Riksidrottsgymnasium

Filbornaskolan in Helsingborg, a riksidrottsgymnasium for golf and swimming
Katrinelundsgymnasiet in Gothenburg, a riksidrottsgymnasium for athletics, handball and orienteering

A riksidrottsgymnasium (RIG; lit. 'national sports' secondary school') is part of the Swedish school system as a gymnasium accepting pupils from the whole country focussing on specific sports. Schools shall organise school, living and sports specialisation for the pupils enrolled..[1] Riksidrottsgymnasium organisers have to be accepted by the national governing body of the sport and the National Agency for Education.[2]

For the pupils, approximately 30 percent of the gymnasieskola credits are spent on the sport.[2] As of 2025, 26 federations have the possibility to organise riksidrottsgymnisia.[3]

History

The first riksidrottsgymnasium started on try in 1972 in Malmö and Järpen.[4] In the beginning, the places were limited, but in 1994 other schools had the possibilities to offer gymnasieskola credits in sports specialisation outside the riksidrottsgymnasium system.[1] The system again changed in 2011 when a parallel system, the nationell idrottsutbildning was introduced for more local intake of pupils.[1]

In 2019, it was highlighted a problem of who shall pay for expensive equipment – as pupils shall not pay for things in school.[5]

In the summer of 2020, the riksidrottsgymnasium for waterskiing and wakeboarding at Brinellgymnasiet in Fagersta was closed after 20 years of education after reports on disparities.[6]

Impact

A 2010 study from University of Gothenburg study showed that 75 percent of the pupils reached a national-team level.[7] According to a study from Karlstad University, less than a half of Sweden's international medalists have not gone to a riksidrottsgymansium.[8] However, importance varies in between sports – seven out of nine sailors representing Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics had been to riksidrottsgymnasia.[9]

Riksidrottsgymnasia

Sport (discipline)CitySchoolFederationRef
Alpine skiingÅreJämtlands gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Alpine skiingGällivareVälkomnaskolanSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Alpine skiingMalungMalung-Sälens gymnasieskolaSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
American footballUppsalaCelsiusskolanSwedish Association for American Football, Flag Football and Hockey[10]
AthleticsFalunLugnetgymnasiet & KristinegymnasietSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsGothenburgBernadottegymnasiet & KatrinelundsgymnasietSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsKarlstadNobelgymnasiet, Sundsta-Älvkullegymnasiet & TingvallagymnasietSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsMalmöMalmö idrottsgymnasiumSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsSollentunaRudbecksskolanSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsUmeåUmeå elitidrottsgymnasiumSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
AthleticsVäxjöKatedralskolan & TeknikumSwedish Athletics Federation[10][12]
Athletics (parasports)BollnäsHöghammargymnasietSwedish Parasports Federation[10][12]
BadmintonUppsalaCelsiusskolanBadminton Sweden[10]
BasketballLuleåLuleå gymnasieskolaSwedish Basketball Federation[10]
BasketballNorrköpingEbersteinska gymnasiet & HagagymnasietSwedish Basketball Federation[10]
BiathlonSollefteåSollefteå gymnasiumSwedish Biathlon Federation[10]
BiathlonTorsbyStjerneskolanSwedish Biathlon Federation[10]
BowlingNässjöBrinellgymnasietSwedish Bowling Federation[10]
CanoeingNyköpingNyköpings gymnasiumSwedish Canoe Federation[10]
Cross-country skiingÅreJämtlands gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Cross-country skiingGällivareVälkomnaskolanSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Cross-country skiingMoraMora gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Cross-country skiingSollefteåSollefteå gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Cross-country skiingTorsbyStjerneskolanSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Cross-country skiingUlricehamnTingsholmsgymnasietSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
CurlingHärnösandHärnösands gymnasiumSwedish Curling Federation[10]
Cykling (road racing and mountain biking)SkaraKatedralskolanSwedish Cycling Federation[10]
FloorballUmeåUmeå elitidrottsgymnasiumSwedish Floorball Federation[10]
Freestyle skiingMalungMalung-Sälens gymnasieskolaSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Freestyle skiing (moguls)ÅreJämtlands gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
Freestyle skiing (ski cross)ÅreJämtlands gymnasiumSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
GolfHelsingborgFilbornaskolanSwedish Golf Association[10]
GolfUppsalaCelsiusskolanSwedish Golf Association[10]
HandballGothenburgBernadottegymnasiet & KatrinelundsgymnasietSwedish Handball Federation[10]
Judo (shiai)LindesbergLindeskolanSwedish Judo Federation[10]
Karate (kata and kumite)HaningeFredrika BremergymnasietSwedish Karate Association[10]
Motorsport (enduro and motocross)SävsjöAleholmSwedish Motorcycle Federation[13]
OrienteeringEksjöEksjö gymnasiumSwedish Orienteering Federation[10]
OrienteeringGothenburgBernadottegymnasiet & KatrinelundsgymnasietSwedish Orienteering Federation[10]
OrienteeringHallsbergAlléskolanSwedish Orienteering Federation[10]
OrienteeringSandvikenBessermerskolanSwedish Orienteering Federation[10]
Orienteering (ski orienteering)MoraMora gymnasiumSwedish Orienteering Federation[10]
Rowing (Olympic)JönköpingSandagymnasietSwedish Rowing Federation[10]
SailingLerumLerums gymnasiumSwedish Sailing Federation[10][9]
SailingMotalaPlatengymnasietSwedish Sailing Federation[10][9]
Sailing (kitefoiling and windfoiling)VellingeSundsgymnasietSwedish Sailing Federation[10][9]
Shooting (pistol and rifle)SävsjöAleholmSwedish Shooting Sport Federation[10]
SnowboardingMalungMalung-Sälens gymnasieskolaSwedish Ski Association[10][11]
SwimmingHelsingborgFilbornaskolanSwedish Swimming Federation[10][14]
SwimmingJönköpingSandagymnasietSwedish Swimming Federation[10][14]
Table tennisHalmstadSannarpsgymnasietSwedish Table Tennis Association[10]
Table tennisSöderhamnStaffangymnasietSwedish Table Tennis Association[10]
TennisBåstadAkademi Båstad GymnasiumSwedish Tennis Association[10]
TriathlonMotalaPlatengymnasietSwedish Triathlon Federation[10]
Volleyball (beach volleyball and volleyball)FalköpingÅllebergsgymnasietSwedish Volleyball Federation[10]
Wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman)ArbogaVasagymnasietSwedish Wrestling Federation[10]
Wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman)KlippanTegelbruksskolan & ÅbyskolanSwedish Wrestling Federation[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Perry, Magnus; Andersson, Malin, "En fördjupningsstudie av elevenkäten Specialidrott" (PDF), Riksidrottsförbundet
  2. 1 2 "Idrottsutbildning - Utbildningsguiden", Skolverket
  3. ↑ "Specialidrottsförbund med Riksidrottsgymnasium 2022/23–2024/25" (PDF), Riksidrottsförbundet
  4. ↑ "Nya perspektiv på riksidrottsgymnasierna - Vad flickor och pojkar värdesätter i RIG-verksamheten" (PDF), Riksidrottsförbundet
  5. ↑ TT (10 March 2019). "Elitidrott i gymnasieskolan krockar med lagen".
  6. ↑ TT (7 June 2021), "Mångåriga elevkränkningar stoppades inte", Svenska Dagbladet
  7. ↑ Tjernberg, Urban (10 October 2010), "Lönsam elitsatsning på riksidrottsgymnasier", Svenska Dagbladet
  8. ↑ Pihlblad, Johan (19 September 2022), Majoriteten av idrottseliten gick inte idrottsgymnasium
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Elitsegling och studier på Seglargymnasierna", Svenska Seglarförbundet
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 "Riksrekryterande idrottsutbildningar 2022" (PDF), Skolverket
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "RIG-skolor", Svenska Skidförbundet
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Gymnasiestudier & friidrottssatsning - Friidrottsförbundet", Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
  13. ↑ "Riksrekryterande idrottsutbildningar 2024" (PDF), Skolverket
  14. 1 2 "Riksidrottsgymnasium", Svensk Simidrott
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