When your child is going to start in grade 0, you need to register your child for school enrollment. Registration for school enrollment always takes place in January.

You need to register your child for school enrollment the same year as he or she turns six. 

Read more about enrolling here

If you are a newcomer to Esbjerg Municipality and would like to register your child for school enrollment, you can contact the school of your preference. You can find a list of all the schools in the municipality at our website.

If you have already chosen which school you want to register your child at you can start the enrollment process here (in Danish).

If you wish to move your child from one school to another you are welcome to contact the school you wish to move your child to.

Your child has a right to school transport if one or both of the following criteria are fulfilled:

The school route is too long for the child to walk or go by bike.
There is dangerous traffic on the school route.

Apply for free school transport here (in Danish)

Esbjerg Municipality is part of an on-going project to set the elementary school free. The Danish government has given our schools free rein to go new ways. We use the opportunity to try out new initiatives that can make our schools even better.

Read more about the project 'Fremtidens Folkeskole' here (in Danish)

Website about schools in Esbjerg Hjemmeside om skoler (in Danish)

In Esbjerg Municipality, the schools are thriving, and you can find 25 different schools to choose from. Some of these schools offer special profile lines for the oldest group of students.

See all the schools here (in Danish)

Preschool is the transition from home or the kindergarten to elementary school. Each school has before and after school programs called SFO, so you child can be taken care of either in the mornings before the school starts and/or after the school is over. Some of the schools also have kid’s clubs and youth clubs with extra activities.

More about preschool, childcare before and after school hours (SFO) and kids’ clubs (in Danish)

All schools in Esbjerg Municipality have a shared plan for vacations and holidays.

You can see which days and weeks the schools are closed this year and the coming year here (in Danish)

Get the right help

Our aim is to help children that need special assistance. You can read more about our special assistance options, for example for dyslexic children, thriving groups and mother tongue tuition here (in Danish)

• Help for dyslexic children
• Mother tongue tutoring
• All special assistance options