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Denmark, Copenhagen
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No uniforms; students do not wear school uniforms.
There is no canteen; children bring their own lunches.
The school is governed by a Board of Governors consisting of five members; three are appointed and two are elected by the parents, each for a two-year term. The Board provides the overall management and medium- and long-term strategy for the school, and is responsible to the Ministry of Education for financial management and auditing, as well as for staff recruitment and dismissal. It ensures that the Roman Catholic ethos on which the school was founded is upheld. Board meetings occur about four times per term, and management and teacher representatives typically attend.
Rygaards International School is a co-educational school in Denmark offering an English-language curriculum for students aged 4 to 16. In the Primary School, pupils follow the English National Curriculum with a Cambridge framework for English, Maths and Science, alongside Danish language outcomes and Danish as a Second Language. In the Secondary School, students study a broad subject-by-subject programme, moving to IGCSE/GCSE courses such as English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, German and Spanish, with additional options including Global Perspective and GCSE Astronomy. Danish language strands run throughout the curriculum. The school traces its roots to 1909 and now welcomes over 1,000 students from around 80 nationalities, offering a Learning Resource Center, two science laboratories, two art rooms, two music rooms, and dual gymnasiums on a campus. Extracurriculars include Scenekunst, Robotics and Debate clubs, Duke of Edinburgh programme, and well-being framework recognized with the WAS award in 2024.
