The school board

A school board consists of at least 2 representatives of the teaching staff and other staff, at least 2 representatives of the pupils and a majority of representatives of parents.

If you have a child who is going to attend or is already attending the school, you can stand as a parent representative. You do not need professional expertise on school issues to stand.

Parent representatives are elected for 4 years at a time, while the pupil and staff representatives are usually only elected for 1 year at a time.

The school board determines among other things principles on:

• How the teaching is organised, for instance number of hours per pupil at each class level, range of optional subjects offered and special education.
• Cooperation between school and home, how many parent-teacher meetings the school should hold, etc.
• Distribution of the work between the teachers, for instance who should be class teachers.
• Joint events for pupils during school hours, school boarding trips, work placements, etc.

If you disagree with a decision made by the school board, you can approach the school Head. If you are dissatisfied with the decision of the Head, you can contact the municipality.

• Act on primary and lower-secondary schools (in Danish)

You can read more about school boards at the Ministry of Children and Education web page:

• School boards (in Danish)