St Joseph's School, Roskilde

Skt Josef's, Roskilde International School
Sankt Josefs Skole
Address
Frederiksborgvej 10, 4000 Roskilde
Coordinates 55°38′39.6″N 12°5′3.6″E / 55.644333°N 12.084333°E / 55.644333; 12.084333Coordinates: 55°38′39.6″N 12°5′3.6″E / 55.644333°N 12.084333°E / 55.644333; 12.084333
Information
School type Elementary Private
Established 1904 (1904)
Principal

Principal: Thorsten Dyngby

Head of International: Dom Maher
Staff 100
Grades

Year 1 to Year 11 (5-16 years old)- International Department

0.klasse to 10.klasse (6-16 years old)- Danish Department
Gender Co-ed
Age 5 to 16
Enrolment +1000 (2018)
Language English/Danish
Website http://sktjosef.com

St Josef's, Roskilde International School (Danish: Sankt Josefs Skole) is an independent, Roman Catholic school in Roskilde, Denmark. The school has both an International and Danish department with a total of more than 1000 pupils.

History

Vintage photo of the school

A group of Daughters of Wisdom nuns settled in Roskilde in 1901. They came to Denmark as a result of the separation of the church from the state in France. The established Skt Josef's School as well as the adjacent St Mary's Hospital in 1904.[1]

They were also involved in the establishment of St Lawrence's Church on the opposite side of the street.[2]

The school was initially a girls' school and all teaching was conducted by nuns. Later they began to use trained teachers and boys were accepted as pupils from 1924.[1]

In 2012, the International Department opened with its first thirteen students.

Today

The school has both an international and Danish department with a total of more than 1000 pupils. The Danish department covers reception class to 10th grades of the Danish school curriculum. The International department covers Year 1 to Year 11 (age 5 to 16) and is based on the Cambridge International Education programme.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sankt Joseds Skole" (in Danish). kulturarv.roskilde.dk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lidt om kirkens historie" (in Danish). Sankt Laurenti Sogn. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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