Internal and external evaluations
The quality of school and recreational activities is evaluated in two ways: through internal evaluation and external evaluation. These evaluations are conducted either by a workplace's administrators and staff (internal evaluation) or by external parties (external evaluation).
Internal evaluation
Reykjavík City's Department of Education and Youth prioritizes strengthening internal evaluation at workplaces through support, counseling, and follow-up. This approach builds on experience showing that internal evaluation creates a strong foundation for professional development, increases staff ownership of improvements, and helps translate evaluation results into real changes in practice. Robust internal evaluation is therefore vital for ensuring quality, professionalism, and continuous development within Reykjavík City's school and recreational activities.
All workplaces within Reykjavík City's Department of Education and Youth conduct structured internal evaluations. It involves professional reflection to assess how effectively a workplace achieves its intended quality and results. This assessment uses predetermined criteria drawn from laws, regulations, and national curricula for schools, alongside the priorities that workplaces set for themselves.
External evaluation
External evaluation is conducted by external parties. Its roles include assessing operations against established quality criteria grounded in national curricula and the laws and regulations governing school and recreational activities.
External evaluation also occurs when the School and Recreation Division office monitors workplace status and development through regular information gathering, diagnoses, surveys, audits, and other follow-up. These data provide a crucial overview of operational results, challenges, and developments. They also indicate what support or response staff and workplaces require.
Preschool: External evaluation
Access external evaluation reports for preschools covering 2014 to 2023 here, along with improvement plans and related evaluation data. The office of Reykjavík City's Department of Education and Youth and the Directorate of Education conducted these external evaluations.
Primary school: External evaluation
External evaluation reports for primary schools covering 2007 to 2019, conducted by the office of Reykjavík City's Department of Education and Youth, are available here alongside improvement plans and related evaluation data.
Recreational activities: External evaluation
External evaluation reports for after-school programs and youth centers covering 2014 to 2020 are published here, together with improvement plans and related data.
