Kolding Gymnasium (KG) is a state upper secondary school in Kolding and one of the oldest schools in Denmark: as the Latin school Kolding lærde skole it is first mentioned in 1542 and, according to the school, was founded even earlier, after the Reformation of 1536; until 1975 it stood opposite the town church, and today it is in a modern building on Skovvangen. Three tracks run under one roof: the Danish STX (studentereksamen), the two-year HF and the IB Diploma Programme, offered since 2003. The IB track is taught in English: a Pre-DP year parallel to the first year of STX and two Diploma years; in Denmark the IB is recognised as equivalent to the studentereksamen. The Danish STX and HF are taught in Danish. Students come from over 40 nations; about half of IB students have Danish as mother tongue. The week follows a 4+1 model: one day a week is dedicated to in-depth learning, projects and independent study. According to the school, its IB students outperform the global average year after year.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
English, Danish
Languages taught
German, Spanish, French
About the fees The school does not state tuition fees on its site. Student expenses: one-day excursions about 100 kroner, two- to three-day trips and elective courses 500-1000 kroner, the second- or third-year study trip up to 4600 kroner; the fitness room costs 400 kroner per year and a locker 150 kroner per year; students buy their own calculator and dictionaries.
Admissions Students from the Danish folkeskole must take the Pre-DP year, entering after 9th or 10th grade via optagelse.dk and the school's form; with a grade average of 6 or higher and a counsellor's recommendation they can expect a place, and need at least 7 in English. The Diploma admits students after Pre-DP or the first year of a Danish gymnasium, or with IGCSEs, the MYP or 10-11 years of schooling and good grades. The school admits foreign students: applicants from outside the Danish system use a special form, submit transcripts and are always interviewed, with an English and Mathematics test if needed, also remotely. Non-EU applicants must show a residence permit covering the full two-year Diploma and a valid Danish CPR number when applying; applications without them are not considered, and the school does not help with residence permits. The deadline is 15 March, later applications if places remain.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-DP, 2i-3i (IB Diploma); STX 1g-3g; HF 1-2. IB track: a Pre-DP preparatory year in English (parallel to the first year of STX, with transfer possible at the end of the year), then the two-year IB Diploma Programme: six subjects, three at Higher Level, plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS. DP subjects: Danish Literature, English Language and Literature, self-taught Literature A, Danish B, English B, Danish ab initio, Spanish ab initio, German B; French B and Spanish B on demand; Economics, History, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies, two mathematics courses, Visual Arts. In Denmark the IB is recognised as equivalent to the studentereksamen. Danish tracks: STX (3 years, studentereksamen) and HF (2 years). IB retakes in May and November.
Address Skovvangen 10, 6000 Kolding
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
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
Campus: The school occupies a modern building on Skovvangen in Kolding: four sectors linked by a large common area. There is a sports hall, a large fitness room with direct access to the sports areas and Marielundskoven forest (400 kroner per year), studios for creative subjects, a large auditorium for films and lectures, a library and a canteen with hot and cold dishes, open 7:15 to 15:00. There is no student accommodation: the school only lists local housing providers.
Clubs and activities: Elevrådet (student council) · Grøn Gruppe (green group) · MUN · Spanskrøret (school magazine) · SVADA (party committee) · Fredagscafé (Friday café) · Global Masterclass · Musical
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers55
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The staff page lists 55 teachers, five members of management and 11 technical and administrative staff; about 37 teachers hold the title of lektor (Associate Professor). The IB track has its own coordinator. Each class has a counsellor for academic and personal matters, and there are coordinators for special needs and dyslexia support.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has its own anti-bullying strategy and code of conduct and runs an annual student well-being survey. Each class has a counsellor students can approach on academic and personal matters; new Pre-DP students are helped by older student tutors.
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Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median83 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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Kolding, Denmark · est. 1542 · State