About
North Zealand International School (NIS) is a small private international school for children aged 3 to 18 in Hørsholm, part of Nordsjællands Grundskole og Gymnasium. Instruction is in English. It offers the International Primary Curriculum in primary school, Cambridge Assessment International Education in secondary, and the IB Diploma Programme. The school is an authorized IB World School and the only IPC-accredited member school in Denmark.
Key facts
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Curriculum
IPC · IB Diploma
Ages
Ages 3–18
Students
350
Language
English
Type
International school
- Accreditations
- IB
Curriculum and academics
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Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma) · IPC
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
IPC
Primary · Ages 5–11
The International Primary Curriculum: theme-based units that join science, history, geography and more; common in British-style schools.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
- Teachers
- 40
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