Children
School and education
In Iceland, elementary school (grunnskóli) is compulsory and free for all children aged 6-16. The school year usually starts in late August and ends in early June. Children have a summer holiday of around 10 to 11 weeks, as well as Christmas, Easter and shorter breaks during the school year.
Parents must request permission from the school if their child needs time off outside official school holidays.
After elementary school, students can continue to upper secondary school (framhaldsskóli, FAS), which is not compulsory.
In Höfn there is one kindergarten, one elementary school, and one secondary school.
In Öræfi, part of the rural area of the municipality, there is also one kindergarten and one elementary school.
If you have children under the age of 6, they can be signed up for kindergarten by applying through the resident portal.
If you have children between the ages 6-16 you can sign them up for elementary school. This is done through Ísland.is.
Visit schools homepages for more information
In Höfn there is also a music school (tónskóli) where children from 3rd grade and older, can practice and instrument or learn singing. The leisure grant (frístundarstyrkur) can be used to help cover the lesson fee. Learn more about the leisure grant below.
Check out Tónskólinn's website.