Skals Efterskole is a private boarding efterskole in the village of Skals for students in grades 9 and 10. The school was established in 1989 and began teaching in the 1990-1991 school year; it takes 160 students, and the school year lasts 42 weeks. Each student chooses a track and a profile line for the whole year (two days a week) and changes electives three times a year. Tracks: general grade 9 with FP9 exams, grade 9 Cambridge with FP9 and IGCSE exams, general grade 10 with an optional FP10 exam, grade 10 Cambridge International with IGCSE exams, and the project-based grade 10 SIP in English without exams. The school calls itself the leading Cambridge school in Denmark: since 2010 it has been responsible for Cambridge IGCSE exams at many Danish schools. Danish and international students study together in the Cambridge classes. All students travel to Hamburg and then choose a trip to the USA, Italy, Nepal or South Korea. The language of instruction is Danish in the general classes and English in the Cambridge and SIP classes; this is based on the track pages and the school's curriculum plan.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Danish, English
Languages taught
German, French
Registration fee
≈ $378
2 500 DKK
About the fees A stay in the 2026-2027 school year costs 3000 DKK per week before state support; the school year lasts 42 weeks, which is 126000 DKK per year before support. The final price depends on household income, and the website has a calculator. The fee includes a school photo, school clothing, ordinary excursions and the Hamburg trip; the trip to Italy has no extra charge, trips to Nepal, South Korea or the USA cost an extra 5000 DKK. Fees are paid in 11 instalments. For international students without a Danish personal number the school states 105000 DKK (about 14000 EUR) for tuition, accommodation, food and the study trip, without naming the school year.
Admissions Applications are made through the form on the website; admission is open for the school years 2026-2027 to 2029-2030. After applying, the school confirms a place or puts the student on the waiting list; the place is secured with a 2500 DKK registration fee. In the spring before the start, new students and their parents are invited to a welcome evening. The school does not select by grades: students can start at any level, and an ordinary level of English is enough for the Cambridge track. The school admits foreign students: students from Denmark and other countries study together in the Cambridge classes, international students learn Danish as a second language, and there is a separate price for students without a Danish personal number.
Stages and year groups Grades 9-10. Efterskole for grades 9 and 10. Grade 9: general (FP9 exams) or grade 9 Cambridge, combining the Danish FP9 programme with IGCSE in English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Physics and German or French; lessons in Danish and English, all students take FP9 and some subjects also at IGCSE. Grade 10: general (Danish, mathematics, English, German or French, physics and chemistry, a project subject; FP10 optional), grade 10 Cambridge International and the SIP project class in English. In grade 10 Cambridge lessons are in English and the year ends with up to five IGCSE exams: English as a Second Language (or English as a First Language self-taught), German, French or Economics, Mathematics, Physics or Biology and Global Perspectives; Danish students study Danish, international students Danish as a second language. The Cambridge subjects are timetabled: the class page shows a weekly timetable with Global Perspectives, Mathematics, Physics/Biology and English lessons. Students in the general grades 9 and 10 can additionally take IGCSE English as a Second Language. The school writes: 'In 10th grade Cambridge you work with an international syllabus and finish the year with up to five IGCSE exams'.
Address Kærvej 11, 8832 Skals
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. The register entry is named Skals Skole; in Skals the IGCSE course is taught by Skals Efterskole, and the entry is assigned to it.
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CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: IGCSE (ages 14-16). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary 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 hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
✓Boarding
Campus: Students live in detached two-storey residential houses: each floor has four rooms for four students, bathrooms and a common room with a kitchenette; students can choose a Danish-speaking or English-speaking room. A kitchen with a chef cooks for the whole school. The day runs from 07:30 to 23:00: lessons, profile subjects and a nightly study hour; 4-5 times a year the whole school stays in for the weekend.
Clubs and activities: Fitness · Yoga · Basketball · Volleyball · Svømning (swimming) · Running Club · Guitar · Drawing · Art Express · Psykologi (psychology) · Filosofi (philosophy) · Politics · Filmklub (film club) · French · Extended Maths · Young Researchers
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school presents its teachers by name with the subjects they teach; one or two contact teachers are attached to each floor of the residential houses, and every student has a contact teacher. The school does not publish teacher qualifications or class sizes.
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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
Every student has a contact teacher who follows their wellbeing, learning and contact with the family. The school does not accept bullying, including online: it distinguishes between conflict and bullying and reacts quickly; concerns are resolved together with parents.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 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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Skals, Denmark · est. 1989 · Private