International Schools Directory

Copenhagen International School is a private, non-profit organization recognized by the Danish Ministry of Education. It is located in Hellerup, Copenhagen and was founded in 1963 to serve the international community of Denmark. It is one of the twelve founding schools of the International Baccalaureate program, having offered the program since 1968. The school currently offers a K1 - K3 program for 3 - 5 year olds, the IB Primary Years Program for 1st to 5th graders, the IB Middle Years Program for 6th to 10th graders and the IB Diploma program and the US High School Diploma program for 11th and 12th graders. The school does offer PSAT and SAT tests, however the ACT is not yet offered. The school has 88 teachers, 67 of them are full-time. Each class accommodates a maximum of 22 students. The school is accredited by both the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Its academic year runs from early August to mid-June with three-week break from late December into January.