List of schools in Iceland
This is a list of schools in Iceland, which encompasses institutions from playschool to gymnasium.
Playschools
[edit]Playschool is non-compulsory education for those under the age of six and is the first step in the education system.
Primary schools
[edit]Primary school is compulsory education for those aged 6 to 16 and is the second step in the education system. There were a total of 45.195 students in Icelandic primary schools in 2017.[1]
Gymnasiums
[edit]Gymnasium is non-compulsory education for those over the age of 16 and is the third step in the education system. There are 34 gymnasiums in Iceland.
| English name (Icelandic name) |
Municipality | Region | Ownership | Head teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akureyri Comprehensive College (Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri) |
Akureyrarkaupstaður | Northeastern Region | Public | Benedikt Barðason |
| Akureyri Junior College (Menntaskólinn á Akureyri) |
Akureyrarkaupstaður | Northeastern Region | Public | Jón Már Héðinsson |
| Armuli Gymnasium (Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Magnús Ingvason |
| Austurland Gymnasium (Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands) |
Fjarðabyggð | Eastern Region | Public | Þórður Júlíusson |
| Austur-Skaftafellssysla Gymnasium (Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu) |
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | Southern Region | Public | Eyjólfur Guðmundsson |
| Borgarfjodur Gymnasium (Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar) |
Borgarbyggð | Western Region | Public | Kolfinna Jóhannesdóttir |
| Borgarholt Gymnasium (Borgarholtsskóli) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Ársæll Guðmundsson |
| Breidholt College (Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Guðrún Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir |
| Commercial College of Iceland (Verzlunarskóli Íslands) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Ingi Ólafsson |
| Comprehensive Secondary School of West Iceland (Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands) |
Akraneskaupstaður | Western Region | Public | Atli Harðarson |
| Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School (Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum) |
Fljótsdalshreppur | Eastern Region | Public | Helgi Ómar Bragason |
| Flensborg College (Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði) |
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður | Capital Region | Public | Einar Birgir Steinþórsson |
| Gardabaer College (Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ) |
Garðabær | Capital Region | Public | Kristinn Þorsteinsson |
| Hamrahlid College (Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Steinn Jóhannson |
| Handicraft and Homemaking School of Hallormsstadur (Handverks- og hússtjórnarskólinn á Hallormsstað) |
Fljótsdalshreppur | Eastern Region | Private | Þráinn Lárusson |
| Homemaking School of Reykjavik (Hússtjórnarskóli Reykjavíkur) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Margrét D. Sigfúsdóttir |
| Husavik Secondary College (Framhaldsskólinn á Húsavík) |
Norðurþing | Northeastern Region | Public | Dóra Ármannsdóttir |
| Icelandic College of Fisheries (Fisktækniskóli Íslands) |
Grindavíkurbær | Southern Peninsula | Private | Ólafur Jón Arnbjörnsson |
| Isafjordur Gymnasium (Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði) |
Ísafjarðarbær | Westfjords | Public | Jón Reynir Sigurvinsson |
| Kopavogur Grammar School (Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi) |
Kópavogsbær | Capital Region | Public | Margrét Friðriksdóttir |
| Laugar Junior College (Framhaldsskólinn á Laugum) |
Þingeyjarsveit | Northeastern Region | Public | Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir |
| Laugarvatn Gymnasium (Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni) |
Bláskógabyggð | Southern Region | Public | Halldór Páll Halldórsson |
| Reykjavik Junior College (Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Linda Rós Michaelsdóttir |
| Saudarkrokur Comprehensive College (Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands vestra) |
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður | Northwestern Region | Public | Ingileif Oddsdóttir |
| Snaefellsnes Upper Secondary Comprehensive School (Fjölbrautaskóli Snæfellinga) |
Grundarfjarðarbær | Western Region | Public | Jón Eggert Bragason |
| South Iceland Comprehensive School (Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands) |
Sveitarfélagið Árborg | Southern Region | Public | Olga Lísa Garðarsdóttir |
| Sudurnes Comprehensive College (Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja) |
Reykjanesbær | Southern Peninsula | Public | Kristján Ásmundsson |
| Sund Grammar School (Menntaskólinn við Sund) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Már Vilhjálmsson |
| Technical College of Hafnarfjordur (Iðnskólinn í Hafnarfirði) |
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður | Capital Region | Public | Ársæll Guðmundsson |
| Technical College Reykjavik (Tækniskólinn) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Baldur Gíslason Jón B Stefánsson |
| Trollaskagi Gymnasium (Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga) |
Fjallabyggð | Northeastern Region | Public | Lára Stefánsdóttir |
| Upper Secondary School of Mosfellsbaer (Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ) |
Mosfellsbær | Capital Region | Public | Guðbjörg Aðalbergsdóttir |
| Vestmannaeyjar Gymnasium Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum |
Vestmannaeyjabær | Southern Region | Public | Ólafur H. Sigurjónsson |
| Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium (Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Public | Ingibjörg S. Guðmundsdóttir |
Defunct
[edit]| English name (Icelandic name) |
Municipality | Region | Ownership | Head teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hradbraut Gymnasium (Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut) |
Reykjavíkurborg | Capital Region | Private | Ólafur Haukur Johnson |