About
Birkerød Gymnasium is a Danish state upper-secondary school about 30 minutes north of Copenhagen. It offers the Danish STX and HF programmes alongside the English-language IB Diploma Programme, plus a boarding school. It has more than 1,100 students from over 60 cultures and a strong science profile.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's website
Curriculum
IB Diploma
Ages
Ages 15–20
Students
1,100
Language
English
Type
Local school, international programme
- Nationalities
- 60
- Ownership
- Government
- Intake
- 8
- Boarding
- Yes
- Accreditations
- IB
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's website
Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma)
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- STEM
- Sport
- Service
- Teachers
- 100
Campus and school life
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Facilities
- Boarding
After-school activities
- Sports
- Debate club
- BIGMUN
- MUN Society
- Red Cross fundraiser
- Clothes bazaar
Upcoming events
- Jan21ThuInfo session19:30 CET (local time)
Open Evening for IB and pre-IB
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