Copenhagen Schools Receive DKK 156 Million Budget Addition Alongside National Education Reforms

Copenhagen City Council approved a budget adding DKK 156 million to public schools. The allocation supports a two-adult system in kindergarten and first grade, along with transition teachers and extra management resources. Parents in the city can expect these staffing adjustments to appear in classrooms once the budget is implemented.

Denmark’s national education policy reduces bachelor’s student admissions by 8 percent and shortens up to one-third of master’s programs to one year. The same policy increases international student intake in labor-shortage areas. Copenhagen residents planning university studies or with children entering higher education will encounter these admission and program length changes when applying.

School-Level Adjustments for Families

A new higher education reform replaces the HF upper secondary program with EPX. It introduces a Junior Master Apprenticeship for 8th-9th graders and merges professional bachelor’s and academy profession degrees into a unified program. Families with students in these age groups will notice the new apprenticeship option and the unified degree structure as schools adopt the changes.

Mobile phones are banned in Danish schools and after-school clubs, with social media restrictions for under-15s. This measure applies directly to Copenhagen children attending these settings and shifts daily routines toward analogue methods during school hours.

Marking and Assessment Timeline

Starting in the 2024/2025 school year, Denmark ended assessments of pupils’ readiness for upper secondary education. A new 8-grade marking scale of 00, 01, 02, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 will replace the current system by 2030-2032. Copenhagen students currently in lower grades will transition to the new scale during their later school years, while the ended assessments have already altered evaluation processes for those entering upper secondary.

These measures originate from city council budget decisions and national policy documents. Residents will experience the local funding through classroom staffing and the national reforms through program structures and daily school rules as implementation proceeds according to the stated timelines.