ALL Welcome Information 

Welcome!  

Hvitfeldtska's IB path is a special community and by now I'm sure you're familiar with our mission. We warmly welcome you to our learning community and look forward to guiding all students to reach their full potential. Right now you are in the "internal" IB website, feel free to explore the sections.

As the IB Principal, I've collected all Welcome information in one place here by linking to things you need to know. See "New Student Forms" section if you are brand new!

Check out each section for more info!

Parent Meeting

August 31, 17.30-19.00 in the North Aula for all new parents (PreDP and DP 1 students' guardians)

About your schedule

For parents and students we use "Vklass" as the school online platform for messaging, news, schedule, attendance.

Parents login with Mobile Bank ID. You get Mobile Bank ID when you have a Swedish Personal Number and have a bank account in Sweden. Download the app or go to Vklass.se 

If you do not have Mobile Bank ID, we can arrange an account anyway. See more info in the digital platform section, specifically look for the Vklass section here: https://sites.google.com/educ.goteborg.se/internal-ib-at-hvitfeldtska/learning-communication-platforms    

Students get a login to Vklass and that we will give out on Day 1 to be used to login on the student's phone.

Year 1 (PreDP) specific Welcome Message: 

STUDENTS START August 17, 2025 at 0845 in the South Building, South Auditorium (aula). Follow signs to find the South Aula once you enter the South Building. School ends this day at 14.30 and lunch is served.

Students will not get a computer in the first week. Students and parents, can, however, get the Vklass app and be able to check the schedule and input absences if needed. Students and parents who do not have a personal number may have to wait longer to get access to Vklass.  

Day 2 is August 18 from 11.40-16.00.

Day 3  goes from 08.00-14.50.   By this day we hope everyone has access to the schedule themselves via Vklass.

About Swedish (as a subject) in PreDP. 

To confirm which level Swedish you will take,  there will be some placement interviews at the start of the school year first, before we make a determination. 

We have: 

• Swedish level 1:  Can take if you have a grade in Swedish as a subject from Grade 9.  

•  Swedish as an additional language level 1:  Can take if you have a passing grade from Swedish as an additional language subject from Grade 9.  

• No Swedish as a subject:  Without a grade in Swedish from Grade 9,  you will not be placed in any Swedish subject in year 1. But don't worry, it's possible to take Swedish even as a beginner in the Diploma Program later.

Modern Language as a subject: Information pertaining to French, German, Spanish at Stage 3. 

It is essential that you complete this form for us, we otherwise do not have the information we need from the application to place you in any modern language subject in PreDP.

Access the form here. 

Year 2 (DP 1) specific Welcome Message: 

NEW to Hvitfeldtska students: School start Mon, Aug 17 from 10.00-1200, no lunch this day Meet outside South building where you will be greeted and instructed how to proceed. You will learn how to find your schedule for the rest of the week.

ALL (DP1) STUDENTS START Tues, Aug 18 with regular lessons which depends on your schedule but ends for everyone at 16.00..  Note if you have Physics, it will be cancelled this day.

Study plan: I sent an email June 24th with the title: Important: Study Plan info from Hvitfeldtska (IB Diploma Program) to students and guardians. Please review the important information in that email. 

Calling IB Ambassadors in this year group!   Confirm to Krista (krista.baker@educ.goteborg.se) that you can be present to give a tour to our new DP 1 students at around 10.00.

Year 3  (DP 2) specific Welcome Message:

You start back August 17th with an EE day at 08.00. This EE day is to be treated like an IB exam (because it is an official IB assessment component) and therefore it's vital you are present. 

If you have Bio or Physics, Aug 18 and 19 are full lab days.

After that, it is regular schedule.

This will be a very exciting year for you and I have some special things for you to know which can be found here. I should also like to tip you off to our University Resources page which you may find useful. The very last section is a link to a form that you can submit to us if/when you know you will apply outside of Sweden.  Completing the form helps us coordinate our efforts to best help you. 

Calling IB Ambassadors in this year group who feel they are quite far ahead with EE!   Confirm to Krista (krista.baker@educ.goteborg.se) that you volunteer to be present to give a tour to our new DP 1 students at around 10.00.  

New Student Forms   

Click here for forms and info letters.  (last year's forms but they are still valid this year)

We will send hard copies to new students in the mail for you to complete and bring with on the first day of school. Sometimes we don't have your most up to date address, so we are also sending via email. If you can, print at home or work, fill in the forms and bring them to your mentor on the first day you come to school. 

In this folder, a form you need to fill in is preceded with "Form".  If it's information only, then it's with "Info".  

Travel Card information   

Thinking about how to travel to and from school? It matters if you live in Gothenburg or not.

If you live in Gothenburg: A travel card should be sent home to the address for which you are registered. If you don't get one, you can go to the Expedition (in the North building, 1st floor) to get help. You can travel on the first day of school without the card, there is a grade period if you are a student.

If you live in: Ale, Alingsås, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Öckerö

You need to contact your municipality if:

⎯ You have not received a school card

⎯ Your card is defective/lost

⎯ You are new to school and do not have a school card

Go to your school administrator to get a school start card (after September 15 temporary school card.)

Then contact your municipality.  The Expedition office can even help you find contact info to your municipality.

More info: Skolkort, resor i gymnasieskolan - Göteborgs Stad (goteborg.se)   or see our Expedition in North building for more info. 

Digital Platforms & Communication

https://sites.google.com/educ.goteborg.se/internal-ib-at-hvitfeldtska/learning-communication-platforms    

This section details what we use and for what purpose, and how to get access. 

Student Card/Door and Lunch Access 

As a new student at Hvitfeldtska, you will receive a student card. This student card must then be kept as a valuable document as it gives you access to the school, and you can eat lunch in the school restaurant.

Your first Student card is free of charge. If you lose your student card you need to replace it. A new student card cost 50 SEK and is paid for in the school café during regular opening hours. Bring your receipt to the janitor’s office, in the North building, and you will get a new student card.

The photograph schedule for the card will be seen in your schedule (as through Vklass). This all happens in the startup weeks.

Locker

You will be assigned a locker  on the first day. If you need help with lockers after that,  it is the "vaktmästaren" or building caretakers who can help you with any further questions.

A locker that is in use by the wrong student will be opened by the school. Any personal belongings can be recovered if you can describe them to the caretakers.

NOTE:

Lock your locker! Use a padlock and key and bring it with you on the first day. Code locks are too easy to unlock. Your locker needs to always be locked. Unlocked lockers will be locked by the janitor.

Policies and Important Information   

Accessed via our external site.

The IB is a special form of education and it is governed by our internal school policies, which are quality checked by the IB organisation through its system of authorisation and consequent evaluation visits.  It is everyone's responsibility to become familiar with the policies we have, their general contents, and how to reference them when needed. 

Further, the Pre-Diploma year is technically not part of the IB Diploma Program, which is only the final two years. This means it is governed by Swedish School Law, yet also enhanced by our policies in the IB, especially when it comes to subject eligibility, selection, and final placement in preparation for entering the Diploma Program as a Full Diploma Candidate or Course Candidate.

Not all IB Diploma Program Schools have the same policies! But all policies must be in alignment with IB Standards and Practices. For this reason, it is important to famliarize yourself with the particular nuances of Hvitfeldtska's IB school policies. 

This is how we process your personal data

On the education administration's website you can read about how we process your personal data. 

Photographing

When it comes to taking photos for access cards, no consent is required. Nor in the case of other processing of personal data that is necessary for us to be able to conduct teaching and assign grades.

During the year, there may be photography for marketing material, for example images for the website, social media or printed material. On these occasions, there will be consent forms and information about what we will use the images for and how they will be processed.

-Signed Krista M Baker, June 24, 2026