List of schools in Iceland
This is a list of schools in Iceland, which encompasses institutions from playschool to gymnasium.
Playschools[]
Playschool is non-compulsory education for those under the age of six and is the first step in the education system.
Primary schools[]
Primary school is compulsory education for those aged 6 to 16 and is the second step in the education system. There were a total of 45.195 students in Icelandic primary schools in 2017.[1]
Primary school | Number of students (2017)[1] |
---|---|
516 | |
Alþjóðaskólinn á Íslandi | 89 |
87 | |
413 | |
643 | |
410 | |
640 | |
21 | |
342 | |
189 | |
504 | |
116 | |
88 | |
67 | |
127 | |
35 | |
51 | |
81 | |
281 | |
378 | |
386 | |
449 | |
509 | |
42 | |
29 | |
236 | |
215 | |
101 | |
350 | |
2 | |
499 | |
107 | |
99 | |
Foldaskóli | 501 |
373 | |
49 | |
523 | |
215 | |
400 | |
314 | |
335 | |
47 | |
Grundaskóli | 629 |
/ Bláskógaskóli | |
/ Djúpavogsskóli | 66 |
/ Víkurskóli | 54 |
/ Patreksskóli | 96 |
142 | |
186 | |
5 | |
95 | |
198 | |
494 | |
86 | |
252 | |
152 | |
179 | |
524 | |
229 | |
520 | |
18 | |
/ Suðureyrarskóli | 39 |
64 | |
/ Blönduskóli | 126 |
7 | |
141 | |
130 | |
52 | |
355 | |
13 | |
18 | |
33 | |
68 | |
/ Egilsstaðaskóli | 349 |
/ Grímseyjarskóli | 4 |
/ Hríseyjarskóli | 11 |
/ Svalbarðsskóli | |
279 | |
16 | |
11 | |
353 | |
246 | |
160 | |
225 | |
27 | |
548 | |
153 | |
543 | |
245 | |
450 | |
90 | |
418 | |
20 | |
469 | |
556 | |
447 | |
502 | |
133 | |
818 | |
42 | |
166 | |
409 | |
Hvassaleitisskóli | |
225 | |
84 | |
903 | |
391 | |
571 | |
367 | |
41 | |
43 | |
123 | |
Klébergsskóli | 122 |
351 | |
106 | |
Landakotsskóli | 237 |
640 | |
76 | |
312 | |
17 | |
508 | |
707 | |
483 | |
464 | |
525 | |
628 | |
329 | |
392 | |
207 | |
409 | |
594 | |
196 | |
47 | |
33 | |
399 | |
507 | |
571 | |
228 | |
642 | |
416 | |
65 | |
382 | |
Sjálandsskóli | 279 |
94 | |
199 | |
392 | |
444 | |
173 | |
39 | |
43 | |
662 | |
23 | |
462 | |
54 | |
Valhúsaskóli | |
575 | |
48 | |
109 | |
859 | |
591 | |
350 | |
711 | |
314 | |
Vopnafjarðarskóli | 88 |
473 | |
77 | |
70 | |
462 | |
532 | |
24 | |
72 | |
68 | |
47 | |
Gymnasiums[]
Gymnasium is non-compulsory education for those over the age of 16 and is the third step in the education system. There are 34 gymnasiums in Iceland.
English name (Icelandic name) |
Municipality | Region | Ownership | Head teacher |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri) |
Akureyrarkaupstaður | Northeastern Region | Public | Benedikt Barðason |
Akureyri Junior College (Menntaskólinn á Akureyri) |
Akureyrarkaupstaður | Northeastern Region | Public | Jón Már Héðinsson |
(Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Magnús Ingvason |
(Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands) |
Fjarðabyggð | Eastern Region | Public | Þórður Júlíusson |
(Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu) |
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | Southern Region | Public | Eyjólfur Guðmundsson |
(Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar) |
Borgarbyggð | Western Region | Public | Kolfinna Jóhannesdóttir |
(Borgarholtsskóli) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Ársæll Guðmundsson |
Breidholt College (Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Guðrún Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir |
Commercial College of Iceland (Verzlunarskóli Íslands) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Ingi Ólafsson |
(Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands) |
Akraneskaupstaður | Western Region | Public | Atli Harðarson |
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School (Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum) |
Fljótsdalshreppur | Eastern Region | Public | Helgi Ómar Bragason |
(Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði) |
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður | Capital Region | Public | Einar Birgir Steinþórsson |
(Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ) |
Garðabær | Capital Region | Public | Kristinn Þorsteinsson |
Hamrahlid College (Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Steinn Jóhannson |
(Handverks- og hússtjórnarskólinn á Hallormsstað) |
Fljótsdalshreppur | Eastern Region | Private | Þráinn Lárusson |
(Hússtjórnarskóli Reykjavíkur) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Margrét D. Sigfúsdóttir |
(Framhaldsskólinn á Húsavík) |
Norðurþing | Northeastern Region | Public | Dóra Ármannsdóttir |
(Fisktækniskóli Íslands) |
Grindavíkurbær | Southern Peninsula | Private | Ólafur Jón Arnbjörnsson |
(Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði) |
Ísafjarðarbær | Westfjords | Public | Jón Reynir Sigurvinsson |
Kopavogur Grammar School (Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi) |
Kópavogsbær | Capital Region | Public | Margrét Friðriksdóttir |
Laugar Junior College (Framhaldsskólinn á Laugum) |
Þingeyjarsveit | Northeastern Region | Public | Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir |
(Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni) |
Bláskógabyggð | Southern Region | Public | Halldór Páll Halldórsson |
Reykjavik Junior College (Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Linda Rós Michaelsdóttir |
(Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands vestra) |
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður | Northwestern Region | Public | Ingileif Oddsdóttir |
(Fjölbrautaskóli Snæfellinga) |
Grundarfjarðarbær | Western Region | Public | Jón Eggert Bragason |
(Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands) |
Sveitarfélagið Árborg | Southern Region | Public | Olga Lísa Garðarsdóttir |
(Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja) |
Reykjanesbær | Southern Peninsula | Public | Kristján Ásmundsson |
(Menntaskólinn við Sund) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Már Vilhjálmsson |
(Iðnskólinn í Hafnarfirði) |
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður | Capital Region | Public | Ársæll Guðmundsson |
Technical College Reykjavik (Tækniskólinn) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Baldur Gíslason Jón B Stefánsson |
(Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga) |
Fjallabyggð | Northeastern Region | Public | Lára Stefánsdóttir |
(Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ) |
Mosfellsbær | Capital Region | Public | Guðbjörg Aðalbergsdóttir |
Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum |
Vestmannaeyjabær | Southern Region | Public | Ólafur H. Sigurjónsson |
Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium (Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Ingibjörg S. Guðmundsdóttir |
Defunct[]
English name (Icelandic name) |
Municipality | Region | Ownership | Head teacher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hradbraut Gymnasium (Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Ólafur Haukur Johnson |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Education in Iceland
- Educational organizations based in Iceland
- Iceland education-related lists
- Lists of schools by country
- Lists of schools in Europe
- Lists of organizations based in Iceland
- Lists of buildings and structures in Iceland