Denmark, Copenhagen
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NEASC accreditation; ECIS, Danish International Schools Network (DISN), Association of Catholic Schools in Denmark (FAKS) member; Duke of Edinburgh International Award Centre; Cambridge IGCSE exams (Cambridge and Edexcel) present.
IGCSE results are publicly reported for multiple years (2018–2025) with high percentages of A–C grades and many students achieving five IGCSE grades.
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.