Århus Privatskole — Danish private schooling from Year 0 to Year 9 in Viby

Århus Privatskole is a co-educational Danish private day school at Vestre Kongevej 10 in Viby J. It has one class in each year from Year 0 (børnehaveklasse) through Year 9, usually with 20–24 pupils. There is no boarding and no upper-secondary programme.

This is not Aarhus International School. Århus Privatskole teaches in Danish, follows a Danish school route and describes a Christian values base alongside academic work, culture and democracy. It is suitable for a child who can participate in Danish and expects to continue into a Danish youth education after Year 9. It is not a substitute for an English-medium or IB school.

Admission and waiting-list order

Parents submit the signed enrolment request. The school then sends confirmation and a charge for the 500 DKK enrolment or waiting-list fee. The child is added to the list only when that payment has been registered. Payment does not reserve a place.

The April 2024 admissions policy gives this order of priority:

1. Siblings who share a household with a current pupil.
2. Registered Year 0 children whose school start was deferred.
3. Children on the list whose families want the available place at that time.
4. A broadly even balance of girls and boys.

For Year 0, the school contacts registered families in the autumn before entry to confirm continuing interest. The published policy says the first 24 children on the resulting list form the class. It then holds an information meeting and a school play day. The live class page describes classes of 20–24, so ask how many places the intended intake will actually have.

For other years, the school contacts the family at the front of that year’s list when a vacancy arises. Parents, the head and sometimes the child meet before admission; a class visit may follow. Both sides then decide whether the academic and social fit is likely to work.

The first three months are a settling period. The school and parents assess whether the child is thriving, contributing positively and being received appropriately by the class. Continued enrolment depends on that assessment. This is a consequential condition, so ask what evidence is used, when concerns are discussed and what notice or review process applies if the placement is judged unsuccessful.

The current-vacancies page is the best place to check availability, but counts can change quickly. Contact the office rather than treating a listed vacancy as a confirmed offer. Tours are normally held on the second Wednesday of each month at 08:30 and require booking through the school.

Learning support

The enrolment form asks about contact with PPR, the municipal educational-psychology service. That signals that existing assessments should be disclosed. The school says most special education is provided in the classroom, with some short, intensive work focused mainly on Danish, mathematics or social development. It also states that independent schools cannot create special classes; a child assigned to a special class would receive that provision municipally.

The public page does not state staffing capacity, qualification thresholds or possible additional costs. Before paying or accepting, send current reports and ask whether the school can meet the child’s needs, how support is delivered and whether any part is charged separately.

Admission depends on the school judging that a child can integrate academically and socially. Families should not interpret a place on the waiting list as approval of a particular support need.

Prices effective from 1 January 2026

The school’s public table is explicitly dated 1 January 2026 rather than 2026/27. The school says prices are normally adjusted each 1 January. Confirm that no later table has replaced it.

Item	Published amount
Waiting-list fee	500 DKK
Deposit for first child after admission	2,800 DKK
Deposit for each later sibling	1,400 DKK
Monthly tuition, first child	2,023 DKK
Monthly tuition, second child	1,648 DKK
Monthly tuition, third and later children	1,134 DKK
Class fund	200 DKK a year
School-camp saving	65 DKK a month

Tuition includes fruit and the annual school camp. Years 0–8 pay 12 instalments from August; Year 9 pays 11. Do not multiply every monthly line by the same number.

SFO is the school’s before- and after-school childcare. It is compulsory for Years 0–3 and costs 1,690 DKK a month for 11 instalments. Year 4 pays the same club fee from August through January. From February of Year 4 through Year 6, the published club fee is 868 DKK a month. SFO hours are 06:30–08:00 and 12:30–17:00, closing at 16:30 on Fridays.

Pupils are expected to bring an iPad in Years 0–7 and a computer in Years 7–9; Year 7 therefore appears in both device ranges, so ask which device is required for that year. A newly accepted Year 0 family pays the deposit in December or January before school starts.

Withdrawal from school requires the current month plus three months’ notice. SFO and club require the current month plus one month. Read those obligations before accepting a place if a move or international transfer is possible.

Our view

The important limits are equally clear. The waiting-list fee is not a seat, the three-month settling period can affect continued enrolment, and public information about learning support is thin. Ask about all three before choosing it over a local folkeskole. If the child needs English-medium continuity or IB, compare Aarhus International School instead.

Friendly orientation, not an application. Dates, fees, and programme details move. Confirm everything with the school.