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Primary school, grades 1–10
Suðurhólar 10
111 Reykjavík
Here is the school calendar for Hólabrekkuskóli. The school calendar lists the planning days as well as other important information for parents and guardians.
Most primary school students take part in the lunch program. The cost of school meals is the same at all schools. And, you do not need to pay for school lunch for more than two children from the same household.
Here, you can find information on the elective courses offered at Hólabrekkuskóli in the fall of 2023 for students in grades 8–10.
Hólabrekkuskóli is a comprehensive primary school for students in grades 1-10. There are about 490 students and 76 staff members. The guiding principles of Hólabrekkuskóli are respect, joy, and care. The school follows the Development Policy, which aligns well with both the school's anti-bullying policy and the Well-Being Leader Program. We place emphasis on everyone feeling good as well as enhancing life skills and self-esteem in students.
The after-school program Álfheimar serves children in 1st-2nd grade at Hólabrekkuskóli, and the joint after-school program Hraunheimar is for 3rd-4th graders. The youth center Hundrað&ellefu offers a wide range of entertaining activities for children and adolescents.
Principal: Lovísa Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
Assistant Principal: Guðbjörg Oddsdóttir
The Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties. Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a contact person in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The contact person offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services. Children, youth, and guardians can contact the school contact person to request integrated services.
The contact person for Hólabrekkuskóli is: Íris Hrund Hauksdóttir
For more information about the legislation and services, visit the website at farsaeldbarna.is
What's ahead for Hólabrekkuskóli? You can find several items in the operational plan, including the school's policy for the previous year, teaching planning, and much more.
A school council is a forum for consultation between the principal and the school community on the school operation. The principal is responsible for its establishment. The student council generally meets once a month during school hours.
Hólabrekkuskóli School Council 2022–2024
Principal: Lovísa Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
Deputy-principal: Guðbjörg Oddsdóttir
Teachers’ representatives:
Katrín Elly Björnsdóttir
Alternate: Hanna Júlía Kristjánsdóttir
Other staff representative:
Malgorzata Karmel
Alternate: Guðbjörg María Sigtryggsdóttir
Parent representatives:
Sandra Dögg Vignisdóttir
Alternate: Hólmfríður Þorsteinsdóttir
Student representatives:
Matthías Huginn Henrýsson, Grade 9
Alternate: Julia Marciszewska, Grade 9
Haukur Páll Egilsson, Grade 6
Alternate: Kristinn Örn Þórarinsson, Grade 6
Alternate: Maja Krysinska, Grade 6
Local community representative:
We are all in this together, and as the proverb goes it takes a village to raise a child. Reykjavík City schools make targeted efforts to consult with and increase parent involvement in school activities. Every Reykjavík City school has an active parent association. The role of the parent association is to enhance the school's efforts, foster student well-being, and reinforce connections between home and school. Each school's parent association defines its own rules of operation, including the election process for its board and the selection of representatives to the school council.
Board of Hólabrekkuskóli's Parent Association:
Chair: Þórdís Ellen Rögnvaldsdóttir
Treasurer: Regína Jónsdóttir
Secretary: Edith Oddsteinsdóttir
Members:
Kristín Ósk Magnúsdóttir
Elín Sigrún Helgadóttir
Each school's parent association defines its own rules of operation, including the election process for its board and the selection of representatives to the school council.
Parents and/or guardians of all students at Hólabrekkuskóli automatically become members of Hólabrekkuskóli's Parent Association. The association's goal is to promote student welfare, including by fostering strong collaboration between the school and students' homes, and supporting the school in fulfilling the expectations placed upon it as effectively as possible.
The main events organized by the Association are:
Here you will find useful information about starting school. As, for example, what the children have to take with them to school and whether the children will get food during school hours.
There are several school districts in Reykjavík and each child has priority in their district school. Nevertheless, all parents have the choice to apply to any school in the city for their children according to the rules on school districts, applications, and admission. Here is information on which streets belong to Hólabrekkuskóli's school district.