Step 2: Entry Requirements

Determine which category you should apply under and ensure you have the required documentation ready to upload.

Admission criteria

We prioritize applicants based on the following admission criteria:

Category a: EU staff members’ children

• Children of EU institution staff members (whose education is funded by the EU Commission) are entitled to admission. Please contact the school for verification before you apply.

Category b1: International employees’ children

• Children of whom one or both parents are international employees who have come to Denmark with the purpose of working in Danish or international companies, organisations and educational institutions.

Category b2: Returned Danish employees’ children

• Children of whom one or both parents are returned Danish employees working in Danish or international companies and organisations, and who have had a permanent workplace outside Denmark for a total of one year within the last five years.

Category b3: Children from other European Schools

• Children moving here from another European School.

Category b4: Local applicants

• In case of extra places, these may be offered to local applicants who meet the necessary language requirements for admission.

Required documents

Special considerations

• Disabilities: Please note that if your child has a permanent disability, be it long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairment that has required special assistance during kindergarten or will require reasonable accommodation at the screening, this must be noted in the application.
  
• Siblings (for new Nursery classes only): Siblings of pupils already enrolled in the European School Copenhagen are always invited to a screening and will be assessed in each category (b.1.-b.4.) on an equal footing with the other applicants. Siblings cannot skip a category.

Next, proceed to Step 3 to find the right class for your child.