Ishøj Gymnasium was a

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

located in

Ishøj Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 21,465 (1. January 2024). It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality. Geography The town is located by the coast in the southwestern suburban area of Copen ...

near

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. The school was originally run by the County of Copenhagen, but was acquired by a private organization, CPH West, in 2007. When CPH West merged with

Copenhagen Technical College NEXT Education Copenhagen former Copenhagen Technical College ( Danish: NEXT Uddannelse København or just NEXT, former Københavns Tekniske Skole, KTS) is a school of secondary education in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school offers educational progr ...

to form NEXT Uddannelse København in 2016, the school was dissolved. Today, the campus is known as Sydkysten Gymnasium.

NEXT Uddannelse København

NEXT, is the largest system of

gymnasiums A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

and vocational schools in

with around 7,000 students across 12 campuses in the

Greater Copenhagen The urban area of Copenhagen (also known as Greater Copenhagen) ( or ), lying mostly in the Capital Region of Denmark but also in Region Zealand, consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County. In all, it ...

area. The schools offer all four standard Danish upper-secondary programs: Higher Technical Examination Programme, Higher Commercial Examination Programme, General Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate, and Higher Preparatory Examination. Over 40 vocational programs are also offered in addition to eux programs, post graduation courses, and an optional 10th grade. NEXT has six technical campuses in Emdrup,

Glostrup Glostrup is a Denmark, Danish town in Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the Western suburbs (Copenhagen), western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated populati ...

Herlev Herlev is a suburb about 11 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre, bordering Rødovre to the south, Ballerup to the west and Gladsaxe Municipality, Gladsaxe to the north. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denma ...

Rødovre Rødovre () is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a ...

, and two in

Nørrebro Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current N ...

. The system has six gymnasiums across Greater Copenhagen, and their main offices are located at Sukkertoppen Gymnasium. Gymnasiums: * Baltorp Gymnasium and Business Campus in

Ballerup Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research o ...

* Københavns Mediegymnasium in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

* Sukkertoppen Gymnasium in

Valby Valby () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, and has a mixture of different types of housing. This includes apartment blocks, terraced housing, area ...

* Sydkysten Gymnasium in

(formerly Ishøj Gymnasium) * Vestskoven Gymnasium in

Albertslund Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000. Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The sub ...

(formerly Albertslund Gymnasium) * Vibenshus Gymnasium in

Østerbro Østerbro () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day ...

Notable students

Pia Olsen Dyhr Pia Olsen Dyhr (born 30 November 1971) is a Danish politician and leader of The Green Left. She has been a member of the Folketing the 2007 general elections. Dyhr has served as Minister for Trade and Investment and later Minister of Transport ...

– Danish politician * Helle Thorning Schmidt – Denmark's first female prime minister * Waqas Ali Qadri – Member of

Outlandish Outlandish is a hip-hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it currently consists of and . Career Their first formation consists of Isam Bachiri, , and . All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims (of Moroccan a ...

References

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Sydkysten Gymnasium
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ishoj Gymnasium 1982 establishments in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1982 Organizations with year of disestablishment missing Gymnasiums in Copenhagen Defunct schools in Denmark