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Malmö’s English-medium IB options do not form one continuous route. Municipal MIS and fee-paying Bladins cover the compulsory years; Malmö Borgarskola provides senior IB programmes through a separate application. Check eligibility and the next transition before choosing the first school.
Malmö International School and Bladins International School both teach International Baccalaureate programmes in English through the compulsory years. Their funding and admissions rules differ. Neither automatically carries a pupil into an IB Diploma place.
MIS is at Lingatan 2 in Hyllievång. Bladins is at Stadiongatan 25E; its preschool at Själlandstorget has a separate queue. Compare the two journeys without treating a preschool application as a school place.
MIS offers the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme from ages 3–16. Compulsory education from PYP1 to MYP4 is free. Early Years uses the municipal maximum-fee system based on household income.
The admissions order prioritises families connected to higher education or a time-limited international move. It next considers pupils who have spent much of their education at an international school abroad. Permanent Swedish residents are considered subject to availability and age-appropriate English.
Living outside Malmö adds another condition: the home municipality must agree to fund the place before admission is secure. Ask for confirmation before choosing housing.
Bladins also offers PYP and MYP, but Swedish law limits its international-school intake to defined categories. These include temporary residence, substantial previous education abroad, an expected future move abroad, or English used daily with a guardian and sufficient for study.
For eligible pupils registered in Sweden, its published 2026/27 subsidised fees are SEK 16,325 per term for PYP and SEK 17,400 for MYP. A one-time, non-refundable SEK 20,000 enrolment fee also applies. Families without Swedish registration must ask for the unpublished gross fee.
Choose Bladins only after the school confirms both eligibility and the applicable fee. Its rolling process is not open admission for every English-speaking family.
Both compulsory schools end before the two-year IB Diploma. Malmö Borgarskola offers the Diploma Programme and the career-related IB route. Applicants normally enter through a preparatory year, Pre-DP or Pre-CP.
For the published annual cycle, applications open 15 January and close 15 February, followed by compulsory English and mathematics tests. Overseas applicants use a separate form. Direct places in DP1 or DP2 are not normally open and are reviewed only after existing-pupil progression.
MIS itself advises families staying long term to consider Swedish-language education, because fluent Swedish is needed for Swedish upper-secondary routes. That is a significant decision, not an extracurricular-language question.
Ask each compulsory school how it supports the transition your child will actually make. The Malmö overview and Sweden guide provide the wider context.
Friendly orientation, not formal admissions advice. Always confirm dates with the school.
BISM offers English-medium IB education from PYP1 to MYP5 at Stadiongatan 25E. Families must meet international-school eligibility rules and pay school fees. Check both the subsidised price and the gross-fee withdrawal liability before accepting a place.
MalmöMalmö International School is a municipal English-medium IB World School for ages 3–16. It offers the Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes but does not continue to the IB Diploma.
SigtunaArlandagymnasiet is Sigtuna municipality's public upper-secondary school in Märsta. It offers Swedish national, aircraft-technician, introduction and adapted programmes, with no boarding.
DanderydBISS is an English-medium day school for ages 3–18. It uses two Danderyd campuses and leads from British and international curricula to IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Families need to establish admissions eligibility, support capacity and the effect of Swedish subsidy rules on their bill.
Start with the qualification your child would actually receive. Then check its subjects, language demands, and recognition in the countries where they may study next.
7 minStart with your child and the family's likely plans. Define the non-negotiables, verify the school's claims, compare three realistic options and visit with specific questions.
7 minTuition is only one line of the budget. Separate charges from advance payments, record what each figure includes, and ask the school to confirm your calculation in writing.
7 minA useful visit should help you picture your child’s school day and resolve the questions that matter to your family. Ask for concrete examples, then separate what you observed from what you were told.