In cases of unapproved or unreported absence a student’s CSN study allowance may be revoked. Other allowances and grants that the student and the student’s family receives may also be affected and in some cases they might have to be paid back. Please refer to the Attendance Policy for more information. 

Information is also available on the CSN website.

Use the Skola24 app to register student absence. Absence must be reported by 8:10 if a student will not be attending school that day. 

All students are expected to attend school each day of the school year unless they are ill.

Only parents/guardians are allowed to report absences for students under the age of 18.

Absence due to illness
Use the Skola24 app to report absence due to illness. Alternatively you can call 0515-869 46 (English) or 0515-777 604 (Swedish). 

Absence for part of day
Use the Skola24 app to register if your child needs to be absent for part of the day, e.g. for a dentist’s or doctor’s appointment. Alternatively you can email ish@helsingborg.se.

Request for absence
A student has the possibility – but not the right – to be granted leave for personal matters.

To request planned leave for a student, complete a leave application in the Skola24 app or by logging into Skola24.se. Instructions in English are available on the Skola24 support page. 

The request should be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the start date of the requested absence. The application must be approved by the principal before the time off can start. 

If the student or one or both guardians (if the student is younger than 8 years) do not have a Swedish personal ID number, and therefore no access to Skola24, please contact us for a Request for Absence form. 

When should a student stay at home due to illness, and for how long?

Students must stay at home if they are ill and not well enough to take part in the full school day and its activities. Students can attend school with minor symptoms, such as a slightly runny nose or light cough, as long as they are generally well enough to be at school.

Fever: Students should be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Stomach problems:  Students should stay at home for ideally two days (48 hours) after the last episode of vomiting/diarrhoea. 

Information can be found at www.1177.se or you can telephone 1177 for information about children’s health in Swedish or English.

Parent and Student Information website: This website is the school's primary tool for information for parents for term dates, closures, events, student schedules, and other important information. Parents are expected to check this website regularly for updates on their child's schooling and important events.

Weekly Newsletters
Weekly newsletters are posted by classes and administration on email via ManageBac each week to keep you informed of what is happening in your child’s class as well as whole school information. It is vital that you read this information as it is the main source of communication from the school.

ManageBac
ManageBac is a web-based application that the school uses for planning the curriculum as well as reporting student progress to parents, and communicating directly with parents.

At progress report time, parents and students log on to ManageBac to view the report. Families and students who are new to the school will get an email from ManageBac with a password and directions on how to access the student’s report. 

How we process your own or your child’s personal data
This is information for you as a parent or student about how we work in our activities with personal data such as name, image, film and sound.

Our processing of personal data
We process personal data about children, students and guardians in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other legislation relating to data protection. By “processing” we mean that we, for example, collect and store personal data. We only process the personal data that we need and we take necessary action to protect access to the personal data.

Pedagogical documentation
As part of our undertaking, we document the learning and development of children and pupils. In order that we can comply with the Swedish Schools Act, we process your child’s/children’s personal data when we, for example, set grades, record attendance and absence, contact guardians and document the learning and development of children and pupils by means of image, film and sound.

Informing about our activities
We publish images and films on our website and social media in order to inform about our activities. These images and films sometimes depict children and students. We use these images and films with care and always with consideration of your own or your child’s privacy.

Consent for publication of images and film when we market ourselves
When we want to use an image or film of you or your child for marketing purposes, we ask for consent for this on a special form.
If images and films of you or your child appear in places where you do not wish to be involved, please contact us.

Find out more about our processing of personal data
You can find more information about how we process personal data at https://helsingborg.se/om-webbplatsen/sa-har-behandlar-vi-dina-personuppgifter/

To request a subject change hand in the form below to the coordinator.

Diploma subject change request

Education in Sweden presentation

Only students and school staff are permitted to enter the school building without an appointment. 

Student keycards
Students are given a keycard that they use to enter the building.
In case of a lost keycard, students are charged SEK 100 for a replacement.

Parents and guests
All parents and guests should have a prearranged appointment with a staff member before entering the building. In addition to this, there may be set events when parents are invited into the school (back to school evening for example).

ISH observes all Swedish national holidays within the approved school calendar. In addition to national holidays, there is an Autumn Break, Winter Break, Sports Break and Spring Break.

A list of important dates can be found under Term Dates and Closures.

If you are leaving ISH, please hand in the form below.

Please note! If you are moving abroad permanently, you also have to register this with Skatteverket and Försäkringskassan.

Leaving or Changing school MYP5-DP

There is a lost-and-found basket in the walkway between the Annex and the Main building. Students should check for missing items regularly.

Valuable items are kept in the Main Office.

Unclaimed articles are donated to charity on a regular basis.

Apply for and read more about mother tongue lessons at Gymnasie level on the City of Helsingborg’s website. 

Applications can be made 1 January - 31 May for the coming academic year for students already in MYP5 and DP,  and 1 January - 25 August for students starting MYP5.

You have to submit an application for each academic year.

ISH is a non-smoking environment. Smoking is by law prohibited in or around the school building. 

This association consists of parents, staff and principals. The PTA Board is elected annually and is led by the PTA Chair. In addition to this board, there are also parent representatives from each class who volunteer at the beginning of each school year. If you are interested in volunteering as a class parent, please speak to your child’s teacher.

The PTA requests a voluntary annual donation from each family in the school depending on the number of children in the family. This money and all other funds raised by the PTA are invested back into the school. Investments that are made are to benefit all within the school.

In addition to the annual donation, each family is asked to volunteer throughout the school year. This may be done in a variety of ways, such as helping with school activities, assisting with PTA activities, or donating items.

Please keep in mind how important it is for students, parents and teachers to be involved together in a child’s education. All new families moving to the area receive a helpful booklet with practical information from the PTA.

The PTA has their own website where current information is published: https://www.ishpta.se/

Resign from mother tongue lessons via the City of Helsingborg's website:

Mother tongue resignation 

When a student turns 18 the parents will no longer have access to the student's attendance records via Skola24, unless access is granted by the student.

Guardians can request, and students grant, access via this form. 

Skola24 consent form

To update your contact details, please email ish@helsingborg.se and we will update all relevant systems for you.

It is essential that we have up-to-date telephone numbers and emails for ISH families at all times. The information you provide is used when the school needs to contact you, e.g  if your child is sick, regarding progress talks and reporting, as well as when teachers need to contact parents.

If you have moved, please remember to register this with the Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket) as well.

If a student has plans to withdraw from ISH, a form must be completed. The form can be found in the Main Office or be downloaded from the Forms section.

Prior to a student leaving ISH, they must:

• Advise the School Careers Officer, Principal and their mentor of their intent to leave.

• Return their study books and library books to the library.

• Return their laptop and door/lunch tag to the IT department.

• Empty their locker.

Failure to return school property will result in you being invoiced a fee covering the value of the items.

All student work that is left at ISH after departing will be discarded.