# Riksidrottsgymnasium

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.. Riksidrottsgymnasium organisers have to be accepted by the national governing body of the sport and the National Agency for Education.
For the pupils, approximately 30 percent of the gymnasieskola credits are spent on the sport. As of 2025, 26 federations have the possibility to organise riksidrottsgymnisia.

## History

The first riksidrottsgymnasium started on try in 1972 in Malmö and Järpen. 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. The system again changed in 2011 when a parallel system, the nationell idrottsutbildning was introduced for more local intake of pupils.
In 2019, it was highlighted a problem of who shall pay for expensive equipment – as pupils shall not pay for things in school.
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 dispiraties.

## Impact

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

## Riksidrottsgymnasia

| Sport (discipline) | City | School | Federation |
| Alpine skiing | Åre | Jämtlands gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Alpine skiing | Gällivare | Välkomnaskolan | Swedish Ski Association |
| Alpine skiing | Malung | Malung-Sälens gymnasieskola | Swedish Ski Association |
| American football | Uppsala | Celsiusskolan | Swedish Association for American Football, Flag Football and Hockey |
| Athletics | Falun | Lugnetgymnasiet & Kristinegymnasiet | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Gothenburg | Bernadottegymnasiet & Katrinelundsgymnasiet | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Karlstad | Nobelgymnasiet, Sundsta-Älvkullegymnasiet & Tingvallagymnasiet | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Malmö | Malmö idrottsgymnasium | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Sollentuna | Rudbecksskolan | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Umeå | Umeå elitidrottsgymnasium | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics | Växjö | Katedralskolan & Teknikum | Swedish Athletics Federation |
| Athletics (parasports) | Bollnäs | Höghammargymnasiet | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| Badminton | Uppsala | Celsiusskolan | Badminton Sweden |
| Basketball | Luleå | Luleå gymnasieskola | Swedish Basketball Federation |
| Basketball | Norrköping | Ebersteinska gymnasiet & Hagagymnasiet | Swedish Basketball Federation |
| Biathlon | Sollefteå | Sollefteå gymnasium | Swedish Biathlon Federation |
| Biathlon | Torsby | Stjerneskolan | Swedish Biathlon Federation |
| Bowling | Nässjö | Brinellgymnasiet | Swedish Bowling Federation |
| Canoeing | Nyköping | Nyköpings gymnasium | Swedish Canoe Federation |
| Cross-country skiing | Åre | Jämtlands gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Cross-country skiing | Gällivare | Välkomnaskolan | Swedish Ski Association |
| Cross-country skiing | Mora | Mora gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Cross-country skiing | Sollefteå | Sollefteå gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Cross-country skiing | Torsby | Stjerneskolan | Swedish Ski Association |
| Cross-country skiing | Ulricehamn | Tingsholmsgymnasiet | Swedish Ski Association |
| Curling | Härnösand | Härnösands gymnasium | Swedish Curling Federation |
| Cykling (road racing and mountain biking) | Skara | Katedralskolan | Swedish Cycling Federation |
| Floorball | Umeå | Umeå elitidrottsgymnasium | Swedish Floorball Federation |
| Freestyle skiing | Malung | Malung-Sälens gymnasieskola | Swedish Ski Association |
| Freestyle skiing (moguls) | Åre | Jämtlands gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Freestyle skiing (ski cross) | Åre | Jämtlands gymnasium | Swedish Ski Association |
| Golf | Helsingborg | Filbornaskolan | Swedish Golf Association |
| Golf | Uppsala | Celsiusskolan | Swedish Golf Association |
| Handball | Gothenburg | Bernadottegymnasiet & Katrinelundsgymnasiet | Swedish Handball Federation |
| Judo (shiai) | Lindesberg | Lindeskolan | Swedish Judo Federation |
| Karate (kata and kumite) | Haninge | Fredrika Bremergymnasiet | Swedish Karate Association |
| Motorsport (enduro and motocross) | Sävsjö | Aleholm | Swedish Motorcycle Federation |
| Orienteering | Eksjö | Eksjö gymnasium | Swedish Orienteering Federation |
| Orienteering | Gothenburg | Bernadottegymnasiet & Katrinelundsgymnasiet | Swedish Orienteering Federation |
| Orienteering | Hallsberg | Alléskolan | Swedish Orienteering Federation |
| Orienteering | Sandviken | Bessermerskolan | Swedish Orienteering Federation |
| Orienteering (ski orienteering) | Mora | Mora gymnasium | Swedish Orienteering Federation |
| Rowing (Olympic) | Jönköping | Sandagymnasiet | Swedish Rowing Federation |
| Sailing | Lerum | Lerums gymnasium | Swedish Sailing Federation |
| Sailing | Motala | Platengymnasiet | Swedish Sailing Federation |
| Sailing (kitefoiling and windfoiling) | Vellinge | Sundsgymnasiet | Swedish Sailing Federation |
| Shooting (pistol and rifle) | Sävsjö | Aleholm | Swedish Shooting Sport Federation |
| Snowboarding | Malung | Malung-Sälens gymnasieskola | Swedish Ski Association |
| Swimming | Helsingborg | Filbornaskolan | Swedish Swimming Federation |
| Swimming | Jönköping | Sandagymnasiet | Swedish Swimming Federation |
| Table tennis | Halmstad | Sannarpsgymnasiet | Swedish Table Tennis Association |
| Table tennis | Söderhamn | Staffangymnasiet | Swedish Table Tennis Association |
| Tennis | Båstad | Akademi Båstad Gymnasium | Swedish Tennis Association |
| Triathlon | Motala | Platengymnasiet | Swedish Triathlon Federation |
| Volleyball (beach volleyball and volleyball) | Falköping | Ållebergsgymnasiet | Swedish Volleyball Federation |
| Wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman) | Arboga | Vasagymnasiet | Swedish Wrestling Federation |
| Wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman) | Klippan | Tegelbruksskolan & Åbyskolan | Swedish Wrestling Federation |