Primary schools

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Children start compulsory primary school in the year they turn six. They will be placed in their district school, and the guardian will have to confirm the enrollment electronically.

Primary school enrollment View all primary schools

Is your child starting primary school?

If your child turns six during the year, you will receive an email from the City of Reykjavík asking you to confirm your child's enrollment at the district school. But what is a district school?

On this page, you will find useful information about starting primary school. Including what items your child should bring to school and whether lunch is provided during school hours.

Please note that you need to apply specifically to an after-school program for children ages 6 through 9.

School meals

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.

Sign my child up for school meals More about primary school lunch
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Schooling in another municipality

You can apply for your child to attend school in another municipality, even if your child is legally resident in Reykjavík. You must apply before April 1 of each year.

Transferring between primary schools

In Reykjavík, there is a choice of primary school, but if the number of students in individual schools has to be limited, students are given priority in their own school district.

Menntastefna Reykjavíkur - látum draumana rætast

Grunnskólar Reykjavíkurborgar vinna eftir aðalnámsskrá grunnskóla með Menntastefnu Reykjavíkurborgar til hliðsjónar. Meginmarkmið stefnunnar er að öll börn vaxi, dafni og uni sér saman í lýðræðislegu samfélagi sem einkennist af mannréttindum og virðingu fyrir fjölbreytileika mannlífs.

Í kraftmiklu skóla- og frístundastarfi öðlast börn og unglingar menntun og reynslu til að láta drauma sína rætast og hafa jákvæð áhrif á umhverfi og samfélag. Menntastefnan byggir á fimm grundvallarþáttum: félagsfærni, sjálfseflingu, læsi, sköpun og heilbrigði.

Education and recreational activities in Northern Grafarvogur

In the fall of 2020, changes in schooling where implemented in North Grafarvogur with the aim of strengthening future school and recreational activities in the district. This was in response to a steady decline in student enrollment over the past few years. The amended arrangements for school and recreational activities were implemented in mid-February 2020 with the organized work of four induction groups, one for each school, led by the school management. The fourth group oversaw the entire transition process.