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STEP 1: BOOK A TOUR
In order to apply for admission to AIS, you should first contact the admissions team, who can guide you through the process and provide you with the information you need. This will normally happen in a short 1-hour meeting, where we can meet you and your child, and show you around the school.
We are always very happy to meet new families: show you around our school, find out about you, and answer your questions.
Physical tours are scheduled on a per-campus basis, and there is a possibility of conducting the tour online if you have not yet arrived in Aarhus.
Tours are scheduled per department (Early Years, Primary Years and Middle Years) – please select the relevant department when booking a tour. If you have children across multiple departments, you do not need to sign up to different department tours as all our coordinators are able to help.
STEP 2: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Once you have visited the school and met with our addmissions team and are now ready to apply, you application for admission to AIS go through OpenApply. Here it will be reviewed by our admissions team.
Should you have any questions regarding admissions, please do not hesitate to contact our admissions team.
Steps 1-5 must be completed before consideration for a seat can be given.
Submit Application:
Complete and submit the online application.
Please be sure to enter “Preferred start date.”
Student Information Form:
The three (3) documents you need to have ready before filling out this form are:
a / Scan of your child’s most recent school report,
b / Picture of the student
c / Picture of passport (the page with the photo)
OR picture of “yellow card” (in Danish: sygesikringsbevis)
Admission Screening Form / Early Years Parent-guardian Child Assessment Form:
This document is intended to be completed by the parents/guardians to help the Admissions Team understand each student’s educational and personal history.
After the completion of these steps, your application will be reviewed by the Admissions Team.
Please note that the Admissions team has the right to refuse and accept any application based on their assessment of the applicant’s suitability in light of the educational program AIS is able to offer.
Teacher Recommendation Form:
This document is to be completed by the current or previous classroom teacher to help the Admission Team members understand each student’s specific academic achievement and performance levels.
Fees & Terms Agreement:
This document is intended to be completed by the parents/guardians to help the Admissions Team understand each student’s educational and personal history.
Submit Application:
Complete and submit the online application.
Please be sure to enter “Preferred start date.”
Student Information Form:
The three (3) documents you need to have ready before filling out this form are:
a / Scan of your child’s most recent school report,
b / Picture of the student
c / Picture of passport (the page with the photo)
OR picture of “yellow card” (in Danish: sygesikringsbevis)
Admission Screening Form / Early Years Parent-guardian Child Assessment Form:
This document is intended to be completed by the parents/guardians to help the Admissions Team understand each student’s educational and personal history.
Fees & Terms Agreement:
This document is intended to be completed by the parents/guardians to help the Admissions Team understand each student’s educational and personal history.
Teacher Recommendation Form:
This document is to be completed by the current or previous classroom teacher to help the Admission Team members understand each student’s specific academic achievement and performance levels.
After the completion of these steps, your application will be reviewed by the Admissions Team.
Please note that the Admissions team has the right to refuse and accept any application based on their assessment of the applicant’s suitability in light of the educational program AIS is able to offer.
STEP 3: ACCEPTING AN OFFER
If the Admissions Team accepts your application, they will notify you on OpenApply. Please note that not all classes have spaces, so your child(ren) may be placed on the waiting list until a spot opens up.
We receive a completed application through OpenApply
We receive a TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM
Once we have the teacher recommendation form, only then can we OFFER A SEAT
You can ONLY PAY THE CONFIRMATION FEE ONCE A SEAT HAS BEEN OFFERED
In your child's first month of school, you will pay both the SCHOOL FEES and a CAPITAL FEE
Admissions Team:
Clicking on the above buttons takes you to our 3rd party admissions site, OpenApply.
Guide to IB classes
The table below shows the estimate equivalent classes with the IB system. However, no system fits perfectly. Depending on the age, level of experience and type of schooling a student has, the admissions team may recommend a different class for your child during enrolment.
Fees & terms
AIS advises all families looking to enroll their child(ren) to familiarise themselves with the school’s Fees and Terms.
Kindergarten:
It is possible to apply for a subsidy (Friplads) from the municipality/Aarhus Kommune.
In order to find out if your family can receive extra funding, please contact The Office That Assigns Daycare at +45 89 40 22 22.
To apply online, please visit: Friplads ansøgning – dansk or Subsidised Childcare application – English (MitID is required).
Please note that you must apply directly with Aarhus Kommune, not through the school.
If you are granted a subsidy however, it will be applied to your monthly school invoice.
Primary and Middle School: PYP4-8 and MYP1-5 levels:
It is possible to apply for a tuition subsidy from the Government (Friplads) if your household income is below 387.000 DKK annually.
Please see the income brackets here (in Danish) and find the subsidy application form here (in Danish) or here (in English).
The application deadline is September 12, 2024. (The school must have received the application by this date).
Application deadline is after school start to ensure students are actively enrolled with a cpr-number on September 5th which is the “count” day for all schools.
AIS receives the results in December detailing who has been approved for the subsidy and how much they are approved for.
The amount received will be applied to the monthly school invoices from January through June 2025.
Please find AIS’ Fees and Terms for the current academic year below
Giving notice
When leaving the kindergarten (PYP 1 -3)
If you are moving to another kindergarten within Aarhus Municipality – One (1) full months’ notice must be given before either the 1st or the 15th of a given month.
This also applies if you choose to go from full time to part time programme.
If you are leaving the country or moving to a different municipality – Two (2) months’ notice must be given before either the 1st or the 15th of a given month.
The notice must be sent to the Admissions officer.
When leaving the school (PYP 4 – MYP 5)
Two (2) full months’ notice must be given before the end of a month, even if this is at the end of a year. The written notice must be handed in before the last weekday of a month. The notice starts the following month.
The notice must be sent to the Admissions officer.