The Aarhus Academy (

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: ''Århus Akademi'') is a school of

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

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. The school offers the 2 year

Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) The Higher Preparatory Examination (in Danish: ''Højere Forberedelseseksamen'' or ''HF'') is a 2-year general upper secondary programme building on to the 10th form of the Folkeskole and leading to the higher preparatory examination (the HF-e ...

programme, the 2 year

Matriculation examination A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of secondary school. After passing the examination, a student receives a school leaving certificate recognising academi ...

(STX) programme and supplementary courses in specific disciplines. Aarhus Academy is located in the neighborhood of

Christiansbjerg Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...

in the city district of

Aarhus N Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...

. The academy was founded in 1933 by ''Svend Orhammer Andersen'' as a public elementary school which also offered a 2-year

programme for older students. Svend Andersen transferred oversigt of the academy to the Danish state in 1965 and 5 years later, in 1970, the Academy started a 2-year HF programme. The most popular programme through the 1970s was the 2-year STX programme which expanded greatly but in the late 1970s it gradually reversed. The three HF programmes from

Risskov Gymnasium Risskov Gymnasium is a school of secondary education and a Danish gymnasium in Aarhus, Denmark. The school is a financially independent self-owning educational institution under the Danish state. The school offers the 3 year matriculation examin ...

was transferred to the academy in August 1980 and the HF programme became dominant. The academy is today the largest institution of

offering the 2-year HF programme and the only 2-year STX school in the area. The academy had 800 to 900 students between 2005 and 2015, divided across about twentyfive HF classes and four STX classes.

References

External links

Aarhus Academy Website
{{Education in Aarhus Gymnasiums in Aarhus Educational institutions established in 1933 1933 establishments in Denmark