Árbæjarskóli
Primary school, grades 1–10
Rofabær 34
110 Reykjavík
Árbæjarskóli school calendar
Here is the school calendar for Árbæjarskóli. The school calendar lists the planning days as well as other important information for parents and guardians.
Primary school meals
School meals are free for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school still needs to track information about allergies and intolerances and limit food waste. Students must register for the school lunch program as before.
Students registered last year will be automatically enrolled. Others need to register. Change the registration at matur.vala.is.
About Árbæjarskóli
Árbæjarskóli is one of the largest primary schools in Iceland, located in the unique environment of Elliðaárdalur. The school boasts a rich history of over 50 years. From 1956 to 1966, the school operated in a community center in Árbæjarblettur, teaching in three divisions. In the autumn of 1967, the school moved to a new building with 421 students.
Today, Árbæjarskóli is a primary school for grades 1 to 10. The school has a single-session schedule and 700 students. The school is an consolidated school for lower secondary education after students from Árbæjarskóli, Ártúnsskóli, and Selásskóli transfer there. About 100 employees work at the school in a variety of positions for the benefit of the students.
The management team consists of the school principal, two assistant principals, two heads of division, student council, and school council.
The after-school program Töfrasel is for children in grades 1 to 4 at Árbæjarskóli, and the youth center Ársel offers diverse and enjoyable activities for children and teenagers.
- Principal: Guðlaug Sturlaugsdóttir
- Assistant Principal of the Adolescent Division: Guðrún Erna Þórhallsdóttir
- Assistant Principal of the Younger Grades: Þórhildur Þorbergsdóttir
- Head of the Support Program: Rannveig Þorvaldsdóttir
Is your child starting primary school?
On this page, you will find useful information about starting primary school. As, for example, what the children have to take with them to school and whether the children will get food during school hours.
Child prosperity
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 prosperity contact in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity contact offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services. Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity contact to request integrated services.
Árbæjarskóli contact person: Rannveig Þorvaldsdóttir
For more information about the legislation and services, visit the website at farsaeldbarna.is
School activities
Study blocks for arts and vocational subjects
School council
Primary schools must have an active school council that serves as a forum for consultation between the principal and the school community on the school operation. The school council participates in shaping policy for the school and defining its unique character.
Árbæjarskóli School Council 2023–2024:
Administrators’ representative:
- Guðlaug Sturlaugsdóttir, Principal
Teachers’ representatives:
Staff representative:
Parent representatives:
Student representatives:
- Jón Kristófer Ólason, Grade 10
- Iga Nowicka, Grade 9
- Atli Atlason, Grade 7
- Magdalena Rós Ásgeirsdóttir, Grade 6
Local community representative:
- Hörður Guðjónsson, Fylkir
Representative from Ársel Recreation Center:
Parent cooperation
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. All schools in Reykjavík City have an active parent association.
- Hand in Hand Árbæjarskóli and parents' collaboration plan.
- Learn more about parent activities in primary schools
Árbæjarskóli boasts an active parent association, working to support the school's efforts, enhance student welfare, and reinforce connections between homes and schools. 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 the Parent Association:
- Hildur Jóna Friðriksdóttir, Chair
- Vera Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Treasurer
- Ester Hlíf Sigurðardóttir
- Elísabet Eydís Leósdóttir
- Andri Már Sigurðsson
- Ásta Skúladóttir
Email: foreldrafelarb@gmail.com
Exemption from school attendance
Here is a request form for student school leave of 3-5 days.
Here is the request form for leave exceeding one week.
School rules
Árbæjarskóli school district
Reykjavík has many school districts, and the child's registered address determines their district school. Your child gets 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 Árbæjarskóli's school district.
