Esbjerg Gymnasium (EG) is a state upper secondary school in eastern Esbjerg with about 800 students. Under its by-laws it is a self-governing institution within the public administration, covered by the act on general upper secondary institutions; the institution in its present form has existed since 1 January 2007, when gymnasiums became self-governing. Three tracks run under one roof: the three-year Danish STX, the two-year HF (plus a three-year HF3) and an international IB track, a Pre-IB year followed by the two-year IB Diploma Programme. The IB track is taught entirely in English, the Danish STX and HF in Danish. For athletes and young musicians, artists and actors the school runs six special programmes in which students finish in 3 or 4 years instead of 2 or 3; from 2026-2027 there are football and music lines. Education is free, as the school is government funded. IB graduates have gone on to Copenhagen Business School and Aarhus University.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
English, Danish
Languages taught
German, Spanish, French
About the fees Education is free: the school states it operates without tuition fees, as it is government funded. On entering Pre-IB, students pay a single contribution of 1050 kroner covering all three years and the Copenhagen trip; study and language trips are paid separately. Students buy their own laptop, and IB students need their own TI-Nspire CX II-T calculator by the first Diploma year.
Admissions The school accepts all students irrespective of gender, social status, race and culture. Graduates of Danish 9th or 10th grade usually enter Pre-IB first through the national portal optagelse.dk; with a grade average of 5 or above they can expect a place. Pre-IB students move on to the IB Diploma with a minimum average of 3.5 on year grades and 3.0 on exam grades on the IB scale. Students with 11 years of schooling and students from abroad may enter the Diploma directly if their language and academic skills match the Pre-IB passing level. The school's form with transcripts (translated into English by an authorised translator if needed) and a personal essay is submitted in spring of the year of entry, with answers at the end of April or beginning of May. Criteria are international background and English-medium schooling, grades, need for English-language education and fit with the IB Learner Profile; applicants may be invited for an interview or a test. The school admits foreign students; non-EU applicants must document a residence and study permit covering both years and a valid Danish CPR number at the time of application, or the application is not considered; the school does not help with residence applications.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-IB, IB1-IB2; STX 1-3; HF 1-2; HF3. IB track: a Pre-IB preparatory year in English (similar to the first year of STX; subjects: Danish, Danish for foreigners, German or Spanish, English, mathematics, general science, chemistry, physics, civics, history, drama or music, PE), then the two-year IB Diploma Programme: six subjects, three at Higher and three at Standard Level, plus TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS. DP subjects: English A, Danish A, self-taught Language A, Danish B, Spanish ab initio, Business management, ESS, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, two mathematics courses and Theatre. Danish tracks: STX (3 years, studentereksamen; science, social science, language and music profiles), HF (2 years) and HF3; six special programmes for athletes and arts students (Eliteidræt, Team Danmark, MGK, BGK, TGK, tværGK).
Address Spangsbjerg Møllevej 310, 6705 Esbjerg Ø
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school; it is taught in English after a preparatory pre-IB year, alongside the Danish STX programme and the studentereksamen exam.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: Copenhagen Business School (CBS) · Aarhus University
The IB alumni page features graduates of 2018 and 2019: business and economics at CBS, English language and literature, mechanical engineering and civil engineering at Aarhus University; one graduate studied on exchange at the University of Oslo and interned at CERN.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Student Council · Green Group · Party Committee · EG-Games · Musical · Studiecafé (study café)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers67
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The teaching staff page lists 67 teachers with their subjects; qualifications are not given. The school describes its teachers as talented and committed. Students can turn to a student counsellor, literacy and math counsellors and a counsellor from the national study choice service.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The IB code of conduct requires respectful behaviour towards students, staff and guests in all situations, including parties and trips; smoking, e-cigarettes and alcohol are banned on school grounds, and violations lead to a talk, a warning and up to expulsion. The Student Support Services Center helps with learning, and students facing serious study or personal difficulties can see a counsellor.
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