Compare International Schools in Maribo, Denmark

Located at Skimminge 21, 4930 Maribo, Denmark. The school sits in Maribo in Lolland Municipality on the island of Lolland. It serves international and local families within Lolland Municipality and the surrounding region. The campus is accessible by local roads in the Maribo area.

Grades 0-9

municipal international folkeskole (public international primary/lower secondary school) in Denmark

Denmark

No school bus service; eligible students may receive a free transport card for public buses and trains if distance thresholds are met (distance-based criteria by grade).

No boarding is offered. After-school care (SFO) is available for LIS students via Maribo Skole, Blæsenborg afdeling.

Dress Code: Students are to dress in a manner, which is appropriate for school, the specific lesson, or school trip.

Lunch packs cannot be ordered. A lunch service provides daily meals and weekly menus are published.

Lolland International School is a municipal international school governed by a School Board; bylaws approved by Lolland Municipality's Council on December 15, 2022. The school is frame-financed by Lolland Municipality up to 120 pupils and operates 0-9 with bilingual instruction. The School Board consists of five parent representatives, two staff representatives, and two pupil representatives.

Lolland International School follows a bilingual, dual-curriculum program with half of subjects taught in English and half in Danish. The curriculum is based on international and national curricula. Cambridge assessments are used for progression, including Cambridge Progression Tests and mock exams; Grade 9 exams include Cambridge Checkpoint papers in English, Mathematics, and Science. The Danish FP9 exam and the high school entrance exam Optagelsesprøve are used within the Danish system; Optagelsesprøve is compulsory if the student has attended LIS for two years. Starting School includes Spring School (førskole) from April through June and Grade 0 begins in August 2026; Spring School introduces bilingual exposure. After Grade 9, pathways include Pre-IB/IB, Danish Gymnasium programs (STX, HTX, HHX, HF) and vocational tracks; Maribo Gymnasium offers an international line, Global Studies, with up to 50% English.

About 180 students are enrolled. The staff list includes around 20 teachers and pedagogues, giving an approximate student-to-teacher ratio of 9:1.

Grade 9 exams consist of six exams: English, Mathematics, Science, Danish, Optagelsesprøve (high school entrance), and Global Perspectives. English, Mathematics, and Science are Cambridge Checkpoint 9 papers; the Danish FP9 includes spoken and written components; Optagelsesprøve is compulsory if LIS has attended two years. Grades are reported on a seven-point Danish scale and aligned with Cambridge Performance Bands and the European ECTS scale. Cambridge Progression Tests and mock exams determine progression thresholds, with subject-specific cutoffs.

After Grade 9, students can continue in international education, go to a Danish high school/gymnasium, take a 10th class, or pursue vocational training. Danish Gymnasium options include STX, HTX, HHX, HF; Maribo Gymnasium offers an international line, Global Studies, with up to 50% English. There is also a Pre-IB/IB pathway; other international options include Danish-French Baccalaureate (DFB), European Baccalaureate (EB), or Danish-German matriculation (DIAP).

The school provides special education and other specialized pedagogical assistance equivalent to Lolland Municipality's folkeskole. When necessary, pupils with needs are referred to the offerings of the special school. The school follows the same early intervention approach as the local public schools.

The school organizes instruction according to a bilingual program and is certified under an international curriculum. The bilingual program implies instruction across languages within an international framework.

1. Apply and eligibility: To apply, read the enrolment criteria before contacting the school to determine eligibility. If eligible, the child is placed on the waiting list until a place is available. When a place becomes available, you and your child are invited to an interview to evaluate whether an international school is the right choice for you and your child. The enrolment criteria comply with the Danish law on international primary and lower secondary schools (the KIG law) and the school's by-laws.

2. Group 1 New to Denmark: Group 1 families have priority enrolment. Offers of a place may be made throughout the year if spaces are available. To be placed in Group 1, families and students must meet as many of the following criteria as possible: you have recently arrived, recently returned, and/or are temporarily in Denmark; you are in Denmark for the purposes of work (for example, those moving to Lolland in connection with the Fehmarn Tunnel infrastructure project); you intend, or currently live in Lolland Municipality; the child you are enrolling has previously attended an international school/kindergarten; the child you are enrolling is a sibling of a current student.

3. Group 2 Residing in Denmark: Group 2 families are typically Danish families currently in Denmark, mixed-nationality families with permanent residency in Denmark, or foreign families with permanent residency in Denmark. Applicants will be placed on a waiting list. Students must reside in Lolland Municipality. If a space is available, after group 1 offers have been made, your child will be offered a place with commencement at the beginning of a new school year. Priority is given to siblings of current students first. If it is not possible to meet all wishes for admission, places will be determined by randomly drawing lots.

4. Starting School and Spring School: Children born in 2020 are due to start school in Spring School in April 2026 followed by school proper, Grade 0, in August 2026. Spring School (førskole) runs from April through to the end of June. It is the early start program designed to familiarise children with the new school setting, the staff, routines, and exposure to two languages to prepare them for Grade 0. There are only a limited number of spaces available for Spring School and Grade 0; places for Spring School and Grade 0 are offered before 1 October 2025. Contact the school to arrange for an enrolment interview.

Eligible children are placed on the waiting list until a place becomes available. Group 1 offers may be made throughout the year if spaces are available; Group 2 follows after Group 1, with priority to siblings. If it is not possible to meet all wishes for admission, places may be allocated by random drawing.