voucher system. It competes directly with IES for students and offers an alternative individualized-learning pedagogy in the same funding environment.
• Hermods: Hermods is a long-established Swedish education provider offering gymnasium programs, adult education, and vocational training funded through the Swedish voucher system. It overlaps with IES in the upper-secondary gymnasium market.
• ProCivitas: ProCivitas operates Swedish independent gymnasiums under the fristående skola model, with locations across Sweden competing for upper-secondary students. It directly competes with IES Gymnasiet in the same voucher-funded Swedish gymnasium market.
• Drottning Blankas Gymnasieskola: Drottning Blankas is a Swedish chain of independent gymnasiums funded through skolpeng, with multiple locations across Sweden. It competes directly with IES Gymnasiet for upper-secondary students and is part of the same fristående skola market.
• Realgymnasiet: Realgymnasiet is a Swedish chain of independent gymnasiums specializing in STEM, natural sciences, and international programs, operating under the fristående skola funding model. It competes with IES for academically oriented gymnasium students.
• Thoren Innovation School: Thoren operates a Swedish network of gymnasiums and compulsory schools under the fristående skola model with locations across Sweden. It is a direct competitor to IES for upper-secondary students and bilingual/international curriculum positioning.

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: AcadeMedia is the largest independent education operator in the Nordics, running numerous preschools, compulsory schools, and gymnasiums in Sweden under the same skolpeng voucher funding model as IES. It competes directly with IES in the Swedish fristående skola market but operates across a broader educational portfolio.
• Cognita Schools: Cognita is a global group of independent schools offering bilingual and international curricula across multiple countries. It is comparable to IES in the bilingual/international K-12 niche but operates a globally diversified fee-paying model rather than single-country voucher funding.
• Nord Anglia Education: Nord Anglia operates a global network of premium international schools offering IB, IGCSE, and bilingual programs. It is comparable to IES in the English-immersion, international-curriculum niche but serves a globally distributed, fee-paying premium segment rather than Swedish voucher-funded students.

Regional players

• Jensen Education: Jensen Education operates gymnasiums and higher-education institutions in the Nordics, including Sweden, with bilingual and international curricula. It is comparable to IES in the bilingual gymnasium niche but primarily competes in the Norwegian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Engelska.se
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/internationella-engelska-gymnasiet-s%C3%B6dermalm

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