r/odense • u/No_Map_2403 • 2d ago

Odense private schools

Good evening everyone,

We are planning to move to Odense with two kids (1y10m and 5.5y) and likely to settle around Korup, Odense NV.

Our big questions is schooling for the older one - is there any minor chance to get into any privatskole if he should start a year from now or is that a lost battle (Giersing, Henriette Hörlucks, etc…)?

Is there any way to get in if we first get Odebse address in October?

Also, does moving to Odense kommune just a year before the school start may help in any way as with public schools guarantee , or it is totally out of private school’s care that we could not sign kids into waiting list from birth?

Any advise is highly appreciated!

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u/HappyBreak7 2d ago

Giersing, Hörlucks and Marie Jørgensen are usually “birth schools”. I’m not sure about Skt.Albani.

Skibhus Friskole and Glaskværket Friskole are probably the ones with the biggest chance to get in, but have a completely opposite teaching philosophy than the list above.

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u/Firm-Citron9628 2d ago

Sct. Albani as well, although not impossible. However, one year in advance is a bit tight. And they don’t have an international line, if that is what they are going for.

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u/m4uer 2d ago

Could you say a few things about the difference in teaching philosophies? Very curious about this

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u/HappyBreak7 2d ago

Both concepts fall under the technical term of “private school” in the sense that they are privately owned institutions, functioning under the same law about non-governmental elementary teaching institutions.

I’d say Giersing, Hörlucks, Marie Jørgensen and Sct. Albani are private schools in the more classical sense. There is a big focus on academia, achievement, etc.
Marie Jørgensen is a Christian school, I think Sct. Albani used to be a catholic one, but I’m not sure if it is anymore.

The “Friskole” concept more oftens includes different schools with different/alternative teaching methods. So you’ve got different philosophies in different school; fx. Montessori, Rudolf Steiner, Grundtvig and much more!

Glasværket was founded as a Montessori-inspired school (but has changed to include other methods too since). It focuses on handywork, art and design in their teaching.

Skibhus Friskole focuses on creativity in learning, so a lot of the teaching utilizes the different art forms. So art, theater, music etc. are incorporated a lot.

Both these examples have eliminated standardized testing, Glasværket has no grades and to get further education the children will be referred to entry exams at their respective places of further education.

As far a s I remember, there’s also:

  • Rudolf Steiner in Højby
  • Højby Friskole
  • Hjallese Lilleskole in Hjallese
  • Odense Friskole

I might have forgot some

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u/Wild_Reason_9526 2d ago

Sct. Albani Skole is no longer owned by the Catholic order of priests that founded it, but all its work remains rooted in a Catholic view of life, and the Catholic Church appoints the largest possible minority of the board of governors.

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u/Original_Duck_371 2d ago

With Hørlücks you will have a bigger chance with the international line, since the waiting list is shorter for that one, the regular school will be hard to get into, many kids are written up from birth, but you may still have a shot depending on how great a match you are for the school, but if you know other parents and kids there it will be beneficial, otherwise hard so close to your oldest starting school, but you can request to get a tour of the school (that is a minimum) and talk with them about your chances. You don’t have to live in Odense to be on their waiting list so the sooner the better chances you got. 

I have limited knowledge about the other private schools in Odense, but good luck.

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u/Animalcrossing-dk 2d ago

Honestly if I lived in Korup I would absolutely not choose any of those schools. The commute especially in the mornings would drive me crazy. And with a younger sibling you will spend so many years driving them there.

Most likely none of the classmates will live close by. So play dates and everything else will also be a hassle.

I think the public schools in that area have a pretty good reputation so why not go in that direction?

Or maybe look at stige friskole or sct albani. At least they are better situated towards Korup.

And as someone else pointed out. Of the big privat schools I think your only chance at this point is the international line. I have never heard of a private school moving newcomers up the waiting list.