The school board

A school board consists of at least two representatives of the teaching staff and other staff, at least two 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 four years at a time, while the pupil and staff representatives are usually only elected for one year at a time.

The school board determines among other things principles on:

• how the teaching is organised, e.g. number of hours per pupil at each class level, range of optional subjects offered, special education, etc.;
• cooperation between school and home, how many parent-teacher meetings the school should hold, etc.;
• distribution of the work between the teachers, e.g. 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 - new window)

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

• School boards (in Danish - new window)