History
The school was founded in 1958 when the British Consul General of Gothenburg, Mr Thomas Tull, needed a school for his own children. He founded The English School in Gothenburg, first known as the English Junior School, and the school was housed in a hall in Guldheden, caring for a handful of pupils. But word got around, and the school became popular among the expatriate families of Gothenburg, and soon needed more space. For many years the school stayed in Böskolan in the eastern part of the city, but soon outgrew even that. After the fall of the Berlin wall 1989, the DDR Commercial Centre, located in Långedrag, was vacated. The property was purchased for the school, and rebuilt for its purposes. After several years, thanks to a solid economy, it was possible to expand, renovate the buildings and create a technically advanced school.
After the introduction of the Swedish model ”friskola” the English School applied and was given this status in 1993. Instead of being a private school it was thereafter financed by public means. The school is attractive, with a long waiting list of pupils applying. It is no longer mostly expatriate families who wish to send their children to the school, but families who want to give their children an education that prepares them for a life with international opportunities.
Andrew Potter
Head Teacher