Background & Purpose
This decision aims to give national minority students in Swedish upper secondary schools the same opportunities for mother tongue education as students in primary school, promoting equality and language preservation.
Proposals & Debate
The government proposed allowing national minority students in upper secondary schools to study their mother tongue without needing to prove prior knowledge. This change would apply to both regular and adapted upper secondary schools. The proposal also included renaming the completion document for adapted upper secondary school to 'gymnasiebevis avseende anpassad gymnasieskola'.
The Decision
The Swedish Parliament approved the government's proposal. This means national minority students in upper secondary schools will get extended rights to mother tongue education, and the certificate for adapted upper secondary school will have a new name.
Does this affect you?
- National Minority Students: They gain the right to study their mother tongue in upper secondary school without prior knowledge requirements, fostering cultural and linguistic identity.
- Students in Adapted Upper Secondary School: Their completion document will have a new, clearer name: 'gymnasiebevis avseende anpassad gymnasieskola'.
- Swedish Schools: They must offer mother tongue education to national minority students without prior knowledge requirements, adapting their curriculum accordingly.
In Practice
- Students belonging to national minorities in Swedish upper secondary schools can now choose to study their mother tongue.
- They no longer need to prove they already know the language to enroll in these classes.
- This applies to both regular upper secondary schools and adapted upper secondary schools.
- The completion document for adapted upper secondary school will be officially called 'gymnasiebevis avseende anpassad gymnasieskola'.