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Educational system in 1. Different schools for different ages What types of schools? Age Range? Primary school Secondary school Back‐to‐school date: End of year: When does mandatory education start / end? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Secondary school A lesson lasts minutes. A school week last s days and pupils work hours per week ( lessons). A school year lasts weeks and there are weeks of holidays: (describe when the holidays are and how long): Summer holidays: 6 weeks, Autumn holiday: 1 week, Christmas 1½‐2 weeks, Winter holiday: 1 week, Easter holiday: 1 week; other holidays: 5 days throughout the year. In other words: There are 200 school days in a year. 3. Subjects studied at school: Mandatory : Danish, math, biology, geography, history, English, German, chemistry/physics, sports; in grade 8.‐9. also social studies and religious studies. Optional ‐ at our school: Swimming, mountainbike, science, English on a higher level, French, music, IT, arts, home economics, football, international class. Special programs offered in certain schools: The range of optional subjects can differ a lot from school to school. Grading system: The best mark a pupil can have: The worst: Do all subjects use the same system? (if no, why?) Yes How are marks shown to parents? How often? 7. grade: Twice a year; 8.‐9. Grade: Three times a year. The grades are shown on a special school website for the parents.

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Educational system in  

1. Different schools for different ages 

What types of schools? Age Range? 

  

Primary school  

 

 

 

Secondary school  

 

Back‐to‐school date:             End of year:  

When does mandatory education start / end? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

2. Secondary school 

A lesson lasts                   minutes. A school week last   s                days and pupils work                   hours per week ( 

lessons). A school year lasts                     weeks and there are                   weeks of holidays: (describe when the 

holidays are and how long): Summer holidays: 6 weeks, Autumn holiday: 1 week, Christmas 1½‐2 weeks, Winter 

holiday: 1 week, Easter holiday: 1 week; other holidays: 5 days throughout the year. In other words: There are 200 

school days in a year. 

3. Subjects studied at school: 

 

● Mandatory : Danish, math, biology, geography, history, English, German, chemistry/physics, sports; in 

grade 8.‐9. also social studies and religious studies. 

● Optional ‐ at our school: Swimming, mountainbike, science, English on a higher level, French, music, IT, 

arts, home economics, football, international class. 

Special programs offered in certain schools: The range of optional subjects can differ a lot from school to school. 

Grading system: 

The best mark a pupil can have:  The worst:  

Do all subjects use the same system? (if no, why?) Yes 

How are marks shown to parents? How often? 7. grade: Twice a year; 8.‐9. Grade: Three times a year. The grades 

are shown on a special school website for the parents. 

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What happens at the end of the year if a student : 

‐      has poor results? Nothing, but the whole time we try to make the students better, so we talk a lot about this 

with the students and the parents. For us, the important things is that the students learn as much as they can ‐ 

and that differs. 

‐ fails exams? In the “Folkeskole” you can’t really fail an exam, but from the summer 2015 the students who 

wanted to go to a vocational school had to have at least 2 in Danish and math. If they didn’t they had to do a 

summer course, but we do as much as we can to prevent this. Students who want to go to high School and don’t 

have good enough grades can do a test to enter high school anyway or we suggest them to do a 10. grade in order 

to become better. 

 

4. National exams : 

Name  When do students take it?  What do they consist in?  Necessary in order to go further? 

Afgangsprøve  By the end of 9th grade  For everybody: Oral: Danish, chemistry/physics and English Written: Danish essay, reading and grammar and math (2 different) Chosen exams (the authorities decide): ‐either: written English, written German, oral German, history, social studies or religious studies ‐either: sports, oral math, digital geography or biology 

Yes! 

 

5. Management and Teachers 

On what level are schools managed?  Both at a school, a local community and at a national level.   

To become a teacher you need to study at least                   years and pass a certification called   

As a teacher, you teach at least                       and at most                  subjects. You teach around                    hours a 

week  

and work (teaching + preparation time)                   hours a week. 

To get a position in a school, teachers must : Apply for the position, go to an interview at the school and do well at 

this interview. And have good grades. 

6. Special needs 

Are special needs children integrated into regular classes?   Yes many are. Some with very special needs go 

to special schools.  

Are trained teachers in charge of SN Students?  Both yes and no. The normal teachers and the trained teachers 

cooperate about the integrated students. 

Do special programs exist for SN Students? Yes.